Exploring Our Fluid Earth

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Question Set: Amphibians
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4.C: Adaptation
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Question Set: Amphibians
  1. Tetrapods
    1. What is a tetrapod? Use your own words to define this term.
    2. What are some of the adaptations tetrapods have to life on land?
    3. Explain how these adaptations differed from their evolutionary predecessors, the bony fish.
       
  2. What environmental conditions are generally suitable for amphibians? Are these conditions common in ocean or coastal habitats?
     
  3. Why is the term “double-life” appropriate when describing an amphibian life cycle?
     
  4. Describe some important adaptations specific to amphibians?
     
  5. What is meant by courtship behaviors?
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.