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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 7. Structural organisation in animal

Frogs respire in water by skin and buccal cavity and on land by skin, buccal cavity and lungs.
Choose the correct answer from the following :

  1. A The statement is true for water but false for land
  2. B The statement is true for both the environment
  3. C The statement is false for water but true for land
  4. D The statement is false for both the environment
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Correct Answer

(C) The statement is false for water but true for land

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- In water, frogs respire through skin and not through buccal cavity i.e., undergo cutaneous respiration only.
- On land, the buccal cavity, skin and lungs act as respiratory organs i.e., undergo buccopharyngeal, cutaneous and pulmonary respiration.