The diagram illustrates the life cycle of a frog, showing the different stages of development from egg to
adult
frog.
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Overall
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the process is cyclical and consists of eight main stages. The cycle begins on Linking Words
land
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then
moves underwater, and Linking Words
finally
returns to the Linking Words
land
when the frog is an Use synonyms
adult
.
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First,
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adult
frogs mate on Use synonyms
land
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stage
1).After that, the female lays eggs in the water, which are known as frogspawn (Use synonyms
stage
2). After 7 to 10 days, small tadpoles come out of the eggs (Use synonyms
stage
3). During the next six weeks, the tadpoles live in the water and eat algae for food. Use synonyms
Following
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, the tadpole grows bigger and develops its back and front legs (Linking Words
stage
5).
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Secondly
, by the 12th week, the tadpoles change into froglets, and they start breathing air (Linking Words
stage
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Next,
froglets leave the water and become young frogs (Linking Words
stage
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Finally
, after 4 years, they become Linking Words
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frogs (Use synonyms
stage
8), where they can live on Use synonyms
land
, and the cycle starts again.Use synonyms