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AMPHIBIANS
 
Moving to LandMoving to Land
Amphibians are animals that can live in waterand have lungs and legs.
 These ancient fishes developed lungs that gotoxygen from the air.
A lung is a saclike organ that takes oxygenfrom the air and delivers oxygen to the blood.
Most of today’s amphibians are frogs orsalamanders.
Early amphibians looked like a cross between afish and a salamander.
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Characteristics of AmphibiansCharacteristics of Amphibians
Amphibian means “double life.”
Most amphibians live part of their lives in waterand part of their lives on land.
Amphibian eggs do not have a shell or a membranethat prevents water loss.
Adult amphibians are only partly adapted to life onland.
Amphibians are ectotherms.
 Their body temperature depends on thetemperature of their environment.
Water helps amphibians keep their bodies at astable temperature.
Water also helps adults keep from losing too much
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