Poison Dart Frog Vocabulary
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
Use these words to fill in blanks in the sentences below:
mucus, day-glow, bromeliad, tadpole, toxic, amphibian, diurnal, warning, slippery.
1. Poison dart frogs' bright colors are a ______________ to other animals: "Don't eat me. I'm _____________."
2. The dart frog's ____________ colors are bold and startling.
3. Most frogs are nocturnal, but dart frogs are awake and active during the day. They are _______________.
4. When frogs hatch from their eggs, they don't look like frogs. They are polliwogs. A more scientific word for polliwog is _______________.
5. A cold-blooded animal that has a backbone and begins life as a tadpole is called an __________________.
6. Frog skin is covered with sticky ______________ to help it absorb oxygen from the air.
7. Dart frogs have sticky toes so that they can stick to ____________ surfaces.
8. Some dart frogs carry their tadpoles up a tree to a plant that holds tiny pools of water. This kind of plant is a ___________________.
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
Use these words to fill in blanks in the sentences below:
mucus, day-glow, bromeliad, tadpole, toxic, amphibian, diurnal, warning, slippery.
1. Poison dart frogs' bright colors are a ______________ to other animals: "Don't eat me. I'm _____________."
2. The dart frog's ____________ colors are bold and startling.
3. Most frogs are nocturnal, but dart frogs are awake and active during the day. They are _______________.
4. When frogs hatch from their eggs, they don't look like frogs. They are polliwogs. A more scientific word for polliwog is _______________.
5. A cold-blooded animal that has a backbone and begins life as a tadpole is called an __________________.
6. Frog skin is covered with sticky ______________ to help it absorb oxygen from the air.
7. Dart frogs have sticky toes so that they can stick to ____________ surfaces.
8. Some dart frogs carry their tadpoles up a tree to a plant that holds tiny pools of water. This kind of plant is a ___________________.