Question

A frog lives in water or near water because
A. it can get its food easily in water
B. Its hind limbs are webbed and help in swimming
C. It respires through the skin
D. Both A and C.

Answer 1

Frogs are the members which are diverse and large carnivores group of amphibians and these are in animals which have a stout body and they have glandular skin, where there are a lot of secretions and the smells of secretion are range from disgusting to toxic and some of them may change their skin color from time to time to escape from predators.

Complete answer:
As we know that amphibians such as frogs, where they breathe air and they walk on land, but some amphibians such as frogs and alligators can’t stay too far from the water.
The main reason for the frog to live in moist areas is that frogs require water for various purposes and mainly for reproduction.
The eggs which are laid by the frogs in water start their early life in water itself such as tadpole larva and they develop in water and must live in water for their survival.
But when coming to adult stage of frogs, they can live in water and land, and they are said to be amphibious, but there some exceptions such as where some amphibians are totally aquatic, and some live only on the land, but in moist areas, and some are common in arid regions.
The skin of frogs is semipermeable, making them susceptible to dehydration, so they either live in moist places, and they have special adaptations to deal with dry habits.

So the correct option is D.

Note: The two important reasons for the frog to live near the water is their reproduction, where their larvae require water for their survival, and other is their semi-permeable skin which makes them live in moist areas to avoid dehydration.