Question 12
The diagrams below show a garden frog and a red-eyed tree frog.
Tadpoles of both frogs live in the water where they can find food. The red-eyed tree frog lays its eggs on the underside of a leaf that is hanging above a body of water such as a pond.
(a) Explain how laying eggs on the underside of a leaf helps increase the chance of survival of the eggs. [1 point]
(b) Why does the red-eyed tree frog lay its eggs above the pond? [1 point]
Tadpoles of both frogs live in the water where they can find food. The red-eyed tree frog lays its eggs on the underside of a leaf that is hanging above a body of water such as a pond.
(a) Explain how laying eggs on the underside of a leaf helps increase the chance of survival of the eggs. [1 point]
(b) Why does the red-eyed tree frog lay its eggs above the pond? [1 point]