The supplied diagram illustrates the life cycle of a frog, from egg to adulthood. A glimpse of the diagram reveals that the process consists of six distinct stages, beginning with egg-laying and culminating in the mature frog.
Initially, eggs are laid on the leaves of underwater plants, and are clustered together in a jelly-like substance, often known as frogspawn. The eggs then hatch into tadpoles. This stage is marked by the presence of fish-like appearance. As they develop, they begin to grow hind legs, marking the start of their transformation into froglets.
In the subsequent stage, the tadpole develops front legs and starts to absorb its tail, a stage known as froglet. Finally, the froglet completes its metamorphosis into an adult frog. At this stage, the frog is fully adapted to both terrestrial and aquatic environments, characterized by the complete loss of its tail. Following this two opposite-sex frogs come together for mating and the whole cycle gets repeated.
