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4. The long, pointed snout, small eyes, and with the fish of the fast-flowing streams
short legs with hard spade-like feet are in which the tadpoles live. Purple frog
evolutionary changes which enable these tadpoles have a mouth like that of a
frogs to live their entire adult lives almost suckerfish, which helps them attach
completely underground. themselves to rocks in the river, so that
they don’t get swept away downhill.
5. Another physical characteristic which
enables purple frogs to catch their food – 7. However, adult purple frogs do leave their
mostly ants and termites – without ever underground burrows during the monsoon
coming up to the surface is its long, fluted season. When the rains begin, the male
tongue. The frog uses this along with its purple frogs start making loud calls from
pointy snout to consume ants and termites beneath the sand in mountain streams. In
easily. fact, the Indian purple frog has a call that
actually sounds like a jungle fowl calling.
6. The tadpoles of these frogs have another
unique adaptation, which they share

A Answer the following questions based on the passage you have just read.
(4 × 2 = 8 marks)

1. Give a complete description of the Indian purple frog.
2. Highlight the similarities and differences between the two species of the Indian purple frog.

3. What are the evolutionary changes that have helped the Indian purple frog survive?
4. What unique adaptation do the purple frog tadpoles have and how does it help them?

B Choose the correct answer. (4 × 1 = 4 marks)

1. What does ‘analysis’ (para 2) mean?

a. proof b. examination c. research d. approach
2. What does ‘adaptation’ (para 6) mean?

a. modification b. practice c. observation d. ritual

3. Which of the following words can replace ‘characteristic’ in paragraph 5?
a. personality b. appearance c. feature d. identity

4. Which of the following words does NOT mean ‘burrows’ (para 7)?
a. tunnels b. holes c. lairs d. channels

A. 1. The Indian purple frog has shiny, purple skin, a light blue ring around its eyes, and a pointy pig-nose. It also
has small eyes, short legs and a long, fluted tongue.
2. Both species of the Indian purple frog are quite similar in appearance – they both have shiny, purple skin,
a light blue ring around their eyes, and a pointy pig-nose. Only their bone structure is different from each
other.
3. The evolutionary changes that have helped the Indian purple frog survive are its short legs with hard spade-
like feet, small eyes and the long, pointed snout.
4. Purple frog tadpoles have a mouth like that of a suckerfish, which helps them attach themselves to rocks in
the river, so that they don’t get swept away downhill.
B. 1. b. examination 2. a. modification 3. c. feature 4. d. channels

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