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JAMB Biology 2014 Question 18

Question 18

Respiration

The use of moist skin for respiration in amphibians is known as

  1. A.cellular respiration.
  2. B.cutaneous respiration.
  3. C.buccal respiration.
  4. D.pulmonary respiration.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (cutaneous respiration.)

Explanation

Cutaneous means 'of the skin'; frogs and toads exchange gases through their thin, moist skin. Buccal is through the mouth lining, pulmonary through the lungs.