If a tadpole lived in water without availability to land what would happen?

Answer 1

Tadpoles mature to the adult frog stage in the absence of land. Late in tadpole development they rise to the surface and begin breathing air. As they morph into frogs, they change from swimming under water most of the time to floating at the water's surface, and change from mostly herbivores to carnivores. Most species mature this way with or without access to land.

Once the frog reaches the adult stage, some frogs do not need access to land, while others do. Bull frogs can be completely aquatic, while other frogs such as the leopard frog are semi-aquatic. Even though bull frogs can be completely aquatic, they usually don't fare as well as frogs that have access to land. Without access to land, the frog's metabolism is controlled completely by water temperature, whereas frogs with access to land can regulate their metabolism by sunning themselves - this makes a big difference in rates of growth and survival.

Another factor is that some frogs can catch food efficiently while floating in water, while others have a difficult time feeding without having a soild surface to brace against when they capture food. But in either case, a frog with access to land also has access to terrestrial insects, which makes much more food available.

Answer 2

Tadpoles, which usually live in water, look somewhat like small fish. A tadpole has gills for breathing.The gills extract oxygen from the water. The tadpole stage lasts anywhere from a few weeks in species that lay eggs in temporary ponds to three years in the bullfrog. Typically, frogs spend a few months as tadpoles before metamorphosing into adults.Metamorphosis involves radical changes in both external and internal body parts. The tadpole grows legs—the hind legs appear first—and resorbs its tail. It loses its gills and grows lungs.So land is necessary...

Answer 3

There has to be land around because a frog had to come from some were to lay the eggs that made the tadpole.

Answer 4

There has to be land somewhere. It would still go through its regular development and end up on land.

Answer 5

Nothing. They don't have lungs anyway. They can't breathe on land.

Answer 6

It will drown once it grows lungs and the gills go away.

Answer 7

wouldnt it just become a frog