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Question
Earthworms and frogs breathe through their skin because of which the skin of both the organisms is ______.
Options
moist and rough.
dry and rough.
dry and slimy.
moist and slimy.
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Solution
Earthworms and frogs breathe through their skin because of which the skin of both the organisms is moist and slimy.
Explanation:
The skin of the earthworm and the frog feels moist and slimy on touching. It is because, in earthworms and frogs, the exchange of gases takes place by diffusion through the moist body surface.
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