The diagram — select —illustratessummarizes the different stages of development of a frog during its life cycle.

There are — select —sevensix stages shown in the process, beginning with — select —matinghatching and ending with the development of an adult frog.

To begin with, a male and female adult frog — select —matehatch. The female frog then lays a large number of eggs in the water, shown as frogspawn. In the third stage, the frogspawn hatches and small tadpoles — select —emergeevaporate. Over a period of time, these small tadpoles grow bigger and their — select —limbswings begin to form.

By the fifth stage, the tadpoles start to grow into young frogs. Although they still live in the water, their tails are — select —shorterlonger than before and their limbs develop significantly.

When this young frog becomes — select —matureinfant, it has no tail and its four limbs are fully developed. It is then ready to leave the water. In the final stage, the frog is fully adult and the — select —cycleprocess will then continue again.