Label the Life Cycle of the Frog - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step through the frog life cycle shown in the diagram.

The frog life cycle has 5 main stages, and they happen in this order:

1. Eggs – Frogs start as eggs laid in water. The picture shows a cluster of small round things — that’s the eggs.
2. Tadpole – After hatching from eggs, frogs become tadpoles. They look like little fish with tails and no legs yet.
3. Tadpole with hind legs – Next, the tadpole grows back legs (hind legs). It still has a tail and front legs haven’t appeared yet.
4. Froglet – Then, it grows front legs too, and its tail starts to shrink. This stage is called a “froglet” — almost a frog, but not quite.
5. Adult Frog – Finally, the tail disappears completely, and it becomes a full-grown adult frog that can live on land and in water.

Now let’s match these to the boxes in the diagram, going clockwise from the top:

- Top box (next to eggs) → should be Eggs
- Right-top box (after eggs, before tadpole with legs) → Tadpole
- Right-bottom box (tadpole with only back legs) → Tadpole with hind legs
- Bottom-left box (has both legs, shrinking tail) → Froglet
- Left-middle box (full frog) → Adult Frog

Wait — actually, looking at the arrows:

Starting from the adult frog (left side), arrow goes up to eggs → so eggs are next after adult? No — that doesn’t make sense biologically.

Actually, the cycle should start with eggs → then tadpole → then tadpole with legs → then froglet → then adult frog → then adult lays eggs again.

So following the red arrows clockwise:

Start at top: eggs → arrow down-right to first tadpole (no legs) → arrow down to tadpole with hind legs → arrow left to froglet (with front and back legs, tail shrinking) → arrow up to adult frog → arrow up-right back to eggs.

So labeling the blank boxes in order along the arrow path:

1. Box next to eggs (top right) → Eggs
2. Box below that (right middle) → Tadpole
3. Box below that (bottom right) → Tadpole with hind legs
4. Box bottom left → Froglet
5. Box left middle (next to adult frog) → Adult Frog

But wait — the adult frog is already drawn on the left. The box next to it (below the adult frog) is pointing TO the adult frog? Let me re-trace.

Actually, the arrows show direction of development:

- Adult frog (drawn on left) → arrow points UP to eggs → meaning adult lays eggs.
- Eggs → arrow points DOWN-RIGHT to first tadpole (small, no legs)
- That tadpole → arrow points DOWN to second tadpole (with hind legs)
- That one → arrow points LEFT to froglet (with all four legs, tail getting smaller)
- Froglet → arrow points UP to adult frog

So the blanks are placed NEXT to each stage image.

Therefore:

- Blank next to egg cluster → label: Eggs
- Blank next to first tadpole (no legs) → label: Tadpole
- Blank next to tadpole with hind legs → label: Tadpole with hind legs
- Blank next to froglet (four legs, short tail) → label: Froglet
- Blank next to adult frog → label: Adult Frog

Yes — that matches standard biology teaching.

Final labels in order around the circle (starting from top and going clockwise):

1. Eggs
2. Tadpole
3. Tadpole with hind legs
4. Froglet
5. Adult Frog

All correct.

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Final Answer:
Top box: Eggs
Right-top box: Tadpole
Right-bottom box: Tadpole with hind legs
Bottom-left box: Froglet
Left-middle box: Adult Frog