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#Question id: 7275


The following experiment is designed to study the role of several hormones in the regulation of metamorphosis in frogs.

Group #

Treatment

Days to Metamorphosis

1

Saline

30

2

Prolactin

> 100

3

TSH

15

4

Thyroxine

10

5

Corticosterone

30

6

Thyroxine + Corticosterone

5

7

Prolactin + TSH

30

8

Thyroid gland removed

> 100

 

If the thyroid gland were removed from the tadpoles in Group 4, metamorphosis would

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. occur at 10 days
  2. occur at 15 days
  3. occur immediately
  4. not occur over the course of the experiment