Reptiles
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- Reptiles are ________. (body temp)
- cold-blooded
- Reptiles have well developed _______ which they use for breathing _________.
- lungs oxygen
- Fish and amphibians lay their eggs __________. Reptiles lay their eggs ___________.
- in water on land
- Describe most reptile eggs. Why are they like this?
- The shells are tough and leathery to keep them from drying out.
- Name the four orders of reptiles.
- Chelonia, Squamata, Crocodilia Rynocephalia
- Which reptiles belong to the Chelonia order?
- Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins
- Which reptiles belong to the Squamata order?
- Snakes and lizards
- Which reptiles belong to the Crocodilia order?
- Caimans, crocodiles, alligators, and gavials
- Which reptile belongs to the Rynocephalia order?
- Tuatara
- Which is the largest order of reptiles?
- Squamata
- Turtles have a shell made of ______ covered with ________.
- bone plates
- How do turtle eat?
- They have no teeth, but they have a strong beak which they use to rip and tear their food apart
- Where are a snake's small scales located?
- On the tops and sides of their body
- Where are a snake's large scales located and what is their use?
- They are located on the bottom of their body and they help them move forward in a straight line.
- Meat-eaters are called ________.
- carnivores
- Plant-eaters are called _________.
- herbivores
- Animals who eat both meat and plants are called ________.
- omnivores
- Tortoises live on the _______.
- land
- Crocidilians look like a large ________.
- lizard
- Why are snakes able to eat animals larger than their size or larger than the width to their mouth?
- They can unhinge their jaws.
- Terrapins are turtles who live in ___________.
- freshwater
- How can you tell the difference between a tortoise and a terrapin?
- Terrapins have more pointed beaks and flatter shells than tortoises.
- Some snakes can get by on only ____ large meals a year.
- two
- Where are the eyes and nostrils of crocodilians usually located? Why?
- They are located on top of their head because it allows them to breathe and see when they are mostly submerged.