Reptile Review

Most reptiles have ___________. (skin)

• soft, smooth skin

• scales

• hairy skin

The four different orders of reptiles are _____________, ____________, ______________, and _________________.

• Crocodilia (Crocodiles) , Squamata (Lizards, Snakes), Anura (frogs), and Apoda (caecilians)

• Crocodilia (Crocodiles, Alligators), Squamata (Lizards, Snakes), Sphenodontia (Tuataras), and Testudines (turtles, tortoises)

• Sphenodontia (Tuataras), Testudines (turtles, tortoises), Anura (frogs), and Apoda (caecilians)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Most reptiles have ____________.

• big noses

• gills

• lungs

Reptiles need to return to water, just like amphibians, to lay their eggs.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Production of the amniotic egg by reptiles is an adaptation for what?

• living on land

• surviving in the sea

• reproducing in large numbers

• external fertilization

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An amniotic egg is surrounded b which of the following?

• a semi-permeable membrane

• water tight membranes

• the yolk

• the placenta

Which is the OUTERMOST membrane of an amniotic egg?

• the allantois

• the yolk

• the chorion

• the amnion

How would reptilian skin be described?

• dry

• moist

Describe the heart of most reptiles (Crocodilia excluded).

• 1 atria, 1 partially divided ventricle

• 2 atria, 1 partially divided ventricle

• 1 atria, 2 ventricles

• 2 atria, 2 ventricles

Reptiles are ectothermic.

• True

• False