(Reptiles) Adaptations and Variations

What type of organs are situated near the noses of reptiles that help them find prey?

• Nociceptor Organs

• Baroreceptive Organs

• Chemoreceptive Organs

• Thermoreceptive Organs

What material is found on the skins and scales of Reptiles that help with water loss and skin protection?

• Beta Karoten

• Keratin

• Iron

• Uric Acid

Select the best adaptation that a Reptile must have, in able to live in a desert biome.

• Must be able to to make their own food via photosynthesis.

• Must be able to fly around the desert.

• Must have lungs and breathable skin to help with respiration.

• Must have modified body parts to be able to burrow in sand to help escape the heat and predators.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What type of Reptiles are more active in the night compared to during the day?

• Diurnal Reptiles

• Nocturnal Reptiles

• Extinct Reptiles

• Endangered Reptiles

Which reptile is able to "grab" or "grasp" on to branches to move in the Rainforest's canopy?

• Snakes

• Turtles

• Tortoise

• Tuatara

True or False. Most reptiles in the grasslands are small so they can hide between the tall grasses and wildflowers so that their predators don't eat them.

• True

• False

What do reptiles do when their body temperature rises above their comfortable or accepted living conditions?

• They roll over and bask under the sun.

• They find a shade or burrow under the ground to cool off.

• They become marine animals and stay in water forever.

• They shed their skin to get rid of old skin.

Which reptile has a snake like neck that allows it to reach out and devour prey as they pass by. These are prehistoric loking animals.

• Rhinoceros Viper

• Mata Mata

• Red-headed Rock Agama

• Black Mamba

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A reptile that appears to have a horn on their skull and can shoot out blood out of their eyes to deter predators.

• Rhinoceros Viper

• Mata Mata

• Texas Horned Lizard

• Black Mamba

A reptile that looks like an earthworm whose lineage can be traced back more than 60 million years ago.

• Rhinoceros Viper

• Madagascar Blind snake

• Texas Horned Lizard

• Black Mamba

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1