Birds and Reptiles

The kingdom in which reptiles and birds are found is

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Chordata

• Protista

The order Squamata contains which types of organisms?

• tuataras

• tortoises / turtles

• snakes / lizards

• crocodiles / alligators

Reptiles belong to which class?

• Aves

• Reptilia

• Osteichthyes

• Amphibia

The order ___________ contains crocodiles and alligators.

• Rhynchocephalia

• Chelonia

• Squamata

• Crocodilia

___________ is when young hatch from an egg outside the mother’s body.

• oviparous

• ovoviviparous

Marine reptiles and birds are

• oviparous
• ovoviviparous
• viviparous

Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

• Warm Blooded
• Scaly skin
• Has lungs
• lays leathery eggs

How did reptiles make a complete transition to land?

• by laying eggs that have a protective shell

• by going to the water and laying their eggs

• by developing lungs so they could breath

What provides food and nutrients for the developing embryo?

• shell membranes

• yolk

• albumin

• yolk and albumin

Fossil of an animal that shows both reptile and bird characteristics

• Archaeopteryx

• Pterasaurs

• Pteradacyla

• Lobe-finned fish