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WorksheetsReptiles - HHS
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT true of all amniotic eggs?
a)
cushion the embryo
b)
shell for protection
c)
store waste materials
d)
promote gas transfer
2.
What lizard is venomous
a)
Sandle toed gecko
b)
Gila monster
c)
tokay gecko
d)
Bearded dragon
3.
Whicht Snake makes a nest for their eggs
a)
King cobra
b)
King snake
c)
Eyelash viper
d)
Yellow lip sea snake
4.
Which is the largest living reptile alive today
a)
Rock python
b)
The saltwater crocodile of tropical Asia
c)
Galapagos Island tortoise
d)
Green iguana
5.
Which of these is a predator of baby sea turtles?
a)
Ghost Crab
b)
Seagull
c)
Racoon
d)
All of the Above
6.
The term ectotherm refers to:
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
7.
Which is not an adaptation of reptiles for life on land?
a)
External fertilization.
b)
Amniotic egg
c)
Kidneys
d)
Watertight skin
8.
Which of the following is not a marine reptile?
a)
alligators
b)
sea turtles
c)
sea snakes
d)
crocodiles
9.
In which order would you find maternal care
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
10.
Sea turtles:
a)
lay their eggs under rocks in the intertidal zone
b)
have a very successful rate of reproduction
c)
guard their eggs
d)
return to the beach they are born to lay their eggs
11.
Which class has organisms that can carry on parthenogenesis?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Aves
d)
All of them
12.
The scales on a reptile act like, ______ on a human.
a)
eyeglasses
b)
armor
c)
suntan lotion
d)
soap
13.
How does the Chameleon get its food?
a)
It jumps really high to get it.
b)
It shoots out its long, sticky tongue?
c)
It runs fast to catch it.
d)
It flies over and drops down.
14.
Lizards live everywhere except....
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Europe
d)
India
15.
Lizards use what to smell?
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
nose
d)
tongue
16.
Lizards lose their ______ to get away.
a)
feet
b)
arms
c)
tail
d)
skin
17.
Alligators are found in
a)
North America and China
b)
North America and Africa
c)
South America and North America
d)
France
18.
Which group do the two reptiles classify under?
a)
California
b)
Madagascar
c)
Crocodilian
19.
What type of letter do the alligators face resemble?
a)
P
b)
L
c)
V
d)
U
20.
What type of letter do the crocodiles face resemble?
a)
V
b)
Q
c)
W
d)
L
21.
Fertilization happens inside the body for...
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Reptiles
d)
Both Reptiles & Amphibians
22.
Which describes reptile reproduction?
a)
Viviparous, external fertilzation
b)
sexual reproduction, internal fertilization
c)
sexual reproduction, external fertilization
d)
asexual reproduction through fission
23.
What is the scientific word for warm-blooded?
a)
warmtherm
b)
ectotherm
c)
thermal
d)
endotherm
24.
Turtles can curve their necks into a(n) ____ to retract into their shell.
a)
U
b)
S
c)
N
d)
J
25.
In which order would you find snakes?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
26.
A. unplacoid 2. Which type of reptile has a 4 chambered heart?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
27.
In which order would you find turtles?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
28.
In which order would you find lizards?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
29.
In which order would you find mostly herbivores?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
30.
In which order would you find Aligators?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
31.
In which order would you find tuataras?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
32.
In which order would you find the only example of viviparous birth?
a)
Testudines
b)
Crocodylia
c)
Sphenodontida
d)
Squamata
33.
Crocodilian tails do NOT aid in ___________.
a)
swimming
b)
defense
c)
offense
d)
terrestrial locomotion
34.
Tuatara teeth are laid out in which pattern?
a)
2 rows on bottom, 2 rows on top
b)
2 rows on bottom, 1 row on top
c)
2 rows on top, 1 row on bottom
d)
1 row on bottom, 1 row on top
35.
Why do crocodiles swallow rocks?
a)
to aid in digestion
b)
to control buoyancy
c)
to aid in respiration
d)
to sink to the bottom
36.
Which type of reptile scales has a ridge?
a)
keeled
b)
placoid
c)
unplacoid
d)
unkeeled
37.
which correct word is the term for molting of skin
a)
placoidsis
b)
ecdysis
c)
endysis
d)
shredding
38.
How many chambers does the heart of a snake have?
a)
1
1
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
Most reptiles exchange gases through their ________
a)
gills.
b)
lungs
c)
skin
d)
Jacobson Organ
40.
Which is a sensory organ found only in snakes
a)
Darwin's Organ
b)
Pit Organ
c)
Jacobson Organ
d)
Squamata Organ
41.
The dorsal part of a turtle’s shell is called the ____
a)
amnion
b)
allantois
c)
carapace.
d)
plastron
42.
The ventral part of a turtle’s shell is called the ____
a)
amnion
b)
allantois
c)
carapace.
d)
plastron
43.
Compared with the limbs of most amphibians, the limbs of some reptiles tend to be
a)
located farther beneath the body.
b)
less specialized in form and function.
c)
capable of carrying less weight.
d)
smaller and weaker.
44.
One method snakes use to locate prey is to flick their tongue in the air and then draw their tongue across the roof of their mouth. In this method, the function of the tongue is to
a)
collect chemicals in the air.
b)
pick up vibrations from the air.
c)
measure the temperature of the air.
d)
sense the direction of the wind.
45.
Which word best describes reptile development?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
c)
metamorphic
d)
ametamorphic
46.
In reptiles, fertilization Is always
a)
internal
b)
external
c)
dioecious
d)
monecious
47.
Snakes differ from lizards in that snakes do not have a.
a)
Kidneys
b)
A pectoral girdle.
c)
A flexible jaw
d)
Lungs
48.
Jacobson’s organs are involved in the sense of
a)
Hearing.
b)
Sight.
c)
Touch.
d)
Smell
49.
Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
a)
alligator and alligator snapping turtle
b)
alligator and komodo dragon
c)
crocodile and tuatara
d)
snake and lizard
50.
Which part of the amniote egg is responsible for storing waste?
a)
chorion
b)
yolk sac
c)
amnion
d)
allantois
51.
Which of the following reptiles has a third eye and only lives in New Zealand?
a)
anaconda
b)
gila monster
c)
tuatara
d)
komodo dragon
52.
Ovoviviparous snakes:
a)
do not have an amnion
b)
lay eggs in nests
c)
incubate eggs within the body
d)
are venomous
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