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WorksheetsReptile Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or false reptiles can live in cold climates.
True
False
If you knew that a vertebrate has lung and lays eggs what other characteristic would it need to be classified as a reptile?
What its skin is like
how many limb girdles it has
whether or not it lives on land
whether it has a well-developed skull
How do reptiles warm themselves up?
move into the shade
speed up its metabolism
bask in the sun
crawl into an underground burrow
How are snakes different than most reptiles?
snakes have a two chambered heart.
they have no legs
they have moist skin
they do not have lungs
Which one of these does NOT help a reptile live outside of water?
having lungs
having scaly skin
having two limbs
laying eggs that have protective membranes
Reptiles exchange gases through their
Skin
Lungs`
gills
limbs
deoxygenated and oxygenated blood undergo the least amount of mixing in the heart of a
snake
lizard
crocodile
turtle
which reptile listed excretes uric acid to get rid of nitrogenous wastes
an aquatic turtle
a desert tortise
crocodile
alligator
When a snake flick their tongue in the air and then draw it across the Jacobson's organ the function of the tongue is to
detect chemicals in the air
measure the temperature
pick up vibrations in the air
sense the direction of the wind
What is one way snakes can detect prey in the dark
if the prey is motionless
if it releases an odor
the prey is warmer than its surroundings
if it is brightly colored
When comparing reptiles and amphibians a reptiles limbs will be
smaller and weaker
capable of carrying less weight
less specialized in form and function
located farther beneath the body
True or false all reptiles are oviparous
True
False
What is the difference between a reptile egg and an amphibian egg?
must develop in water
they hatch inside their mothers womb
are surrounded by a protective shell and membrane
do not contain an embryo
True or false turtles have a four chambered heart
True
False; alligators
False; snakes
False; tuataras
Most lizards have 3 out of these answers chose the 3 characteristics most lizards have
clawed toes
a third eye
movable eyelids
external ears
In which order is the vertebral column the most rigid
squamata
crocodilia
testudines
sphenodontida
What is it called when a reptile looses its tail to escape predators
molting
shedding
synapsis
autotomy
Tuataras are mostly located in a few islands off the shore of
England
New Zealand
Ecuador
Australia
What is the function of Jacobson's organ
analyze odor molecules brought into the snakes mouth
filter blood
produce bile
transfer food from the mouth to the stomach
True or false reptiles have dry scaly skin
True
False
