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Unit 10 - Reptiles and Birds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the type of egg reptiles and birds produce?

a)

amniotic egg

b)

yolk egg

c)

maternal egg

d)

none of these

2.

What adaptation allows reptiles to live out of water?

a)

thick skin

b)

a coating of slime

c)

sharp claws

d)

none of these

3.

What geological event caused many amphibians to go extinct and allowed reptiles to flourish?

a)

cooler drier climate

b)

asteroid impact

c)

volcanic activity

d)

warmer wetter climate.

4.

How many loops do the circulatory systems of reptiles have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

5.

Name of the structure that stores the urine and undigested food.

a)

cloaca

b)

anus

c)

bladder

d)

kidney

6.

Lizards and snakes belong to this order.

a)

Tuatara

b)

Squamata

c)

Crocodilia

d)

Chelonia

7.

This is the dorsal part of a turtle shell

a)

carapace

b)

plastron

c)

vertebrae

d)

cloaca

8.

What can birds do that reptiles cannot?

a)

fly

b)

regulate their body temperature

c)

grow feathers

d)

all of these

9.

What is the name of the feathers birds use for flight?

a)

flying feathers

b)

contour feathers

c)

down feathers

d)

powder feathers

10.

The name of the early bird-like fossil from the late Jurassic Period.

a)

Archaeopteryx

b)

Pterodactyl

c)

Avesaurus

d)

none of these

11.

Name of the muscular part of the stomach that often contains gravel.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

cloaca

d)

pancreas

12.

How many chambers do bird hearts have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

True or False, birds have external reproductive organs?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which could be the incubation period of a bird's egg?

a)

1 day

b)

1 month

c)

1 year

d)

1 week

15.

Select the true statement(s).

a)

Birds have hollow bones.

b)

Birds can sense the magnetic field of the earth.

c)

Birds evolved from mammals.

d)

Some bird species do not mate for life.