There are questions on reptiles after the jump.
Reptile questions
1. What are the characteristics of an amniotic egg?
2. Other than their eggs, what adaptations do reptiles have to help them live on land?
3. Which animals are included in the reptilian clade?
4. What is another term for birds?
5. What is the difference between diapsid and synapsid skulls?
6. What are the characteristics of all reptiles?
7. What is the advantage of keratin and phospholipids in the skin?
Order Testudines
8. What is the common name for order Testudines?
9. What is the difference between a carapace and a plastron?
10. Which characteristic of the spine allows turtles to withdraw?
11. What is the difference between turtles and tortoises?
12. How do turtles interact with their offspring?
13. What are the threats to Testudines?
14. What are the challenges of sea turtle conservation?
Order Crocodylia
15. How do crocodilians differ from other reptiles?
16. How do crocodilians feed?
17. How do crocodilians breathe without drowning?
18. What are the uses of the crocodilian tail?
19. Why do crocodilians swallow rocks?
20. How does crocodilian parenting differ from that of Testudines?
Order Sphenodontida
21. How does tuatara dentition differ from other reptiles?
22. What are the advantages of this arrangement?
23. Where do tuataras live?
24. When are tuataras active?
Order Squamata
25. What are the difference between snakes and lizards?
26. What does viviparous mean?
27. Fill in characteristics of lizards in the chart below.
Geckos | Iguania |
Iguania (Chameleons) | Gila monster |
28. Which skeletal characteristics of snakes allow for easy movement?
29. Which skeletal characteristics of snakes aid in feeding?
30. How have snakes adapted to their elongate body?
31. Which hypothesis about loss of legs is supported by fossils found in Australia?
32. How does Amphisbaenia dentition differ from other reptiles?
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