31-1 ReptilesName ______
1. A reptile is a ______that has dry, scaly skin, lungs, and terrestrial ______with several membranes.
2. The body covering of reptiles (scales) helps to prevent what? ______
3. What is the disadvantage of having scaly skin? ______
Evolution of Reptiles
4. The fossil of the first known reptile dates back to the ______period.
5. What does the word “dinosaur” translate to? ______
6. The Mesozoic period is also known as the ______
7. What dinosaur is known to have traveled in family groups? ______
8. What branch of dinosaurs lead to modern birds? ______
9. In what period did the dinosaurs become extinct? ______
How many millions of years ago? ______
Form and Function in Reptiles
10. List seven adaptations that have contributed to the success of reptiles on land:
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11. Ecotherms rely on ______to control their body temperature.
12. Name a herbivorous reptiles: ______A carnivorous reptile: ______
13. Reptiles breathe using [ lungs / gills / both lungs and gills ]
14. Several species of crocodiles have flaps of skin that separate the mouth from the nasal cavity, this allows them to ______
15. Reptiles have [ single / double / triple ] loop circulation.
16. Reptile hearts have two ______and one or two ______
17. What reptile has a four chambered heart? ______
18. Urine is produced by the ______
19. Reptiles that live in water excrete their wastes in the form of ______and must drink a large amount of ______.
20. Land reptiles convert ammonia to ______; this helps them to conserve ______
21. Most reptiles have a pair of sensory organs in the roof of their mouth that can
______when reptiles flick their tongues
22. Because the legs of reptiles are rotated further under the body, reptiles can ______
23. Reptiles reproduce by [ internal / external ] fertilization.
24. An oviparous reptile lays eggs that ______
An ovoviviparous reptile has young that are ______
25. What type of egg do reptiles have? ______
26. See Figure 31-8 “The Amniotic Egg” – Match the structure with the function
______Allantoisa. regulates the transport of oxygen
______Amnionb. food supply
______Chorionc. fluid filled sac surrounding the embryo
______Yolk Sacd. stores waste
27. See Figure 31-4
to label the turtle.
Groups of Reptiles
28. What are the four surviving groups of reptiles?
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29. Lizards and snakes belong to the Order ______
30. What lizard produces venom? ______
31. What type of snake can become very large (named in the book) ______
32. What are the four types of Crocodilia? ______
33. Where are alligators found? ______
34. Members of the Order Testudines that live in water are called ______;
Those that live on land are called ______
Those that live in salty water are called ______
35. The dorsal part of the turtle’s shell is called the ______
The ventral part of the shell is called the ______
36. Where is the tuatara found? ______
37. How are tuataras different from other lizards? ______
Ecology of Reptiles
38. Why are many reptiles in danger? ______
39. What products can be made from reptile skin? ______
40. Sea turtle recovery programs help turtles by:
a. bringing their eggs to an incubation stationb. rescuing adult turtles from nets
c. raising baby turtles in zoosd. forcing turtles back into the ocean