Chapter 26: Reptiles, Order Testudines (Chelonia) Flashcards
1
Q
What organisms belong to this order?
A
turtles!
2
Q
They are enclosed in what?
A
- a shell consisting of a carapace and plastron which is composed of keratin and bone
3
Q
They have __ sound reception but __ sense of smell and vision (colour)
A
poor, good
4
Q
They are ___ and bury shelled amniotic eggs. The nest temperature determines what about the hatchlings?
A
- oviparous
- sex
- low temp= males
- high temp = females
- lack sex chromosomes
