Introduction to Reptiles

Question 1

Reptiles breathe through:

a. their lungs, similar to us
b. gills
c. their skin
d. lungs and gills

Answer 1

a. their lungs, similar to us

Question 2

Describe how herps servive prolonged cold temperatures.

a. Avoidance
b. They can survive cold temperatures without adaptation.
c. They do not live in cold climates.
d. Through migration to warmer areas.

Answer 2

a. Avoidance

Question 3

The most acute senses in snakes are:

a. smell and taste
b. hearing and taste
c. smell and hearing
d. taste and hearing

Answer 3

a. smell and taste

Question 4

Which of the following snakes is viviparous?

A. Kingsnake

B. Gopher snake

C. Blind snake

D. Rattlesnake

Answer 4

D. Rattlesnake

Question 5

Which of the following do snakes possess?

A. Eyelids

B. External ear openings

C. A vomeronasal organ

D. A urinary bladder

Answer 5

C. A vomeronasal organ

Question 6

What is unique about Parthenogenetic whiptail lizards’ reproduction?

A. Males are abasent

B. Males clone themselves

C. Females are abasent

D. Males and females clone themselves

Answer 6

A. Males are absent

Question 7

Reptiles are called ectotherms rather than cold-blooded because this term gives a better understanding of how these animals thermoregulate. Cold-blooded misleads people to think that reptiles always have cold blood.

True or False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The vomeronasal organ (Jacobson’s organ) is located in the lower jaw and is a chemosensory organ that helps these animals analyze their environment.

True or False

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Reptiles are important to the evolution of vertebrates because they first developed the amniotic egg which allowed vertebrates to become terrestrial.

True or False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Reptiles are successful in desert regions because their scales impart effective water proffing to reduce water loss from the body.

True or False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Retiles all lay eggs.

True or False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The study of herpetology is the study of reptiles, amphibians and birds.

True or False

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A boa constrictor has a vestigial pelvic girdle.

True or False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Jacobson’s organ is used in the sense of smell only.

True or False

Answer 14

False

Question 15

A snake can hear all frequencies of airborne sounds.

True or False

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Crocodiles used to be found in the Sonoran Desert region.

True or False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Check the characteristics that define a reptile.

___ Epidermal scales

___ Pulmonary respiration

___ Double occipital condyle

___ One sacral vertebrae

Answer 17

_X__ Epidermal scales

_X__ Pulmonary respiration

___ Double occipital condyle

___ One sacral vertebrae

Question 18

Match the terms to the descriptions:

_____ Endotherms

_____ Ectotherms

A. The animals’ body temperature is regulated externally.

B. The animals maintain a constant body temperature.

C. Referred to as warm blooded.

D. Referred to as cold blooded.

Answer 18

_B__C__ Endotherms

B. The animals maintain a constant body temperature.

C. Referred to as warm blooded.

_A__D__ Ectotherms

A. The animals’ body temperature is regulated externally.

D. Referred to as cold blooded.

Question 19

Match the order to the reptiles.

___ Testudines

___ Crocodylia

___ Rhynchocephalia

___ Squamata

A. Alligators and crocodiles

B. Lizards and snakes

C. Turtles

D. Tuatara (NZ)

Answer 19

_C__ Testudines (Turtles)

_A__ Crocodylia (Alligators and crocodiles)

_D__ Rhynchocephalia (Tuatara (NZ))

_B__ Squamata (Lizards and snakes)