Reptiiles 2

Question 1

What as the class that lizards, snakes and legless lizards are apart of?

Answer 1

Lepidosaurs - Squamates

Question 2

What are four characteristics of snakes

Answer 2

Reduced number of bones
Moveable joints
Heat receptor on snout
Very versatile

Question 3

Why do snakes have forked tongues?

Answer 3

To get direction of where prey is - similar to human ears picking up sounds in different places

Question 4

What clade are turtles and tortoises in?

Answer 4

Chelonia

Question 5

What are four characteristics of Chelonia?

Answer 5

Good protection (no flexibility because of it)
Oldest 220 MYA
Bony carapace, fused to ribs
Lungs are dorsal (underneath) carapace, this is an advantage so they can swim by just floating

Question 6

What is the clade called that included crocodile?

Answer 6

Archosaurs

Question 7

What are the three groups within archosaurs?

Answer 7

Alligators, crocodiles and gharials

Question 8

What are four characteristics of Ghirals?

Answer 8

Mostly freshwater
Feed on a wide range of prey
Temperature dependant determines sex - nest temp determines sex ratio - females high and low, males intermediate
Extended parental care