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Reptile Reproduction Flashcards

1
Q

How do most reptile reproduce?

A

Sexually

By layiing eggs or giving birth to live young

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2
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True or false: reptiles have external genitalia

A

False

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3
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True or false: all reptiles have internal fertilization

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True

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4
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What are the reproductive organs of males?

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2 testicles and a penis or a hemipenes

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5
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What is a hemepene?

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A paired invagination of the cloaca that are everted for reproduction

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6
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What reptiles is a typical penis found in?

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Turtles and crocs

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7
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What part of the egg allows for oxygen exchange?

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Hard or leathery shell

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8
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Where are eggs deposited?

A

In a nest in left unattended

Crocs and some snakes guard eggs

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True or False: reptiles are not yet fully developed upon hatching

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False

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10
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When is the period of mortality the greatest?

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Following hatching

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11
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What are the 2 modes of reproduction?

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Viviparity (live bearing)

Oviparity (egg laying)

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12
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What species of reptiles are viviparous?

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Snakes
Lizards
Amphisbaenids (legged worms)

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What species of reptiles are oviparous?

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All turtles and crocs

Some snakes

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14
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What is sex determination dependent on in most turtles, all crocs, tuatara, and some squamates?

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Temperature

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15
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What is the mechanism of TSd?

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Thought there is a link between temperature control and production of sex steroids in the developing embryo
May be preferential surviving of a certain sex at varying temperatures

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16
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What species show parental care?

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Crocodilians
Some squamates (snakes and lizards)
Turtles rarely do
17
Q

How many reptiles show asexual reproduction?

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About 30 species of lizards and 1 species of snake

18
Q

What is unique about the species that use asexual reproduction?

A

Result of hybridization of 2 species
Only sex is female, entire population is unisexual
Essentially clone themselves
No sperm is required in reproduction

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