Reptiles (L.4)

Question 1

Venomous

Answer 1

Capable of producing and releasing venom (poison)

Question 2

Constrictors

Answer 2

Snake that squeezes the life out of its prey before consuming it

Question 3

Palate

Answer 3

Roof of the mouth

Question 4

Septum

Answer 4

Dividing tissue (ventricles of a 4 chambered heart are divided by septa)

Question 5

Amniotic egg

Answer 5

An air-breathing shelled egg

Question 6

Amnion

Answer 6

Embryonic membrane in an amniotic egg that allows it to develop within the amniotic fluid

Question 7

Allantois

Answer 7

vascular (relating to vessels) fetal membrane of reptiles

Question 8

Albumen

Answer 8

white part of an egg; nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk

Question 9

Bipedal

Answer 9

Walking on two legs

Question 10

Chorion

Answer 10

Embryonic membrane

Question 11

Claws

Answer 11

Similar to fingernails and toenails, tend to be hooked and used for various purposes

Question 12

Metabolism

Answer 12

chemical reactions in the body’s cells that change food into energy

Question 13

Molting

Answer 13

Shedding a body covering while producing a new one

Question 14

Yolk sac

Answer 14

Structure in an amniotic egg contains the yolk that served as food for the embryo

Question 15

Kidneys

Answer 15

Structures that remove waste and extra water from the blood and help keep chemicals balanced in the body.

Question 16

Jacobson’s organs

Answer 16

organ that is part of the olfactory system of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals