CHP 18 Reptiles

Question 1

Reptiles-non avian are

Answer 1

turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives

Question 2

Amniotes characteristics

Answer 2

Tough dry skin
Amniotic egg
Four internal membranes that conserve water, protect and cushion embryo
Not dependent on water
Embryos are advanced before hatching
Pair of kidneys conserve water

Question 3

Amnion-

Answer 3

fluid-filled cavity- cushioning

Question 4

Allantois-

Answer 4

stores amniotic waste

Question 5

Chorion-

Answer 5

Oxygen and CO2 diffusion

Question 6

Porous shell-

Answer 6

protection

Question 7

Five ‘groups’Class Reptilia -Reptiles

Answer 7

Testudines
Lizards
Tuatara
Snakes
Crocodiles

Question 8

General Characteristics of Reptiles

Terrestrial Existence

Answer 8

Skin: heavily keratinized, tough, dry, and scaly with few glands
Limb: two pairs with five clawed toes, angled downward
Skeleton: well-ossified, with the well-developed rib cage
Lungs: large and well developed

Question 9

Circulatory system

Answer 9

functionally divided into pulmonary and systemic

Three (almost four) chambered heart

Question 10

are they Ectothermic

Answer 10

Ectothermic, but maintain higher body temperature

Question 11

Internal fertilization

Answer 11

Shelled, amniotic egg

Question 12

do reptiles have cloaca

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

homodont

Answer 13

having or being teeth that are all of similar form the porpoise is a animal

Question 14

Testudines are ?

Answer 14

turtles and

Question 15

Turtle

Answer 15

Amphibious to freshwater

Paddle-like limbs with webbed toes and low carapace

Question 16

tortoises

Answer 16

Fully terrestrial
Elephant-like feet
Flexible hinge on plastron that can be tight against the carapace
Many burrow

Question 17

Tuatara

Answer 17

2 species
Live only on Cook Island and North Island of New Zealand
Complete parietal eye
Mature at 10 years old
Live up to 80+ yrs
Brain and locomotion different from other reptiles

Question 18

Lizards Characteristics 1

Answer 18

Extremely diverse eaters
Parietal eye
Most have legs

Question 19

Lizards Characteristics 2

Answer 19

Long and cylindrical body
Blunt head with movable eyelids 
External ear opening
Four powerful legs with five toes and long tail
Skin is dry and lacks excretory glands

Question 20

who are Venomous lizards

Answer 20

: Komodo Dragon, Gila monster and Mexican Beaded lizards

Question 21

Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)

Answer 21

Tail looks like head making them appear like worms
Burrowing and generally rare
Skull modified for digging

Question 22

Amphisbaenia (worm lizards) move how

Answer 22

Movement by skin moving

Question 23

Geckos

Answer 23

Toe-pads allow walking on walls and ceiling

Large eyes

Question 24

Most common lizard

Answer 24

Geckos

Question 25

lizards that can expand their ribs to form a gliding surface are

Answer 25

Flying dragons

Question 26

Snakes

Answer 26

``` No external eyelids No external ear openings Rely primarily on vibration detection Heat detection Pit organs ```

Question 27

Pit organs

Answer 27

Heat detection

Question 28

Neurotoxic venom

Answer 28

effect the nervous system

Question 29

Who are the crocodilians closest relatives

Answer 29

Closest relatives to birds and dinosaurs

Question 30

How can you tell a legless lizard apart from a snak

Answer 30

snakes tend to have relatively longer bodies and shorter tails than their limbless reptilian cousins.

Question 31

how many chambers do crocodilians heart have

Answer 31

4

Question 32

crocodilians use their Secondary Palate to

Answer 32

breath when feeding and with water in mouth

Question 33

Economically

Answer 33

``` Food Reptile eggs Turtles in China Alligator and Crocodile Leather Monitor Lizards Food Leather Commercial operations ```

Question 34

Reptile Connection Ecologically

Answer 34

Predators Controlling pests Pet trade Wild caught Releasing into local environment Turtles