reptile AP

Question 1

t/f: the front libs of most reptiles are longer than the hind limbs

Answer 1

false

Question 2

t/f: reptiles lack vocal cords

Answer 2

true

Question 3

t/f: all reptiles share a similar GI tract

Answer 3

false

Question 4

t/f: most reptiles do not care for their eggs or young

Answer 4

true

Question 5

t/f: snakes and lizards do not have eyelids

Answer 5

true

Question 6

t/f: reptiles can voluntarily change the size of their pupils

Answer 6

true

Question 7

box turtles are considered to be ____

Answer 7

chelonians

Question 8

snakes and lizards are considered to be ____

Answer 8

squamata

Question 9

___ are the most commonly used reptile in biomedical research. this is because of their ___. their ____ also closely resembles that of humans

Answer 9

snakes ; venom ; skin

Question 10

___ are keratinous scales that cover and protect the skin. they are found in ___ and ____

Answer 10

scutes ; turtles ; tortoises

Question 11

__ shed their skin in one piece where ___ and ___ shed their skin in pieces

Answer 11

snakes ; lizards ; chelonians

Question 12

the bony shell of chelonians is made up of a dorsal ___ and a ventral ___. some species, like the ___, have a hinged plastron

Answer 12

carapace ; plastron ; box turtle

Question 13

the ___ of snakes is located on the floor of the oral cavity, just caudal to the tongue and is mobile. this mobility allows the snake to ____ while ingesting prey

Answer 13

glottis ; breathe

Question 14

the lungs of chelonians and some lizards are ___ and snakes and the rest of the lizards have a saclike lung with ____ lobe

Answer 14

bilobed ; one

Question 15

the forked tongue that many reptiles have allows scent particles to be delivered to the ___ organ, which can also be called the _____

Answer 15

vomeronasal ; jacobsons organ

Question 16

salivary glands of snakes release ___ secretions that ____ prey and aid in digestion. ___ glands of some snakes are considered salivary glands

Answer 16

enzymatic ; lubricate ; venom

Question 17

the keratinized beak of chelonians is called a ___

Answer 17

tomia

Question 18

the nephrons of reptiles do not reabsorb water. where does the reabsorption occur

Answer 18

from urine through the urinary bladder, rectum or cloaca

Question 19

reptiles have a ____ so nephrotoxic drugs should not be administered to the ___ 1/3 of the body

Answer 19

renal portal system ; caudal

Question 20

the three components of reptile droppings aare ___,___ and ___

Answer 20

urine ; urates ;; feces

Question 21

the heart of snakes, lizards, and chelonians has ___ chambers, ___ atria and ____ ventricle

Answer 21

3 ; 2 ; 1

Question 22

what three systems empty into the cloaca

Answer 22

urinary ; digestive ; reproductive systems

Question 23

reptiles have a single bone in the middle ear called the ____

Answer 23

columella

Question 24

many reptiles can drop their tails this is called

Answer 24

autonomy

Question 25

the courtship behaviors that can be seen in reptiles include

Answer 25

head bobbing ; dewlap extension ; biting

Question 26

POTZ stands for

Answer 26

preferred optimum temperature zone

Question 27

all reptiles are known to carry what zoonotic disease

Answer 27

salmonella

Question 28

UV light is required by most reptiles in order for them to produce

Answer 28

vitamin D