Reptiles

Does a reptile lay eggs?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes
• Never

Which word means having a backbone?

• Invertebrates
• Acoelomates

• Vertebrates

What is the study of reptiles and amphibians called?

• Theology

• Ichthyology

• Herpetology

• Evolutionology

Which of the following describes a reptile egg?

• Soft and leathery
• Hard with microscopic holes
• Soft and with a thin membrane

• Hard, made of calcium carbonate

About half of the world's living reptile species are ____________.

• Lizards
• Turtles/Tortoises
• Snakes
• Alligators/Crocodiles

With some turtles and crocodilians, the ______ ____________ determines the sex of the hatchlings.

• Moon cycle

• Tidal energy

• Full sunlight

• Nest temperature

Reptiles lay their eggs

• On land
• In water
• In nests in trees

Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

• Warm Blooded
• Scaly skin
• Has lungs
• lays leathery eggs

Reptiles evolved from _______.

• Dinosaurs

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Birds.

I breathe with lungs, lay eggs on land, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly dry skin which holds in the water.  What am I?  

• amphibians

• mammals 
• birds
• reptiles