Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds

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

• fish
• mammals 
• birds
• reptile 

I live part of my life in water and part on land.  I am born with gills but grow lungs.  I am ectothermic (cold-blooded).  I have moist smooth skin.  What am I? 

• fish
• bird
• amphibian 
• mammal

The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs.

• amphibians
• arthropods
• mammals
• fish

I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?

• Fish
• Mammals
• Amphibians
• Reptiles

Metamorphosis occurs in

• fishes and amphibians
• amphibians
• fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
• amphibians and reptiles

How do reptiles exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide?

• lungs
• gills
• through their skin
• they don't need to exchange gases

As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.

• Gills and skin
• Lungs and gills
• Lungs and skin
• Feet

Each of these animals have a similar bone pattern. What does this suggest?

• They are all the same speices
• They evolved from a common ancestor
• They are all transitional fossils
• They evolved from completely different ancestors 

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Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

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

What would be the adaptive benefit of some reptiles having infrared detectors that can spot warm-bodied prey in the dark?

• To see at night
• To capture predators 
• To capture prey
• To blend in to their environment 

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