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What is a distinguishing feature of legless lizards compared to snakes?
What is a distinguishing feature of legless lizards compared to snakes?
- Venomous bites
- Longer bodies
- Ability to swallow larger prey
- Eyelids and external ears (correct)
What type of vertebrates are snakes?
What type of vertebrates are snakes?
- Endothermic, non-amniote vertebrates
- Ectothermic, non-amniote vertebrates
- Ectothermic, amniote vertebrates (correct)
- Endothermic, amniote vertebrates
How do snakes' paired organs appear in their bodies?
How do snakes' paired organs appear in their bodies?
- One in front of the other (correct)
- Alternating positions
- In a single line
- Side by side
How many times have lizards independently evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs?
How many times have lizards independently evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs?
What enables snakes to swallow prey much larger than their heads?
What enables snakes to swallow prey much larger than their heads?