Class Reptilia Characteristics

Questions and Answers

Match the following characteristics with reptiles:

Covered by dry and cornified skin = Reptiles Three-chambered heart = Reptiles Oviparous and direct development = Reptiles External ear openings absent = Reptiles

Match the following features with reptiles:

Tympanum represents ear = Reptiles Limbs, when present, are two pairs = Reptiles Poikilotherms = Reptiles Sexes are separate = Reptiles

Match the following reptile groups with their type of fertilization:

Snakes and lizards = Internal fertilization Crocodiles = Internal fertilization Turtles = Internal fertilization Iguanas = Internal fertilization

Match the following descriptions with reptile behavior:

<p>Shed their scales as skin cast = Snakes and lizards Mostly terrestrial animals = Reptiles Development is direct = Reptiles Four-chambered heart in some species = Crocodiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their meaning in relation to reptiles:

<p>Scutes = Epidermal scales Creeping or crawling mode of locomotion = Reptilia Dry and cornified skin covering body = Reptiles Tympanum as an ear representation = Reptiles</p> Signup and view all the answers