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Lesson 6c: Reptiles --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I. True or False: Write T for True and F for False. II. Identification: Write your answer on the blanks provided below.
F
____1. Amniotes have gilled larvae. Tuatara is the sole survivor of a reptile group that otherwise
1. ____________
disappeared 100 million years ago.
F
____2. Reptiles have poorly developed circulatory systems.
Penis
2. ____________ is the most common copulatory organ in amniotes.
F
____3. Reptiles have good vision, good sense of smell and poor
sound reception. internal fertilization.
3. Amniotes have ____________
jaws
4. The ____________ of non-avian reptiles is efficiently designed for
T
____4. Tuatara have slow growth and slow reproductive rates.
crushing or gripping force to prey.
T
____5. In New Zealand, there are only 2 living species from Order tongue
5. The ____________ of non-avian reptiles is muscular and mobile
Sphenodontia. and functions to move food in mouth for mastication and
swallowing.
F
____6. Like mammals, all reptiles have 2 atria and 2 ventricles.
6. Animals of order Testudines have shells that consist of a dorsal
carapace and a ventral ____________.
____________ plastron
F
____7. Reptiles have large brains and small cerebra.
Jacobson's organ a
7. Olfaction in reptiles is assisted by _______________________,
T
____8. Turtles cannot expand their chest to breathe because of specialized olfactory chamber in the roof of the mouth.
their rigid shell.
ribs
8. The bony layer in turtles is a fusion of ____________ and
vertebrae
____________.
F
____9. Less than 20% of all snakes are venomous, although
venomous species outnumber non venomous species by 4 9. To solve their breathing problems, turtles use abdominal and
to 1 in New Zealand. pectoral muscles to act as a diaphragm
____________.

Glass
10. ___________ lizards
_____________ are nearly limbless (AKA legless lizards).
T
____10. Reptiles have more complex nervous systems than
amphibians. 11. Lizards keep body temperature relatively constant by
ectothermy
______________

pythons snakes are limbless and have lost

12. Except for ____________,
pectoral and pelvic girdles.
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Feeding apparatus allows them to eat prey several times
13. _________________________ III. Enumeration: Enumerate what is asked of.
their own diameter.
A. Three Major Characteristics of Amniotes
tracheal _____________
14. ___________ opening is extended to allow breathing during amniotic egg
1. __________________________________
the slow process of swallowing in snakes. rib ventilation of the lungs
2. __________________________________
15. Instead of vision or hearing as the main senses, snakes use more thick & waterproof skin
3. __________________________________
chemical senses to hunt prey.
_____________ B. Factors correlated to the enlargement of the cerebrum in
arboreal snakes in
16. Most snakes have poor vision except for _____________ reptiles
tropical forests. sensory information
4. __________________________________
pits
17. Pit vipers such as rattlesnakes have _______________ with nerve muscle control during locomotion
5. __________________________________
endings sensitive to heat emitted by warm-bodied birds and C. Only lizards capable of a venomous bite
mammals.
6. Gila monster
__________________________________
neurotoxins acts on the nervous system, causing blindness or
18. _______________ 7. Beaded lizard
__________________________________
inhibiting respiration.
D. Snakes with the most deadly venom per unit volume
3rd median eye
19. Tuataras have a well-developed _________________________ on the Sea snake
8. __________________________________
head buried beneath the skin.
9. Australian tiger snake
__________________________________
thecodont
20. _______________ dentition is the morphological arrangement
______________
of teeth in deep sockets.
IV. Fill the Tables: Fill in the following tables with the correct answer.
keratin
21. Turtles have an outer horny layer of _______________and an inner
bone
layer of _______________. 1-5. turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles

teeth
22. Turtles lack _____________ so they use tough, horny plates for oviparous/ 1. ovi 2. all 3 3. ovi 4. ovi 5. ovi
gripping food.
viviparous/ vivi
ovoviviparous
semisolid waste
23. Lizards conserve water by producing _________________________.

fats in tails to provide energy and

24. Some lizards can store ________ 6-9. male female male female
metabolic water during drought. turtles turtles crocodiles crocodiles

25. Jacobson’s organs is a pair of pits in the roof of the mouth high/low 6. low 7. high 8. high 9. low
olfactory
lined with ________________ epithelium
_________________.. temperature
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10-15. anapsids diapsids synapsids D Where urine is produced in reptiles.

____1.

0/1/2 openings 10. 0 11. 2 12. 1 G

____2. This is infolded between scales and is unfolded when

stretched by a large meal.

Occurs in 13. 14. 15.
Q
____3. The suborder that snakes belong to.
mammals/turtles/reptiles turtles reptiles mammals
T
____4. Many of these animals have an extendible tongue.

16-19. snakes lizards R

____5. Have small, agile and nocturnal forms. Also have adhesive

movable/non-movable eyelids 16. 17. toe pads to allow mobility on ceilings.

non-movable movable
N
____6. The order that tuataras belong to.
have/lack external ears 18. 19.
lack ears have ears S Include many New World lizards. Some marine species can
____7.

be found in the Galápagos islands.

V. Matching Type: Choices may be repeated. O The order that crocodiles and alligators belong to.
____8.
A. amnion K. adrenal glands M The order that snakes and lizards belong to.
____9.
B. allantois L. Order Testudines
L
____10. Animals from this order lay eggs in a nest and desert them.
C. chorion M. Order Squamata
P
____11. The suborder that geckos, iguanas & chameleons belong to.
D. kidneys N. Order Sphenodontia
E. cloaca I
____12. Salt is removed by these glands near the nose, eyes or
O. Order Crocodilia
F. bladder
P. Suborder Sauria tongue of reptiles.
G. skin
Q. Suborder Serpentes P
____13. The suborder that lizards belong to.
H. rectal glands
R. Geckos
I. salt glands L
____14. The order that turtles belong to.
S. Iguanids
J. adrenal glands
T. Chameleons M
____15. The order that accounts for up to 95% of living reptiles.
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VI. Label the Diagrams: Fill in the blank boxes with the correct labels. 6-9. Anatomy of a Venomous Snake
1-3. Skeletal System of a Turtle

fused vertebrae pit organ

carapace
venom duct

venom gland

plastron glottis

4-5. Skeletal System of a Snake 10-12. Chambers of a Snake

outer chamber

maxillary

pterygoid

dentary inner chamber