Reptiles Order
This order includes snakes and lizards.
What is Squamata?
This part of a snake helps it taste the air.
What is the forked tongue?
Lizards can do this to escape predators by losing part of their tail.
What is autotomy?
Snakes help control this type of pest population.
What are rodents?
I slither on the ground, I have no feet, I flick my tongue for scents I meet.
What is a snake?
These reptiles are known for their hard shells.
What is Testudine?
Turtles have this structure for protection.
What is a shell?
This structure helps sea turtles swim long distances.
What are flippers?
Turtles help spread this in the environment.
What are seeds?
My shell is my home, on land or sea I may roam.
What is a turtle?
These reptiles have a powerful bite and live in swamps.
What is Crocodilia?
Crocodiles use this to prevent water from entering their throat while hunting.
What is the palatal valve?
Snakes can do this to eat prey larger than their head.
What is dislocate or unhinge their jaw?
Crocodiles help clean up ecosystems by doing this.
What is eating dead or sick animals?
I have powerful jaws, armored skin, and a river is my favorite place to begin.
What is a crocodile?
This order includes reptiles that shed their skin as they grow.
What is Squamata?
Lizards use these to climb smooth surfaces.
What are toe pads or claws?
Crocodiles can go for long periods without food due to this adaptation.
What is a slow metabolism?
This order often becomes prey for birds and mammals, supporting the food web.
What is Testudine?
I can regrow my tail, climb up a wall, and sunbathe when the weather is warm.
What is a lizard?
These ancient reptiles have been around since the age of dinosaurs and include alligators and caimans
What is Crocodilia
These structures in reptiles help retain water in dry environments.
What are scales?
Reptiles lay these instead of giving live birth (usually), which helps survival in dry areas.
What are amniotic eggs?
Reptiles help maintain ecosystem balance by serving as both predator and this.
What is prey?
With no voice to shout, my throat’s my valve, I snap and strike beneath the water’s calm.
What is a crocodile?