Lizards
Snakes
Alligators & Crocodiles
Turtles
Wild Card
100
What are two examples of food that lizards eat?
Herbivores: leaves, cacti, plants Carnivores: frogs, birds, insects ( larger lizards can eat larger prey )
100
What two ways can snakes move? Which is more common?
Linear motion and serpentine motion; serpentine motion is more common
100

What part of the body do alligators and crocodiles use to swim rapidly?

Muscular tails

100
What are the three habitats in which turtles live?
The ocean, fresh water, land
100
What are the two functions of a reptile's tough and scaly skin?
Protests the reptile & helps keep water in the body
200
True or false: Lizards care for their young
False
200
What adaptation do snake's jaws have?
A snake's jaw can expand to swallow whole prey bigger than itself.
200

What physical characteristics distinguish alligators from crocodiles?

Alligators: broad rounded snout; few teeth visible with shut mouth Crocodiles: pointed snouts; most teeth visible with shut mouth

200
What two bone structures are included in a turtle's shell?
Ribs and backbone
200
Fill in the blank: the membrane and shell of a/an ________ ____ protect the developing embryo.
Amniotic egg
300
How do lizards move?
By walking or running with legs
300
What small animal makes up the main diet for most snakes?
Mice
300
Give an example of an animal that an alligator or crocodile would eat.
Dogs, raccoons, deer ( NOT humans )
300
True or false: turtles shells may be hard or as soft as pancakes.
True
300
What is the definition of a reptile?
An ectothermic vertebrate with lungs and scaly skin.
400
What type of ears do lizards have?
External ears
400
What two ways do snakes capture their prey
Some have long, hooked, front teeth to grasp slippery prey, a few have hollow teeth containing venom glands.
400

For how long will an alligator/crocodile care for its young?

For as long as a year

400
Fill in the blank: all turtles have a sharp-edged _______ instead of teeth, for tearing food.
Beak
400
Which three adaptations do reptiles have to conserve water
Skin, kidneys, eggs
500
What adaptation does a chameleon have to avoid predators?
Camouflage
500
What four characteristics that snakes have a d lizards lack
• one lung • internal ears • non-moveable eyelids • no legs
500

At what time do alligators most often hunt?

Night time

500
Name two peculiar foods that certain turtles eat
Jellyfish, cacti
500
Fill in the blank: Reptiles have _______ fertilization and lay their eggs on land.
Internal
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