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Endangered Species
Reptile Adaptations
Mating
Reptile Body
Eggs/Offspring
100
How is the Komodo Dragon endangered?
A loss of habitat, loss of prey species, and poaching.
100
What do reptiles use to blend in with their surroundings?
Camoflauge
100
Where does the mating occur?
In the cloaca
100
What is the skin like?
Dry and scaly.
100
Eggs have a soft or hard shell?
Hard
200
Why is the American Crocodile endangered?
It is being threatened by a loss of suitable habitat.
200
The ____ lizard uses horns to protect themselves
Horned
200
What do some reptiles do before mating?
Have a mating ritual.
200
What are the ears like?
They are like holes
200
Embryos have a protective mechanism the can preserve what?
Water
300
How is the Green Sea Turtle endangered? (Name at least one)
The Green Sea Turtle is endangered because of overexploitation of eggs and incidental capture in fishing gear, much like dolphins.
300
Chameleons change their skin color when they walk. True or False
False, They change color to scare away rival chameleons.
300
How are most reptile babies born?
Through eggs.
300
How many legs do reptiles have?
4 or none
300
What does an amniotic egg do for reptiles?
Allows the eggs to be laid on land.
400
What type of endangerment is the Antiguan racer?
Critically endangered.
400
Why do water moccasin's swim through water?
To catch their food, amphibians.
400
What are the two ways offspring are born?
Ovoviviparity and Viviparity
400
Reptiles have a ______ looped circulatory system.
double looped circulatory system
400
What is the way that eggs are hatched in the body before the young are born?
Ovoviviparity
500
20% of what type of reptile is endangered?
Lizards
500
What do chameleons use to catch their food?
Their sticky expandable tongue.
500
How many reptiles mate asexually?
70 different species
500
How many heart chambers does a crocodile have?
4 heart chambers
500
What is Viviparity?
Where offspring are born without the use of a calcified egg. Feed young through placenta.