Reptiles
True/False: Reptiles get their body heat from outside sources
True
They cannot generate their own body heat!
Name the other endothermic invertebrate group
Birds
True/False: Amphibians have scales
False!
Amphibians have soft, moist, smooth skin!
True/False: Birds are more closely related to Reptiles than Mammals
True!
Fish breathe through these
Gills!
Name the other ectothermic vertebrate group.
Amphibians!
True/False: The only vertebrate group to have live births
True
Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish all lay eggs!
(Exception - some sharks have live births too!)
True/False: Amphibians live in the water their whole life.
False!
Amphibians have a tadpole stage that lives in water.
They can move onto land as adults.
The major characteristic that separates birds from the other 4 categories of vertebrates.
Feathers
Both have scales!
Are Snakes poisonous or venomous?
Venomous!
Name 2 animals that are marine mammals
Whales, Seals, Dolphins, Manatees
Explain an amphibians life cycle
What is similar between Bird & Reptile eggs
Both lay hard-shelled eggs
True!
Sharks may have live births, but since their skeleton is made of cartilage, not bones, it cannot be a mammal
True/False: All reptiles are terrestrial
False!
I.e. Coral reef snakes, sea turtles, marine iguanas, saltwater crocodiles
True/False: Mammals have hair their entire life
False
Mammals just need to have hair at some point in their lives! I.e. Dolphins
Explain how an Amphibian breathes as a youth versus an adult
Breathes with gills as a youth, and breathes through lungs as an adult
More than what percentage of birds can fly?
More than 50% can fly!
Can you think of any that cannot?
Ectothermic!
They cannot regulate their own body temperature!
Reptiles evolved from what group
Amphibians!
Mammals and Reptiles have one thing in common
They both breathe with lungs!
Difference between Reptile and Amphibian eggs
Amphibian eggs lack a shell, while reptiles eggs have a hard outer protective layer.
Reptile eggs have to stay dry and must be laid on land!
What is the closest relative of birds?
Dinosaurs!
Coelurosaurian Dinosaurs; example- Velociraptors
What makes sharks and stingrays different from other fish?
Sharks and stingrays have bones made of cartilage rather than skeletons made of bone