1. Which of the following made it possible for reptiles to make a complete transition to land?
amniote egg
3 chambered heart
double loop circulation
nictitating membrane

2. Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
snake & lizard
crocodile & tuatara
alligator & komodo dragon
alligator & alligator snapping turtle

3. Which part of the amniote egg is responsible for storing waste?
chorion
yolk sac
amnion
allantois

4. Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
with gills
with lungs
through their skin
through their chorion

5. Turtles and Tortoises belong to the ORDER:
Squamata
Crocodilia
Testudines
Rynchocephalia

6. The top of the turtle's shell is called the:
plastron
cloaca
carapace
nictitating membrane

7. Which of the following reptiles has a third eye and only lives in New Zealand?
tuatara
komodo dragon
gila monster
anaconda

8. The top of a turtle's shell is called the:
plastron
amnion
carapace
ventricle

9. Snakes are thought to have evolved from:
crocodilians
lizards
eels
salamanders

10. Ovoviviparous snakes:
are venomous
incubate eggs within the body
lay eggs in nests
do not have an amnion

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