Quiz: Reptiles

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 and lizard
crocodile and tuatara
alligator and komodo dragon
alligator and 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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