Reptiles
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egotschall10 on December 9, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Reptilia | Class for Reptiles |
| Amniotic Eggs, Dry Skin, Thoracic breathing | All living reptiles exhibit three key features.... ( all 3 ) |
| Amniotic Eggs | Watertight eggs laid on land |
| Dry Skin | Covers body and prevents water loss |
| Thoracic Breathing | Increases lung capacity |
| Amnion | Fluid filled cavity that suspends embryo and provides cushion in amniotic egg |
| four | the amniotic egg has #? membranes |
| Yolk Sac | Provides food for embryo |
| Allantois | Excretes wastes from embryo |
| Chorian | Allows Oxygen entry for embryo |
| Eggshell | the outer layer for the amniotic egg |
| Anapsids | No holes on side of skull behind eye orbit |
| Synapsids | One hole on side of skull behind eye orbit |
| Diapsids | Two holes on the side of the skull behind eye orbit |
| Pelycosaurs | First land vertebrates to kill beasts their own size |
| Archosaurs | first bipedal land vertebrate |
| Cretaceous | Period when dinosaurs became extinct |
| Internal Fertilization | sperm fertilizes eggs before protective membranes are formed |
| Improved circulation | oxygen provided to body more efficiently |
| Ectothermic | Are all living reptiles Ectothermic or Endothermic? |
| Chelonia | Order containing turtles and tortoises A) Chelonia B) Rhynchocephalia C) Squamata D) Crocodylia |
| Tortoises | Terrestrial Chelonia, dome-shaped shells |
| Turtles | Mostly aquatic chelonia, disc-shaped shells |
| Rhynchocephalia | Order containing tuataras A) Chelonia B) Rhynchocephalia C) Squamata D) Crocodylia |
| Squamata | Order containing lizards and snakes A) Chelonia B) Rhynchocephalia C) Squamata D) Crocodylia |
| Crocodylia | Order containing crocodiles and alligators A) Chelonia B) Rhynchocephalia C) Squamata D) Crocodylia |
| Birds | Crocodiles resemble ____ more than other living reptiles |
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