PPT-Reptiles

Vocabulary Scaly covered in scales Extinct of a species family or other larger group having no living members Flee Run away from a place or situation of danger Elongated . Their thigh bones are almost parallel to the ground They walk and run with a sidetoside motion Dinosaurs on the other hand stand with their legs positioned directly under their bodies A hole in the hip socket permits this upright stance This posture Ron Chakrabarty. Mark . Juhn. Daniel Montgomery. Andrew Tung. Amphibians. Family . Amphibia. Amphibians – General/Unique Characteristics. Moist, glandular skin with no scales. Feet lack claws and are often webbed. Introductory Video. Objective: Students will identify vertebrates and classify some as birds and fish.. Lesson 2.1 God's Design of Vertebrates. Unique. One of a kind. Verterbrate: An animal with a backbone. Maya, Courtney, and Jae-. L. ynn. Characteristics. Reptiles are cold-blooded, vertebrates with scales covering their skin. . They are considered as tetrapod's (with four legs or leg-like appendages) even though legs are absent in some animals, like snakes. . Phylum: . Chordata. . Subphylum:Vertebrata. Order. Testudines. Rhynchocephailia. Squamata. Crocodilia. Common . example. Turtles and tortoises. Tuataras-found only in New Zealand. Lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Reptiles popularity of reptiles as pets and exhibit animals in zoologic gardens continues to increase. As long as these animals remain popular, veterinarians will be asked to field questions regardin NS3310 - Physical Science Studies. Geologic Time. Relative Time. Law of Superposition. Uniformitarianism. Unconformities. Absolute Time. Radiometric Datine. Earth History. Hopscotch Through Geologic Time. 2. Amniotic eggs have . membranes that protect the embryo from . desiccation, cushion the embryo, help with gas exchange, and store waste material.. 3. The amniotic eggs of reptiles and birds also have leathery or hard shells that protect the developing embryo, and a yolk that supplies food to them.. Justify the statement that “the amniotic egg provided solutions that made development apart from external watery environments possible.”. Compare amniote taxonomy before and after the application of cladistic methods.. Ectothermic. What type of circulatory system do reptiles have. Closed. Most reptiles . are. Carnivores. Herbivores. Isomores. omnivore. A. . Carni. v. ores. Tuatara numbers are decreasing as a result of its habitat being destroyed . Shore Birds:. Also known as Waders. Feed on abundance of marine life in the intertidal zone. Size varies from as small as a sparrow to larger than a chicken. Group includes oyster catchers, tattlers, curlews, godwits, turnstones, sandpipers, jacanas, surfbird, phalaropes and inland species such as woodcocks. Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Chapter 26 Reptiles and Birds Reptiles Skin is smooth and dry, covered in scales Helps prevent the evaporation of water from its body. First vertebrates with adaptations that enabled them to survive on land only.