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Which of the following is not a reptile?
A. gecko
B. Gila monster
C. Komodo dragon
D. salamander
2 . In an amniotic egg, what is the function of the amnion?
A. gas exchange during respiration
B. cushioning the embryo and preventing dehydration
C. supplying food to the embryo
D. collecting the nitrogenous wastes of the embryo
3 . What three features are shared by all modern-day reptiles?
A. endothermia, feathers, and a three-chambered heart
B. endothermia, four-chambered heart, and dry, scaly skin
C. internal fertilization, an amniotic egg, and leathery-shelled eggs
D. ectothermia, internal fertilization, and a hard-shelled egg
4 . What three features are shared by all modern-day birds?
A. ectothermia, internal fertilization, and hard-shelled eggs
B. internal fertilization, amniotic eggs, and feathers
C. endothermia, a three-chambered heart, and dry, scaly skin
D. endothermia, feathers, and a three-chambered heart
5 . Which animal has a Jacobson's organ?
A. turtle
B. penguin
C. snake
D. alligator
6 . What are adaptations of a bird's respiratory system?
A. crops
B. posterior and anterior air sacs
C. lightweight bones
D. gizzards
7 . What is the main reason why birds are able to live in a wide variety of habitats?
A. They have wings.
B. They have beaks, but no teeth.
C. They have legs covered with scales and ending in claws.
D. They are endotherms.
8 . Which statement is true of both reptiles and birds?
A. They are endotherms.
B. They lay amniotic eggs.
C. They have four-chambered hearts.
D. They have feathers.
9 . What structure in an amniotic egg supplies the embryo with food?
A. chorion
B. yolk
C. amnion
D. allantois
10 . Which reptile has a four-chambered heart?
A. snake
B. turtle
C. tuatara
D. crocodile
11 . What method is used by boas for killing their prey?
A. constriction
B. poison
C. drowning
D. frightening behavior
12 . Which animal is an endotherm?
A. rattlesnake
B. horned lizard
C. ostrich
D. frog
13 . Which of the following birds is nocturnal?
A. ptarmigan
B. screech owl
C. cardinal
D. penguin
14 . What feature is used to distinguish between alligators and crocodiles?
A. shape of snout
B. number of heart chambers
C. presence of claws
D. color of skin
15 . What is the top (dorsal) part of a turtle shell?
A. plastron
B. egg tooth
C. keratin
D. carapace
16 . Which reptiles give live birth?
A. some snakes
B. all snakes
C. all turtles
D. some crocodiles
17 . How do snakes differ from other reptiles?
A. They lay eggs with hard shells.
B. They have a four-chambered heart.
C. Most lack limbs and pelvic bones.
D. They are endothermic.
18 . What features in birds are important adaptations for flight?
A. amniotic eggs with hard shells
B. wings and claws
C. feathers and wings
D. feathers and gizzards
19 . Which of the following is the name for members of the bird class?
A. Archaeopteryx
B. Aves
C. Squamata
D. Chelonia
20 . What term describes the process of sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch?
A. preening
B. molting
C. incubation
D. sternum
A. gecko
B. Gila monster
C. Komodo dragon
D. salamander
2 . In an amniotic egg, what is the function of the amnion?
A. gas exchange during respiration
B. cushioning the embryo and preventing dehydration
C. supplying food to the embryo
D. collecting the nitrogenous wastes of the embryo
3 . What three features are shared by all modern-day reptiles?
A. endothermia, feathers, and a three-chambered heart
B. endothermia, four-chambered heart, and dry, scaly skin
C. internal fertilization, an amniotic egg, and leathery-shelled eggs
D. ectothermia, internal fertilization, and a hard-shelled egg
4 . What three features are shared by all modern-day birds?
A. ectothermia, internal fertilization, and hard-shelled eggs
B. internal fertilization, amniotic eggs, and feathers
C. endothermia, a three-chambered heart, and dry, scaly skin
D. endothermia, feathers, and a three-chambered heart
5 . Which animal has a Jacobson's organ?
A. turtle
B. penguin
C. snake
D. alligator
6 . What are adaptations of a bird's respiratory system?
A. crops
B. posterior and anterior air sacs
C. lightweight bones
D. gizzards
7 . What is the main reason why birds are able to live in a wide variety of habitats?
A. They have wings.
B. They have beaks, but no teeth.
C. They have legs covered with scales and ending in claws.
D. They are endotherms.
8 . Which statement is true of both reptiles and birds?
A. They are endotherms.
B. They lay amniotic eggs.
C. They have four-chambered hearts.
D. They have feathers.
9 . What structure in an amniotic egg supplies the embryo with food?
A. chorion
B. yolk
C. amnion
D. allantois
10 . Which reptile has a four-chambered heart?
A. snake
B. turtle
C. tuatara
D. crocodile
11 . What method is used by boas for killing their prey?
A. constriction
B. poison
C. drowning
D. frightening behavior
12 . Which animal is an endotherm?
A. rattlesnake
B. horned lizard
C. ostrich
D. frog
13 . Which of the following birds is nocturnal?
A. ptarmigan
B. screech owl
C. cardinal
D. penguin
14 . What feature is used to distinguish between alligators and crocodiles?
A. shape of snout
B. number of heart chambers
C. presence of claws
D. color of skin
15 . What is the top (dorsal) part of a turtle shell?
A. plastron
B. egg tooth
C. keratin
D. carapace
16 . Which reptiles give live birth?
A. some snakes
B. all snakes
C. all turtles
D. some crocodiles
17 . How do snakes differ from other reptiles?
A. They lay eggs with hard shells.
B. They have a four-chambered heart.
C. Most lack limbs and pelvic bones.
D. They are endothermic.
18 . What features in birds are important adaptations for flight?
A. amniotic eggs with hard shells
B. wings and claws
C. feathers and wings
D. feathers and gizzards
19 . Which of the following is the name for members of the bird class?
A. Archaeopteryx
B. Aves
C. Squamata
D. Chelonia
20 . What term describes the process of sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch?
A. preening
B. molting
C. incubation
D. sternum