Reptiles
1. Which is the vertebrate
class that is considered the
first entirely terrestrial?
2. Compared to amphibians
what is an example of
evolutionary novelty present
in beings of the class Reptilia
against the loss of water
through the skin?
3. What are examples of a
carnivorous and a herbivorous
reptile?
4. Do beings of the class
Reptiliaper form gas exchange
in the same way amphibians
do?
5. How is the circulatory
system of reptiles
characterized? What is the
basic difference between the
reptileand the amphibian
heart?
6. Which is the type of
nitrogen waste eliminated by
beings of the class Reptilia?
7. How has the importance of
the brain evolved from fish
to reptiles?
8. How is reproduction done in
beings of the class Reptilia?
9. Do beings of the class
Reptilia have direct or indirect
development?
10. Compared to amphibians
what are the two reproductive
novelties of beings of the class
Reptilia for the survival in dry
environments?
11. Concerning the
maintenance of body
temperature how do beings of
the class Reptilia classify?
12. What is an example of a
hypothesis which may explain
why there is not a big
representation of the class
Reptilia found in polar
regions?
13. Class Reptilia identity
card. How are they
characterized according to
examples of representing
beings, basic morphology,
skin, respiration, circulation,
nitrogen waste, thermal
control and types of
reproduction?