Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Reptiles: Myra Kenny AP Biology Period C

    Uploaded by

    Myra Kenny
    30 views14 pages
    Reptiles are characterized as vertebrates that lay amniotic eggs with scales covering their bodies. There are four major orders of reptiles: crocodiles, tuataras, lizards and snakes, and turtles. Reptiles are ectothermic, have lungs and a three or four chambered heart, and reproduce sexually with internal fertilization. Their skin is covered in epidermal and dermal scales and they have a tetrapod body plan with a backbone.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Reptiles

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Reptiles are characterized as vertebrates that lay amniotic eggs with scales covering their bodies. There are four major orders of reptiles: crocodiles, tuataras, lizards and snakes, and turtles. Reptiles are ectothermic, have lungs and a three or four chambered heart, and reproduce sexually with internal fertilization. Their skin is covered in epidermal and dermal scales and they have a tetrapod body plan with a backbone.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    30 views14 pages

    Reptiles: Myra Kenny AP Biology Period C

    Uploaded by

    Myra Kenny
    Reptiles are characterized as vertebrates that lay amniotic eggs with scales covering their bodies. There are four major orders of reptiles: crocodiles, tuataras, lizards and snakes, and turtles. Reptiles are ectothermic, have lungs and a three or four chambered heart, and reproduce sexually with internal fertilization. Their skin is covered in epidermal and dermal scales and they have a tetrapod body plan with a backbone.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 14

    Reptiles

    Myra Kenny
    AP Biology
    Period C
    General
    • Reptiles are characterized as a group of vertebrates
    that produce an amniotic egg and are covered with
    scales and do not produce their own body heat
    • 4 major orders of reptiles
    – Crocodilia
    – Rhynchocephalia
    – Squamata
    – Testudines
    Body Plan
    • Bilateral symmetry
    • Large variety of shapes
    • Tetrapods
    • Scales
    • Ectothermic (cold-blooded)
    Tissue Types/Arrangement
    • True coelom
    • Triploblastic
    - Endoderm
    - Mesoderm
    - Ectoderm
    Nutrition
    • Complete digestive system- includes liver and
    gall bladder
    • Cloaca
    • Bulk Feeders
    • Carnivores
    • Omnivores
    • Herbivores
    Gas Exchange
    • Lungs with a complete respiratory system
    • Young and adult reptiles have lungs
    • Rib cage
    • Turtles have adapted to breathe underwater
    Circulatory System
    • Closed circulatory system
    • 3 or 4 chambered heart
    Nervous System
    • Cephalization
    • Brain and a spinal cord
    • Larger cerebrum and cerebellum
    • Fine-tuned senses
    • Eyes with advance visual depth
    Skeleton/Movement
    • Epidermal scales
    • Dermal scales
    • Endoskeleton
    • Tetrapods
    • Snakes slither instead of walk
    Reproduction
    • Sexual reproduction
    • Internal fertilization
    • Protective, leathery shell
    • Placed in nests
    • Develops in the amnion
    Work Cited (including pictures)
    • http://www.mcwdn.org/Animals/Reptile.html
    • http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/reptiles.htm
    • http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/nutrition_info.php
    • http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?
    PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006781
    • http://www.reference.com/
    • http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575197/Digestive_System.html
    • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://universe-review.ca/I10-82-
    octopus2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://universe-review.ca/R10-33-
    anatomy.htm&usg=__Wp0NG0lcabsui3nHqKnMpllun0M=&h=422&w=247&sz=24
    &hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=1rVkEZpIAy4qwM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=74&prev=/im
    ages%3Fq%3Dreptile%2Bdigestive%2Bsystem%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa
    %3DN
    • http://www.orf.org/turtles.htm
    • http://www.think-aboutit.com/Reps/reptilesserpents.htm
    • http://www.uta.edu/faculty/shreyas/turtle.jpg
    • Biology: Concepts and Connections-pg. 390

    You might also like