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Ch 31 Reptiles and Birds - Dr. Sharp
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Biology
9th Grade
05/12/2009

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Term
Reptiles
Definition
Any vertebrate that has dry scaly skin, lungs and terrestrial eggs with several protective membranes
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ectotherm
Definition
Animal that relies on interactions with the environment to help it control body temperature
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amniotic egg
Definition
A reptilian egg where the shell and membranes create a protective environment in which the embryo can develop without drying out.
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Characteristics of reptiles
Definition
A vertebrate that has dry, scaly skin, lungs, and terrestrial eggs with several membranes.
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Ways reptiles adapted to life on land:
Definition

-developed backbone    

- more developed lungs 

- had dry, scaly skin      

- had terrestrial eggs    

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