Reptile Jeopardy 2013
Dec 13, 2015
What are 3 possible reasons for the dinosaurs’ extinction?
• Decrease in global temperature
• Rise of mammals
• Global catastrophe
Name three functions of the reptile scale.
• Camouflage
• Protection from – Dehydration– injury
• Intimidate
• Attract mates
Compare these features in reptiles and amphibians
• Integumentary
• Reproduction
• Development of young
AMPHIBIANSAMPHIBIANS REPTILESREPTILESthin, smooth skin, thin, smooth skin, thick, water tight scales thick, water tight scales diffusion can occurdiffusion can occurlay eggs in waterlay eggs in water leathery eggs leathery eggsexternal fertilizationexternal fertilization internal fertilization internal fertilizationexternal developmentexternal development external developmentexternal developmentmetamorphosismetamorphosis juveniles like adults juveniles like adults
2 ways eggs are kept warm (other than sitting on them)?
•1. incubate inside the body
•2. bury in decomposing leaf litter
2 bits of evidence that support the warm blooded dinosaur theory
•Incubated eggs
•Hollow bones
•predators
This statement describes what part of the brain?
• processing information and responses. Controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles. Memory. Abstract thought. Intersensory association (ICE =COLD)
•cerebrum
This statement describes what part of the brain?
• relay station and control of homeostatic activities. (heart rate, breathing rate and blood flow)
•Medulla oblongata
• Ouch… I broke my pelvis. What part of my body did I hurt?
• _______________• Ouch… I broke my
sternum. What part of my body did I hurt?
• ________________
•Hip or butt
•chest
What are their functions?
• Support and protect organs
• Skull, vertebrae and rib cage
• Appendicular skeleton are the appendages arms and legs
Exam MondayClass Reptilia
• Worksheet from Text Book
• Notes on Reptilia (classification, origin, characteristics, systems, anatomy of the egg) Comparison with amphibians
• Biology Book Text pages 780-793
• Warm blooded article, skeleton lab, Video “Victors of dry land”
• Brain parts and their functions
• Skeleton Lab