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What allows reptiles to reproduce without water?
The Amniotic Egg
The feature present in reptiles and absent in amphibians that freed reptiles from dependence on water for reproduction is?
the amniotic egg
Do reptiles hatch their eggs under water?
No. Reptiles must lay their eggs on land. If a reptile egg is submerged in water the embryo will drown.
Do reptiles need to breed in water?
No. Reptiles commonly reporduce on land.
What advance allowed reptiles to reproduce away from water?
The Amniotic egg. Remember, reptiles are believed to have evolved from amphibians. Where do amphibians lay there eggs? - The water. Why? because their eggs are soft. The reptiles are the first to lay the amniotic egg which has a hard shell. If an amphibian tried to lay its egg on land, gravity would squad it because an amphibian's egg is jelly like. With the hard shell of the amniotic egg, reptiles have greater change of reproduction.
Do reptiles lay eggs on land or in a nest?
Some reptiles lay egg in the nest and some reptiles lay egg on the land.
Reptiles or fish only live in water?
Reptiles need land too. Fish do not.
Is a Snapping turtle a amphibian?
Of course not! They are reptiles and amphibians are completely different from them. I had a few friends that said, "Aren't turtles amphibians?" just like you are asking right now. They asked me it only yesterday. lolz. But no, they are not amphibians, they are reptiles. Amphibians lay their eggs on water, while reptiles lay it on land. Also, an amphibian's egg is covered witha gooey transparent covering, while a reptile's egg is hard and strong and doesn't need any covering.
How did reptiles pave the way for more land animals?
With skin and egg shells able to retain water, reptiles could remain out of water indefinitely, unlike their amphibian ancestors. Mammals and dinosaurs (from which birds evolved) later evolved from reptiles.
Does the development of the amniotic egg make early reptiles less dependent on water?
Yes! :) hope it helped
Is a reptile born or hatched from an egg?
reptiles hatch from an egg
How did the evolution of an amniotic egg help reptiles?
The amniotic egg allowed early reptiles to move away from waterside habitats and colonize dry regions. It allowed reproduction on land by preventing the embryo from drying out, so eggs could be laid away from the water.
