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How does a reptile's scaly skin make it suited to life on land?
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The scaly skin is largely waterproof, allowing a reptile to retain its body moisture even in a dry environment.
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Do nonvascular plants are better suited to life on land?
No
Reptiles are much more extensively adapted to life on land than amphibians in that reptiles?
lay shelled eggs
What are three adaptations that allow reptiles to survive on land?
Hard shelled or leathery eggs that can incubate/hatch outside of water, allowing them to migrate dry areas. Skin that prevents transpiration, allowing them to live on land without dehydrating. These would be primary...the third could be any of a number of adaptations, changes in locomotion, eye sight et cetera
How did the hard shelled egg help reptiles adapt to life on land?
to protect them from pridators
How are anseriformes different from galliformes?
The main difference between the two is that Anseriformes are well suited to a life in the water, and Galliformes are more suited to a life on land. Anseriformes include ducks, geese and swans. They have webbed feet, short legs, dense waterproof plumage and flattened (dorsoventrally) bills. They are well adapted to a life in water. Galliformes include chickens, turkeys, pheasants and quail. They have large, stout legs and are suited to a terrestrial lifestyle (on land). They are not well suited to flying.
Does reptiles lives in both land and water?
Although some types of reptiles are semi-aquatic or fully aquatic, most are fully terrestrial. Amphibians, however, spend part of their time in fresh water, and part on land. The name amphibian even refers to the fact that they live "both kinds of life."
Were reptiles the first vertebrates to be well adapted to live their entire lives on land?
Mammals,birds and reptiles are fully adapted to life on land. Fish live in water and amphibians start their life in water, then live on land.
Are land animals better than sea animals?
They are not necessarily better. Some animals are more suited to life in a maritime environment but that does not make them better or worse than so called terrestrial animals anymore than animals suited for a terrestrial (land) environment are better.
Why are sea animals better than land animals?
They are not necessarily better. Some animals are more suited to life in a maritime environment but that does not make them better or worse than so called terrestrial animals anymore than animals suited for a terrestrial (land) environment are better.
Why land animals are better than sea animals?
They are not necessarily better. Some animals are more suited to life in a maritime environment but that does not make them better or worse than so called terrestrial animals anymore than animals suited for a terrestrial (land) environment are better.
Which group of animals was the first to adapt to life on land by developing large lungs eggs with a waterproof shell and scaly waterproof skin?
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How does a thick dry waterproof skin help a reptile to live on land?
Thick ,dry, waterproof skin for life on land all reptiles have lungs for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
