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What are the basic characteristics of reptiles?
Reptiles have scaly skin
What are some reptiles characteristics?
they have scales
Do reptiles and birds share enough common characteristics to be classified in the same clade?
Reptiles and birds share enough common characteristics to be classified in the same clade called Sauropsida, which includes all modern reptiles and birds.
What characteristics are common to both birds and reptiles?
Lay eggs
Are birds and fish reptiles?
No. Birds, fish and reptiles are each a classification of "vertebrates" of their own. They all have quite different characteristics.
Which characteristics of birds make them different from reptiles?
Birds are warm-blooded.
Are reptials warm blooded?
Most reptiles are cold-blooded, meaning they rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature. However, some exceptions like certain species of snakes and marine reptiles exhibit characteristics of being warm-blooded by generating heat internally.
Why are turtles classified as reptiles?
Turtles are classified as reptiles because they share key characteristics with other reptiles, such as having scales, laying eggs, and being cold-blooded. These traits place them in the same group as other reptiles like snakes and lizards.
What characteristics define a turtle as a reptile?
Turtles are classified as reptiles due to their scaly skin, cold-blooded nature, and ability to lay eggs on land. These characteristics are common among reptiles, which also include snakes, lizards, and crocodiles.
What are two derived characteristics that allowed reptiles to become the first entirely terrestrial vertebrates?
Plato Users: A. Amniotic Egg, and Dry Scaly Skin.
What physical characteristics allow reptiles independence from water?
Waterproof skin and waterproof eggshells.
What are two reptile-like characteristics in the platypus?
The only reptile-like characteristic which platypuses have is the fact that they reproduce by laying soft-shelled, leathery eggs (and not all reptiles lay eggs, either). Apart from that, these creatures fit all the characteristics of mammals.
