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Reptiles and birds require significant amounts of water to maintain hydration and regulate their body temperature. While reptiles often rely on external sources of heat for thermoregulation, birds require water for physiological processes such as digestion and thermoregulation through evaporative cooling. Additionally, water is crucial for maintaining the health of their skin and feathers, which is vital for insulation and protection. Access to adequate water sources is essential for their survival and reproductive success.
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How does uric acid help birds insects and reptiles conserve water?
its not about advantages, they are designed that way. Uric acid is released by birds and reptiles due to the fact that their excretory system is different compared to humans and aquatic animals
With what do reptiles conserve water?
Reptiles conserve water through their skin by having tough, dry scales that help prevent water loss. They also have efficient kidneys that can concentrate their urine to conserve water. Some reptiles, like certain desert species, can also retain water by adjusting their metabolic processes to minimize water loss.
Why did birds evolve after reptiles?
Because they can generate their own body heat - reptiles cannot and need a warm environment
Why loop of henle is short in reptiles?
It is shorter in reptiles, they actually don't even have a loop of Henle. It is because when they evolved onto land, they needed to develop strategies to conserve water. The purpose of the loop of henle in mammals and other animals is to wash out the solutes out of our bodies, but reptiles need to conserve that water, so instead they have salt glands near the eyes and nose to secrete it. It also explains why they excrete uric acid rather than urea.
Do reptiles need to breed in water?
No. Reptiles commonly reporduce on land.
What do mammals reptiles amphibians birds and fish need to survive?
They all need forms of nourishment to suvive.
Why must you conserve water?
All living things need water
Do reptiles need water when they are in an egg?
yes
How do the eggs of birds and reptiles differ?
A reptile egg is much much much softer than birds egg.
Reptiles or fish only live in water?
Reptiles need land too. Fish do not.
Do reptiles and birds have similar life cycles?
To some degree. Both birds and reptiles reproduce sexually and have offspring that resemble their parents. All birds and most reptiles lay eggs. One key difference is that reptiles are born largely able to fend for themselves while birds are fairly helpless and need their parents' care. The only reptiles that provide parental care are crocodiles and alligators, which help their young hatch and protect them from predators, but do not provide food.
How is a birds life cycle different to a reptiles life cycle?
I have no idea I just need to know for homework
