ADAPTATIONS: Tough, scaly skin is one adaptation reptiles have.
Well-developed lungs, a double-loop circulatory system, a water-conserving excretory system, strong limbs, internal fertilization and shelled, terrestrial eggs are the other adaptations used by reptiles to help their living conditions!
BODY TEMPERATURE: All reptiles are ectotherms, meaning that their body temperatures change with their surrounding environment!
RESPIRATION: The lungs on reptiles are spongy! Many reptiles have muscles around their ribs that expand the chest cavity to inhale and collapse the cavity to force air out. Some species of crocodiles also have flaps of skin that allows them to breather through there nose when there mouth is open. Reptiles have two lungs except for in some cases of certain snake species who only have one!
CIRCULATORY:Reptiles have a very efficient double-loop circulatory system meaning one loop brings blood to and from the lungs while the other brings blood to and from the rest of the body.
Reptiles hearts contain two atria and either one or two ventricles.
EXCRETION: Reptiles urine contains either ammonia or uric acid. Ammonia, which is a toxic compound, in typically found in reptiles that live in the water. In the reptiles who excrete uric acid excess water in absorbed in the cloaca, reducing the urine to crystals of uric acid that form a pasty white solid. By getting rid of wastes that contain little water, a retile can conserve water.
RESPONSE:Reptiles that are active during the day usually have complex eyes and can see color well. Many snakes also have an extremely good sense of smell. Many retiles have a pair of sensory organs in the roof of the mouth that can detect chemicals when the reptiles flick their tongues. They have ears with an external eardrum and a single bone that conducts sound to the inner ear. Snakes can also pick up vibrations in the ground and some can even detect body heat of there prey!!
MOVEMENT: Reptiles with legs tend to have larger, stronger limbs that enable them to walk, run, burrow, swim, or climb. The legs are rotated further under the body helping them carry more body weight. The backbones help with much of their movement.
REPRODUCTION: All reptiles reproduce by internal fertilization. After fertilization, the female's reproductive system covers the embryos with several membranes and a leathery shell. Reptiles lay amniotic eggs meaning the shell and membrane of the egg create a protected environment in which the embryo can develop on land without drying out.
Well-developed lungs, a double-loop circulatory system, a water-conserving excretory system, strong limbs, internal fertilization and shelled, terrestrial eggs are the other adaptations used by reptiles to help their living conditions!
BODY TEMPERATURE: All reptiles are ectotherms, meaning that their body temperatures change with their surrounding environment!
RESPIRATION: The lungs on reptiles are spongy! Many reptiles have muscles around their ribs that expand the chest cavity to inhale and collapse the cavity to force air out. Some species of crocodiles also have flaps of skin that allows them to breather through there nose when there mouth is open. Reptiles have two lungs except for in some cases of certain snake species who only have one!
CIRCULATORY:Reptiles have a very efficient double-loop circulatory system meaning one loop brings blood to and from the lungs while the other brings blood to and from the rest of the body.
Reptiles hearts contain two atria and either one or two ventricles.
EXCRETION: Reptiles urine contains either ammonia or uric acid. Ammonia, which is a toxic compound, in typically found in reptiles that live in the water. In the reptiles who excrete uric acid excess water in absorbed in the cloaca, reducing the urine to crystals of uric acid that form a pasty white solid. By getting rid of wastes that contain little water, a retile can conserve water.
RESPONSE:Reptiles that are active during the day usually have complex eyes and can see color well. Many snakes also have an extremely good sense of smell. Many retiles have a pair of sensory organs in the roof of the mouth that can detect chemicals when the reptiles flick their tongues. They have ears with an external eardrum and a single bone that conducts sound to the inner ear. Snakes can also pick up vibrations in the ground and some can even detect body heat of there prey!!
MOVEMENT: Reptiles with legs tend to have larger, stronger limbs that enable them to walk, run, burrow, swim, or climb. The legs are rotated further under the body helping them carry more body weight. The backbones help with much of their movement.
REPRODUCTION: All reptiles reproduce by internal fertilization. After fertilization, the female's reproductive system covers the embryos with several membranes and a leathery shell. Reptiles lay amniotic eggs meaning the shell and membrane of the egg create a protected environment in which the embryo can develop on land without drying out.