General Reptile Quiz

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1. Which type of reptile has the largest number of species? Crocodilians Snakes Lizards Turtles

2. Which type of reptile is represented by only 2 living species? Amphisbaenians Turtles Crocodilians Tuatara

3. What is the Jacobson's organ used for? Sense of sight Sense of hearing Sense of touch Sense of smell

4. What does it mean for a snake to be "viviparous"? Warm blooded Lays eggs Bears live young Cold blooded

5. Closely related to snakes and lizards, this type of reptile spends the majority of its time underground. Caecilians Turtles Tuataras Amphisbaenians

6. Coral snakes are colourful venomous snakes. Other non venomous snakes have evolved similar colour patterns to confuse predators. What is this defense mechanism called? Answer: (one or two words)

7. Are there any vegetarian snakes? Yes No

8. This type of reptile is the oldest living form of reptile, and it has changed little in over 200 million years. Crocodilians Lizards Snakes Turtles

9. Snakes exist in almost all parts of the world except which of the following? Polar regions Caves Oceans Deserts

10. In Linnean classification, in what order do lizards and snakes belong? Squamata Testudinata Crocodilia Reptilia