Reptiles and their characteristics • Reptiles live on land or in water. • Most are oviparous and lay eggs on land. • They breathe with lungs .
tail
dry, scaly skin
head
four short limbs
Most reptiles have four limbs. Some have a shell.
Lizards are reptiles with four limbs and a tail.
Snakes are reptiles without limbs.
Tortoises are reptiles with a hard shell on the outside.
NAME vertebrates with gills.
GIVE an example of a reptile with a hard shell.
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EXPLAIN the differences between a frog and a tadpole.
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NAME the vertebrate groups with scales.
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Where do fish, amphibians and reptiles live? EXPLAIN . EXPLAIN the differences between the body of a reptile and the body of a fish.
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Some reptiles have legs and some don’t. NAME one with legs and one without.
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