1. Reptiles are (MORE / LESS) adapted to terrestrial life.
2. What was the single most influential development, of vertebrates, prompting the move
from water to land? What broke the vertebrates tie to water
3. What was the “age of reptiles”
4. Name the 4 extant orders of reptiles
5. True / False Reptiles are a monophyletic group.
6. Name 3 characteristics of Reptiles.
7. Most reptiles have a _____ chambered heart
8. Discuss Anthracosaurs
9. What is kinesis?
10. Name a stem amniote group.
11. Fenestra stands for ________________ in Latin.
12. Name the 3 amniote conditions (relating to skull fenestration) and describe them.
13. Skull fenestration serves what purposes?
14. What was the dominant terrestrial vertebrate grouping from the Permian – Triassic
period?
15. Turtles have a ____________________ covering their backs and a
_______________ covering their ventral surface.
16. _______________ is the largest turtle found (12- 15 ft across)
17. Name the two major groups of Diapsids
18. Name the two extinct orders within Lepidosauria
19. What reptile is considered a living fossil and where is it found?
20. Lizards are (Anapsid, Synapsid, Diapsid)
21. Name the three traditional (old) suborders of squamata.
22. Name the two squamate lineages currently supported.
23. __________________ and _________________ are nested within Scleroglossa
24. Name 3 characteristics of Lacertilia
25. True / False All snakes are terrestrial.
26. Dinosaurs were dominant _________________ and were __________________
(Anapsid, Synapsid, Diapsid)
27. Name the orders of stem archosaurs.
28. Name 3 characteristics of Order Pterosauria.
29. Name and describe the two body forms of Order Sauricia
30. What possible reasons explain why dinosaurs died out?
31. True / False Reptiles are Polyphyletic.