Do reptiles have cold blood?

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Reptiles:

  • Reptiles are sometimes also called as Reptilia.
  • The scientific class of reptoIlia include the vertebrates animals.
  • The basic animals included in this category are snakes, lizard, turtles, crocodilians, etc.
  • Reptiles are easily distinguished from other class by the presence of their dry and scaly skin.
  • Reptiles are known and recognized to breath through their lungs just like the human being.
  • The another characteristic feature of reptile is that, all animals included within this category are known to be as a tetrapod, or they have descended from any tetrapod ancestor. Tetrapod means any animal with four legs walking ability.
  • For the growth of their species, majority reptile animals are known to lay eggs instead of direct birth giving.
  • Another main characteristic feature of reptile is that they are said to be cold-blooded animals.

Do reptiles have col blood?

  • Reptiles are categorized as the cold-blooded animals, such as lizard.
  • Cold blooded animals are typically those animals who can not regulate their body temperature, instead their body temperature changes with the change in environmental conditions.
  • In today’s world, majority species of reptiles are said to be as a cold-blooded animal.
  • Reptiles are said to be as a cold bloodied animal, but that does not mean they are the cold blood animals.
  • It just means that their blood temperature changes with change in nature and hence, they like to live in warm places.

Fun Facts:

  1. Reptiles are said to be very long-lived animals.
  2. Re9tiles are estimated to be present on the Earth from about before 315 million years.
  3. Reptiles are known to have no sweat gills inside their body.

Related Questions:

  1. What is meant by Class in classification of animal?
  2. Write down in detail about characteristic features of reptiles.
  3. How many animals are included in reptile class?

True or False:

  1. Reptiles are also called as mammals.
  2. Reptiles belong to the class reptilia.
  3. Reptile include the animals like goat, dog, etc.
  4. Reptiles are known to be tetrapods.
  5. Reptiles have a shiny and plain skin.

Objective Quiz:

  1. Reptile are also called as ______.
    1. Reptilia.
    2. Mammalia.
    3. Anura.
    4. None of the above.
  2. Reptile include animals such as _______.
    1. Lizard.
    2. Snake.
    3. Turtle.
    4. All of the above.
  3. Reptiles can breathe trough _________.
    1. Lungs.
    2. Gills.
    3. Slits.
    4. None of the above.
  4. Reptiles are said to be ________.
    1. Cold blooded animal.
    2. Cold blood animal.
    3. None of the above.
    4. Both 1) and 2).
  5. Reptiles are known to have _______.
    1. One leg.
    2. Two leg.
    3. Three leg.
    4. Four leg.

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