AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which class of animals has the following list of characteristics? · Cold Blooded · Lays Eggs · Bodies are covered with dry scales
A
Reptiles
B
Fish
C
Amphibians
D
Mammals
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reptiles are animals with dry skin and scales. They are carnivores. They lay eggs. For example, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reptiles are a class of vertebrates made up mostly of snakes, turtles, lizards, and crocodilians. These animals are most easily recognized by their dry, scaly skin. Almost all reptiles are cold-blooded, and most lay eggs-though some, like the boa constrictor, give birth to live young.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reptiles live on land, have scaly skin and lay eggs with shells. They have lungs rather than gills and may or may not have teeth. Some examples of reptiles are turtles, tortoises, lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and dinosaurs (now extinct).

Detailed explanation-4: -Reptiles-are animals that are cold-blooded, covered by scales, and mostly lay eggs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Animals that cannot generate internal heat are known as poikilotherms (poy-KIL-ah-therms), or cold-blooded animals. Insects, worms, fish, amphibians, and reptiles fall into this category-all creatures except mammals and birds.

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