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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?
A
Amphibian
B
Reptile
C
Bird
D
Fish
E
Mammal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I? a. reptile.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amphibians like frogs and salamanders reproduce by laying eggs that do not have soft skin and no hard shells. Most females lay eggs in the water and the babies which are called larvae or tadpoles, live in the water and use gills to breathe and find food as fish do.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reptiles have scales, and their skin is dry. Amphibians do not, and their skin is often moist with mucus, which keeps them from drying up.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amphibian eggs can be laid in the water (top) or on land in moist environments (bottom). All frogs and some salamanders in Pennsylvania lay their eggs in water. Salamanders that lay their eggs on land often guard them from predators, like this red-backed salamander.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amphibians are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates made up of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (wormlike animals with poorly developed eyes).

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