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| How do tetrapods breathe? |
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| List the 3 groups of marine tetrapods. |
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| To which class do reptiles, birds, and mammals belong? |
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List the 5 types of reptile.
what advancements do they have over amphibians |
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| snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, tuatara; scales and lay eggs on land |
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| Why are most marine reptiles found in the tropics? |
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| higher metabolism and activity depends on temperature |
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| extinct marine reptile: dolphin/shark-like |
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| List the characteristics that allow sea turtles to live in a marine environment. |
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| salt glands to drink salt water, legs modified into flippers, live in ocean till time to lay eggs. |
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| List 4 different sea turtle species. |
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| Hawksbill, loggerhead, green, leatherback |
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| Which species of sea turtle grows the largest? how large? |
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| leatherback, 7 ft 1200 (lb) |
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| How often do female sea turtles breed? |
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| What is the most endangered species of sea turtle? |
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| How is reproduction in sea kraits different from sea snakes? |
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| List the characteristics that allow sea snakes to live in a marine environment. |
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| salt glands, flattened body, ovoviviparous, nerve venom |
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