World Book Trivia Quiz-reptiles

1. Which group is the only type of reptile to have a shell?

Turtles

Tuatara

Snakes

Scientists divide reptiles into four main groups. They are lizards and snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and the tuatara. Turtles are the only reptiles with shells. Turtles can pull their heads, legs, and tails into their shells for protection.

Explanation

Scientists divide reptiles into four main groups. They are lizards and snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and the tuatara. Turtles are the only reptiles with shells. Turtles can pull their heads, legs, and tails into their shells for protection.

2. Reptiles are _____________.

Warm-blooded

Cold-blooded

Not-blooded

Reptiles are cold-blooded. That means that their body temperature changes with the temperature around them. To stay alive, reptiles need to avoid very hot or very cold temperatures.

Explanation

Reptiles are cold-blooded. That means that their body temperature changes with the temperature around them. To stay alive, reptiles need to avoid very hot or very cold temperatures.

3. What is good way to distinguish between an alligator and a crocodile?

Alligators have longer legs than crocodiles.

Alligators have rounded snouts and crocodiles have pointy snouts

Alligators have sharper teeth than crocodiles.

Both crocodiles and alligators have long bodies, short legs, and powerful tails. Both have tough skins, long snouts, and sharp teeth. Most crocodiles, however, have pointed snouts, while most alligators have a rounded snout. Also, the crocodile's lower fourth tooth sticks out when its mouth is closed.

Explanation

Both crocodiles and alligators have long bodies, short legs, and powerful tails. Both have tough skins, long snouts, and sharp teeth. Most crocodiles, however, have pointed snouts, while most alligators have a rounded snout. Also, the crocodile's lower fourth tooth sticks out when its mouth is closed.

4. The tortoise is simliar to a turtle with the exception of ___________.

Having teeth

Living only on land

Able to move faster

A tortoise is a turtle that lives only on land. Tortoises have stumpy legs and stubby little toes. Most tortoises have a high, dome-shaped shell. They are slow-moving, but they pull their head, feet, and tail inside the shell when attacked by enemies

Explanation

A tortoise is a turtle that lives only on land. Tortoises have stumpy legs and stubby little toes. Most tortoises have a high, dome-shaped shell. They are slow-moving, but they pull their head, feet, and tail inside the shell when attacked by enemies

5. What is NOT a characteristic of a chameleon?

Can look forward and backward at the same time

Can change colors

Can go underwater for long periods of time

Chameleons are lizards that can change color. A chameleon's eyes stick out, and they work separately. That means a chameleon can look forward and backward at the same time. It catches insects by shooting out its long, sticky tongue very fast.

Explanation

Chameleons are lizards that can change color. A chameleon's eyes stick out, and they work separately. That means a chameleon can look forward and backward at the same time. It catches insects by shooting out its long, sticky tongue very fast.

6. There are about ______ kinds of turtle.

300

10

175

There are about 300 kinds of turtles. Some turtles live only on land. Others spend almost their whole life in the sea.

Explanation

There are about 300 kinds of turtles. Some turtles live only on land. Others spend almost their whole life in the sea.

7. The tuatara is most cloesly related to which creature?

Dinosaur

Lizard

Whale

The tuatara is found only on several islands off the coast of New Zealand. The tuatara looks like a lizard, but it is more closely related to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago

Explanation

The tuatara is found only on several islands off the coast of New Zealand. The tuatara looks like a lizard, but it is more closely related to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago

8. What does the word "dinosaur" mean?

Terrible lizard

Big lizard

Flying lizard

The dinosaurs were a group of prehistoric reptiles that ruled Earth for about 160 million years. The name dinosaur comes from the term Dinosauria, which means terrible lizards.

Explanation

The dinosaurs were a group of prehistoric reptiles that ruled Earth for about 160 million years. The name dinosaur comes from the term Dinosauria, which means terrible lizards.

9. What is it called when snakes shed their outer layer of skin?

Melting

Shedding

Molting

The dry scales that cover a snake's body may be smooth or ridged, with rough edges. From time to time, a snake sheds the outer layer of skin. This skin-shedding is called molting. When a snake molts, it loosens the skin around its mouth and head by rubbing its nose on a rough surface. The snake then crawls out of the old skin, turning it inside out.

Explanation

The dry scales that cover a snake's body may be smooth or ridged, with rough edges. From time to time, a snake sheds the outer layer of skin. This skin-shedding is called molting. When a snake molts, it loosens the skin around its mouth and head by rubbing its nose on a rough surface. The snake then crawls out of the old skin, turning it inside out.

10. The two types of alligators are?

Western and Southern

Indian and American

American and Chinese

There are two kinds of alligators. The American alligator lives in low, wet parts of the Southeastern United States. The Chinese alligator lives in the lower Yangtze River Valley in China. Both alligators are related to crocodiles and Central and South American Caymans.

Explanation

There are two kinds of alligators. The American alligator lives in low, wet parts of the Southeastern United States. The Chinese alligator lives in the lower Yangtze River Valley in China. Both alligators are related to crocodiles and Central and South American Caymans.