Reptiles Quiz

Question 1

What are the four main groups of reptiles?

Accepted Answer

Turtles, lizards, snakes/lizards, crocodilians, and tuatara

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Snakes, lizards, frogs, turtles

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Snakes, crocodiles, turtles, salamanders

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Lizards, snakes, birds, crocodiles

Question 2

Which is the world's largest reptile?

Accepted Answer

Saltwater crocodile

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Nile crocodile

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Komodo dragon

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Leatherback sea turtle

Question 3

Which lizard can change colour to match its surroundings?

Accepted Answer

Chameleon

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Gecko

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Iguana

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Monitor lizard

Question 4

How do snakes detect heat from prey?

Accepted Answer

Through pit organs in their faces

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Through their eyes

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Through their tongue

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Through vibrations in the ground

Question 5

What is the difference between a tortoise and a turtle?

Accepted Answer

Tortoises live on land; turtles live in or near water

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They are the same animal

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Turtles are larger than tortoises

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Tortoises have flippers; turtles have legs

Question 6

Which is the only lizard known to have a venomous bite?

Accepted Answer

Both Komodo dragon and Gila monster

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Komodo dragon

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Gila monster

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Monitor lizard

Question 7

What is a reptile that has no legs and looks like a snake but is actually a lizard called?

Accepted Answer

Glass lizard

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Blind snake

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Worm lizard

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Skink

Question 8

What is special about the blood of the Komodo dragon?

Accepted Answer

It has anticoagulant proteins making prey bleed out

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It is venomous in its blood

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It contains iron that makes it magnetic

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Its blood is cold like ice

Question 9

How do sea turtles navigate across oceans?

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By sensing the Earth's magnetic field

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By following currents

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By following other turtles

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By smelling their destination

Question 10

Which reptile can drop its tail to escape predators?

Accepted Answer

Many gecko and lizard species

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Chameleon

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Monitor lizard

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Sea turtle

Question 11

Which is the fastest land snake in the world?

Accepted Answer

Black mamba

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King cobra

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Inland taipan

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Anaconda

Question 12

What do we call the process of snakes shedding their skin?

Accepted Answer

Ecdysis

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Moulting

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Metamorphosis

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Sloughing

Question 13

Which is the world's most venomous snake?

Accepted Answer

Inland taipan

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Black mamba

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King cobra

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Saw-scaled viper

Question 14

What is the term for reptiles that regulate body temperature using external heat sources?

Accepted Answer

Ectotherms

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Endotherms

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Homeotherms

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Thermoregulators

Question 15

Which crocodilian is found only in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

American alligator

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Nile crocodile

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Mugger crocodile

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Saltwater crocodile

Question 16

What is the Tuatara and where does it live?

Accepted Answer

An ancient reptile found only in New Zealand

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A large iguana from South America

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A type of sea turtle

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A venomous lizard from Australia

Question 17

How do pythons kill their prey?

Accepted Answer

Constriction

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Venom injection

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Crushing with their jaws

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Drowning

Question 18

Which is the largest lizard in the world?

Accepted Answer

Komodo dragon

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Saltwater crocodile

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Nile monitor

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Perentie

Question 19

What do geckos use to walk on walls and ceilings?

Accepted Answer

Millions of microscopic hair-like structures called setae

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Sticky secretions

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Suction cups on their feet

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Gripping claws

Question 20

Which reptile has a third eye on top of its head?

Accepted Answer

Tuatara

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Komodo dragon

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Chameleon

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Iguana