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Which of the following is a characteristic of all reptiles?
Select one:

a.
lack vertebrae

b.
use gills to breathe

c.
are fully aquatic

d.
are ectothermic

Sagot :

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Answer:

D - Are ectothermic; (took the test)

Explanation:

Reptiles are cold-blooded, scaly vertebrates.

Reptiles are the Chordata that belongs to the animal kingdom and are covered with the scaly body. All reptiles are ectothermic or cold-blooded. Thus, option d is correct.

What are the characteristics of reptiles?

Reptiles are the vertebrates that have backbones and scaly bodies hence Chordates. The dry skin of the reptiles is covered by scales and bony plates. They have four legs and have intermediate properties between mammals and amphibians.

They breathe through the lungs, and almost all reptiles lay eggs and hence are oviparous. They have cold-blooded metabolisms and hence are ectothermic. They regulate and maintain the internal body temperature according to the external environment.

Therefore, all reptiles are ectothermic (cold-blooded).

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