NATURE TRUE AND FALSE
ANSWERS TO REPTILE AND AMPHIBIANSHOW DID YOU DO? CHECK THE ANSWERS TO THE NATURE TRUE AND FALSE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIANS QUESTIONS. 1. TRUE The eggs are laid in a film about two feet square on the surface of still water. 2. FALSE Alligator's food consists chiefly of fish, mammals and waterfowl. 3. TRUE When cold weather arrives the garter snake goes to sleep and will not waken until the first warm days of spring. 4. FALSE The copperhead is probably responsible for more bites than any other snake in the U.S. It's bite is not usually fatal, although some deaths have been recorded. 5. TRUE Turtles kept together in the same aquarium will eat each other's tails and legs. The enemies of turtles are large fish and other turtles. 6. TRUE When the lizard sheds its tail and escapes, a new tail begins to grow at once. 7. FALSE Snakes have no arms or legs to dig holes. They will often use holes dug by other animals. 8. FALSE Reptiles do not have feathers and do not live in nests. 9. TRUE Snakes have no eyelids. They may stare at you though. 10. TRUE Most amphibians are born in water and breath with gills. Later they live on land and breath with lungs. 11. TRUE Frogs live in or near water and have smooth, moist skin. Toads live on land and have rough, dry skin. 12. FALSE Most snakes are harmless and are an important part of the ecology. Even poisonous snakes help us by controlling the rodent population. 13. TRUE Lizards live on mountain tops, in the oceans, in deserts and in forests. 14. FALSE Each kind of toad or frog has a special call that is all its own. If you listen closely, you can identify each one by its voice. 15. TRUE They depend on external sources for heat, such as the sun. That is why you will often see snakes basking in the sun. 16. FALSE The very common box turtle can also live to be 100 years old. 17. TRUE A frog can breathe through its lungs and skin. The thin moist skin of frogs and salamanders allows oxygen to pass through it. 18. TRUE An alligator has 70 to 80 teeth at one time, but when they wear out they are replaced. 19. FALSE All snakes have a skull, a back bone, and ribs 20. FALSE A snake flicks its tounge in order to smell the air. In this way it learns if danger is approaching or if a food source is nearby. 21. FALSE Toads and frogs and other amphibians do not cause warts. Toads and frogs can produce a secretion that can irritate human skin however
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