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a vertebrate that has dry, scaly skin, lungs, and terrestrial eggs with several membranes
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reptile
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rely on behavior to help control body temperature
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ectotherms
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named after the amnion, one of the four membranes that surrounds the developing embryo
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amniotic egg
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the four surviving groups of reptiles
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lizards and snakes, crocodilians, turtles and tortoises, and the tuatara
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the shell consists of two parts:
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dorsal part and ventral part
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carapace
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dorsal part
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plastron
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ventral part
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made mostly of protein and develop from pits in the birds' skin
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feathers
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animals that can generate their own body heat
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endotherms
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located at the lower end of the esophagus, food is stored and moistened here before it moves further
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crop
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muscular organ that helps in the mechanical breakdown of food by grinding it
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gizzard
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when a bird inhales, most air first enters large posterior - in the body cavity and bones
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air sacs
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