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Science L.6: TUATARAS

Lesson 6 Vocab Review
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Known as a "third eye" that is located on the top of the tuatara's head.
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Most active at night, when temperatures seem to be cooler.
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The only reptile that lives longer than a tuatara is the _____ _____, which can live up to 188 years.
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As the tuatara grows older, the parietal eye becomes covered with ______.
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Tuataras once lived on nearly all the islands of New Zealand, until settlers arrived from across the ocean, accidentally bringing _____ with them--which feasted on unprotected tuatara eggs and new hatchlings.
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The tuatara is New Zealand's ______ reptile.
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Tuataras prefer _______ temperatures than lizards and most other reptiles do.
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This amazing reptile has a life span of up to 100 years!
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Unlike lizards, Tuataras do not have an _______.
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More active during the daytime
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There is a reptile alive today that is the last species to survive out of its family; every other species is extinct! For this reason, it is known as a "______ ______."
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Tuataras can be found in the wild in only this one place in the world
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Most tuatara homes are _____ that have been dug in the sandy soil of coastal forests.
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Tuataras' skin _____ every year, and their scales change color over time.
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Like lizards, they can _____ a tail that has been damaged or lost.
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Once New Zealand's most predominant animals, tuataras have quickly become a species in danger of becoming _____.