Question : Give scientific reasons for the statements : Crocodile and turtle can live on the land as well as in water. Yet they are not amphibians.

Question : Give scientific reasons for the statements : Crocodile and

1.	Question : Give scientific reasons for the statements : Crocodile and turtle can live on the land as well as in water. Yet they are not amphibians.
Answer» Solution :Amphibians pass their early life (from fertilization to just REACHING the adult STAGE) in water and never on land. Crocodile and turtle live in water, do not breed and fertilize in water, but always on the land. Secondly, amphibians can and do respire through their THIN, moist skin DEVOID of any type of exoskeleton. Crocodile and turtle have quite thick skin, not suitable for respiration. Therefore though these animals live both on the land as well as in water, they are not amphibians, but are reptiles.