Reptiles are best adapted to terrestrial life because of
Horny scutes
Horny dermal scales
Shelled eggs
Carnivorous nature
A
Carnivorous nature
B
Shelled eggs
C
Horny dermal scales
D
Horny scutes
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Most of the reptiles are oviparous. As amniotes, the reptile eggs are surrounded by membranes for protection and transport, which adapt them to reproduction on dry land. Reptiles have horny epidermal scales. So, the correct answer is option D.
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