Which of the following is FALSE regarding reptiles?

A) Their scales provide a protective armor.
B) Their scales shed periodically.
C) Their skin does not allow effective gas exchange.
D) The saclike lungs of amphibians are better developed than the lungs of reptiles.
E) Many extant reptiles lack metabolic mechanisms for regulating body temperature.

Metabolic Mechanisms

The biochemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life.

Saclike Lungs

Lungs that consist of air sacs, facilitating gas exchange in various organisms, particularly birds, allowing for efficient respiration.

Regulating Body Temperature

The process by which living organisms maintain their internal temperature within a tolerable range, despite external changes.