AnatomyNestingSpeciesThreats

Upper portion of shell Carapace Category 1 Question 1

Lower portion of shell Plastron Category 1 Question 2

Sections of the shell are called Scutes Category 1 Question 3

How are legs modified? Flippers Category 1 Question 4

Name several modifications sea turtles have for marine life Salty tears, Beak with no teeth, Good water vision, Smell in H2O, Hydrodynamic for swimming, Legs to flippers, Dive deep, Store O2 in body, No external ears. Category 1 Question 5

Attempt to nest but return to water False crawl Category 2 Question 1

Females return to the beach where they hatched to lay their eggs. It is called? Natal Category 2 Question 2

Name several factors of a good nesting beach. Sandy, Isolated from predators, Shady, Tropical Category 2 Question 3

The time between hatching and returning to nest Lost years Category 2 Question 4

Female Green Turtles lay how many eggs? How often? How long? 100 eggs, every 2 weeks, up to 2 months Category 2 Question 5

Shell used for jewelry Hawksbill Category 3 Question 1

Smallest turtle Olive Ridley Category 3 Question 2

Large head, eats invertebrates Loggerhead Category 3 Question 3

Deepest diver, eats jellies Leatherback Category 3 Question 4

Herbivore as adult, eats seagrass Green sea turtle Category 3 Question 5

What does TED stand for? Turtle Excluder Device Category 4 Question 1

Some people eat what two parts of turtles? Eggs and meat Category 4 Question 2

People threaten turtles by adding more sand to the beach. This is called? Beach nourishment Category 4 Question 3

People threaten turtles by adding levies, embankments, and jetties. This is called ? Coastal armoring Category 4 Question 4

Category 4 Question 5 Name three threats to turtles not mentioned Pollution, Fish/shrimp trawling, Plastic debris, Artificial light-disorientation, Tumors