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Marine Reptiles

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Question 1 of 33

1

Cryptodires refer to animals who...

Select one of the following:

retract head into shell by ending neck in S-shape
retract head into shell by bending neck horizontally
were thought to be extinct, but turned out to be extant
were thought to be extant, but turned out to be extinct

Explanation

Question 2 of 33

1

Traits of marine turtles include...

Select one or more of the following:

cryptodires
pleurodires
carapace
scutes
breathe by forcing viscera upward to exhale, and inward to inhale
breathe by forcing diaphragm upward to exhale, and downward to inhale

Explanation

Question 3 of 33

1

How many species of marine turtles are there?

Select one of the following:

7
9
6
10

Explanation

Question 4 of 33

1

Label the parts of the shell/turtle identifiers

Select correct option below corresponding to the highlighted orange point

central scutes

lateral scutes

prefrontal scales

infra-marginal scutes

carapace

plastron

Explanation

Question 5 of 33

1

Turtles are long-lived and late maturing

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 6 of 33

1

Turtle thermoregulation includes:

Select one or more of the following:

basking
gigantothermy
counter-current circulation
thick layer of fat

Explanation

Question 7 of 33

1

Turtles are very social creatures, and aggregate in large groups

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 33

1

Which are common predators for turtle hatchlings?

Select one or more of the following:

ghost crabs
sea birds
mammals
large sharks
killer whales
feral dogs
humans

Explanation

Question 9 of 33

1

Which are common predators for adult turtles?

Select one or more of the following:

large sharks
killer whales
feral dogs
humans
ghost crabs
sea birds
mammals

Explanation

Question 10 of 33

1

Caretta caretta is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 11 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Loggerhead Sea Turtle:

Select one or more of the following:

reddish carapace
large head and heavy jaws
elongate shells, with serrated ridges on rear
circumglobal range, estuaries and salt water, tropical to subtropical waters
diet: molluscs, sponges, crabs
gray, olive, or yellowish carapace, hearth-shaped, compact
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
diet: crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins, fish

Explanation

Question 12 of 33

1

Lepidochelys kempsii is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Flatback Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 13 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Select one or more of the following:

gray, olive, or yellowish carapace, heart-shaped, compact
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Diet: crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins, fish
Circumtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, Eastern Atlantic, S. Caribbean...
Diet: molluscs, sponges, crabs
Elongate shells, with seerrated ridges on rear

Explanation

Question 14 of 33

1

Lepidochelys olivacea is the common name for the

Select one of the following:

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Flatback Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 15 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Select one or more of the following:

olive to yellowish carapace, heart-shaped, flattened
Range: Circumtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, eastern Atlantic, S. Caribbean...
arribada or solitary nesting
Diet: jellies, crustaceans, sea urchins, fish
chestnut brown shell wit black and yellow tortoiseshell markings, ragged rear edges
Circmtropical waters, coral reefs
Diet: sponges

Explanation

Question 16 of 33

1

Eretmochelys imbricata is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 17 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the hawksbill sea turtle

Select one or more of the following:

chestnut brown shell with black and yellow tortoiseshell markings, carapace ragged rear edges
scutes overlap slightly
Circumtropical waters, coral reefs
Diet: Sponges
flattened carapace, olive green to gray
Australia
Diet: soft corals, sea cucumbers, crustaceans, mollusks, sometimes sea grass

Explanation

Question 18 of 33

1

Natator depressus is the the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Flatback sea turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 19 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Flatback Sea Turtle

Select one or more of the following:

Flattened carapace, olive green to gray
Australia
Diet: soft corals, sea cucumbers, crustaceans, mollusks, sometimes sea grass
Olive brown, flecked to mottled markings
Circumtropical to subtropical
Diet: seagrass, algae, invertebrates

Explanation

Question 20 of 33

1

Chelonia mydas is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Green Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 21 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Green Sea Turtle

Select one or more of the following:

Olive brown, flecked to mottled markings
single claw on front flippers, serrated lower jaw
Circumtropical to subtropical
Diet: seagrass, algae, invertebrates
flattened carapace, olive green to gray
Cosmopolitan
Diet: jellyfish, salps, pyrosomes

Explanation

Question 22 of 33

1

Dermochelys coriacea is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Leatherback Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 23 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the Leatherback Sea Turtle

Select one or more of the following:

Highly modified carapace
Cosmopolitan range
bluish back to dark gray
endothermy
diet: jellyfish, salps, pyrosomes
diet: sagrass, algae, invertebrates
Circumtropical to subtropical

Explanation

Question 24 of 33

1

Amblyrhynchus cristatus is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

Marine Iguana
American Alligator
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 25 of 33

1

Subfamily Hydrophiinae is home to the...

Select one of the following:

sea snakes and kraits
crocodilians
marine iguana
turtles

Explanation

Question 26 of 33

1

Check all that apply to sea snakes and kraits

Select one or more of the following:

paddle-like tails, laterally compressed bodies
venomous
respiration across skin and salt excretion in sublingual glands
diet: fish and octopods
ovoviviparous
amphibious
Diet: crustaceans and mollusks

Explanation

Question 27 of 33

1

Crocodilians have temperature-dependent sex determination

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 28 of 33

1

Crocodilians have little to no parental care

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 29 of 33

1

Crocodilians utilize what kind of predation?

Select one of the following:

lie-in-wait
chase
bait
ambush

Explanation

Question 30 of 33

1

Crocodylus acutus is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

American Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile
Marine Iguana
Green Sea Turtle

Explanation

Question 31 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the American Crocodile

Select one or more of the following:

gray-green to olive, narrow head profile
Extreme S. Florida and FL Keys
Diet: fish, crabs, birds, turtles, snakes, small mammals
Diet: opportunistic predators, pythons
dark gray to black, broad head profile and rounded snout
North Carolina to FL Keys to Gulf Coast

Explanation

Question 32 of 33

1

Alligator mississippiensis is the formal name for the...

Select one of the following:

American Alligator
American Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile
Marine Iguana

Explanation

Question 33 of 33

1

Check all that apply to the American Alligator

Select one or more of the following:

dark gray to black, borad head profile and rounded snout
North Carolina to FL Keys to Gulf Coast
Diet: opportunistic predators, pythons
gray-green to olive, narrow head profile
Extreme S. Florida and FL Keys
Diet: fish, crabs, birds, turtles, snakes, small mammals

Explanation