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Marine Reptiles

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1Cryptodires refer to animals who...
1. Aretract head into shell by ending neck in S-shape
2. Bretract head into shell by bending neck horizontally
3. Cwere thought to be extinct, but turned out to be extant
4. Dwere thought to be extant, but turned out to be extinct
2Traits of marine turtles include...
1. Acryptodires
2. Bpleurodires
3. Ccarapace
4. Dscutes
5. Ebreathe by forcing viscera upward to exhale, and inward to inhale
6. Fbreathe by forcing diaphragm upward to exhale, and downward to inhale
3How many species of marine turtles are there?
1. A7
2. B9
3. C6
4. D10
4Label the parts of the shell/turtle identifiers
1. Acentral scutes
2. Blateral scutes
3. Cprefrontal scales
4. Dinfra-marginal scutes
5. Ecarapace
6. Fplastron
5Turtles are long-lived and late maturing
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
6Turtle thermoregulation includes:
1. Abasking
2. Bgigantothermy
3. Ccounter-current circulation
4. Dthick layer of fat
7Turtles are very social creatures, and aggregate in large groups
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
8Which are common predators for turtle hatchlings?
1. Aghost crabs
2. Bsea birds
3. Cmammals
4. Dlarge sharks
5. Ekiller whales
6. Fferal dogs
7. Ghumans
9Which are common predators for adult turtles?
1. Alarge sharks
2. Bkiller whales
3. Cferal dogs
4. Dhumans
5. Eghost crabs
6. Fsea birds
7. Gmammals
10Caretta caretta is the formal name for the...
1. ALoggerhead Sea Turtle
2. BKemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
3. COlive Ridley Sea Turtle
4. DHawksbill Sea Turtle

11Check all that apply to the Loggerhead Sea Turtle:
1. Areddish carapace
2. Blarge head and heavy jaws
3. Celongate shells, with serrated ridges on rear
4. Dcircumglobal range, estuaries and salt water, tropical to subtropical waters
5. Ediet: molluscs, sponges, crabs
6. Fgray, olive, or yellowish carapace, hearth-shaped, compact
7. GAtlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
8. Hdiet: crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins, fish
12Lepidochelys kempsii is the formal name for the...
1. AKemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
2. BLoggerhead Sea Turtle
3. COlive Ridley Sea Turtle
4. DFlatback Sea Turtle
13Check all that apply to the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
1. Agray, olive, or yellowish carapace, heart-shaped, compact
2. BAtlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
3. CDiet: crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins, fish
4. DCircumtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, Eastern Atlantic, S. Caribbean...
5. EDiet: molluscs, sponges, crabs
6. FElongate shells, with seerrated ridges on rear
14Lepidochelys olivacea is the common name for the
1. AOlive Ridley Sea Turtle
2. BKemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
3. CFlatback Sea Turtle
4. DHawksbill Sea Turtle
15Check all that apply to the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
1. Aolive to yellowish carapace, heart-shaped, flattened
2. BRange: Circumtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, eastern Atlantic, S. Caribbean...
3. Carribada or solitary nesting
4. DDiet: jellies, crustaceans, sea urchins, fish
5. Echestnut brown shell wit black and yellow tortoiseshell markings, ragged rear edges
6. FCircmtropical waters, coral reefs
7. GDiet: sponges
16Eretmochelys imbricata is the formal name for the...
1. AHawksbill Sea Turtle
2. BLoggerhead Sea Turtle
3. CGreen Sea Turtle
4. DLeatherback Sea Turtle
17Check all that apply to the hawksbill sea turtle
1. Achestnut brown shell with black and yellow tortoiseshell markings, carapace ragged rear edges
2. Bscutes overlap slightly
3. CCircumtropical waters, coral reefs
4. DDiet: Sponges
5. Eflattened carapace, olive green to gray
6. FAustralia
7. GDiet: soft corals, sea cucumbers, crustaceans, mollusks, sometimes sea grass
18Natator depressus is the the formal name for the...
1. AFlatback sea turtle
2. BHawksbill Sea Turtle
3. CKemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
4. DLeatherback Sea Turtle
19Check all that apply to the Flatback Sea Turtle
1. AFlattened carapace, olive green to gray
2. BAustralia
3. CDiet: soft corals, sea cucumbers, crustaceans, mollusks, sometimes sea grass
4. DOlive brown, flecked to mottled markings
5. ECircumtropical to subtropical
6. FDiet: seagrass, algae, invertebrates
20Chelonia mydas is the formal name for the...
1. AGreen Sea Turtle
2. BOlive Ridley Sea Turtle
3. CHawksbill Sea Turtle
4. DLeatherback Sea Turtle
21Check all that apply to the Green Sea Turtle
1. AOlive brown, flecked to mottled markings
2. Bsingle claw on front flippers, serrated lower jaw
3. CCircumtropical to subtropical
4. DDiet: seagrass, algae, invertebrates
5. Eflattened carapace, olive green to gray
6. FCosmopolitan
7. GDiet: jellyfish, salps, pyrosomes
22Dermochelys coriacea is the formal name for the...
1. ALeatherback Sea Turtle
2. BLoggerhead Sea Turtle
3. CHawksbill Sea Turtle
4. DGreen Sea Turtle
23Check all that apply to the Leatherback Sea Turtle
1. AHighly modified carapace
2. BCosmopolitan range
3. Cbluish back to dark gray
4. Dendothermy
5. Ediet: jellyfish, salps, pyrosomes
6. Fdiet: sagrass, algae, invertebrates
7. GCircumtropical to subtropical
24Amblyrhynchus cristatus is the formal name for the...
1. AMarine Iguana
2. BAmerican Alligator
3. CHawksbill Sea Turtle
4. DGreen Sea Turtle
25Subfamily Hydrophiinae is home to the...
1. Asea snakes and kraits
2. Bcrocodilians
3. Cmarine iguana
4. Dturtles
26Check all that apply to sea snakes and kraits
1. Apaddle-like tails, laterally compressed bodies
2. Bvenomous
3. Crespiration across skin and salt excretion in sublingual glands
4. Ddiet: fish and octopods
5. Eovoviviparous
6. Famphibious
7. GDiet: crustaceans and mollusks
27Crocodilians have temperature-dependent sex determination
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
28Crocodilians have little to no parental care
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
29Crocodilians utilize what kind of predation?
1. Alie-in-wait
2. Bchase
3. Cbait
4. Dambush
30Crocodylus acutus is the formal name for the...
1. AAmerican Crocodile
2. BSaltwater Crocodile
3. CMarine Iguana
4. DGreen Sea Turtle
31Check all that apply to the American Crocodile
1. Agray-green to olive, narrow head profile
2. BExtreme S. Florida and FL Keys
3. CDiet: fish, crabs, birds, turtles, snakes, small mammals
4. DDiet: opportunistic predators, pythons
5. Edark gray to black, broad head profile and rounded snout
6. FNorth Carolina to FL Keys to Gulf Coast
32Alligator mississippiensis is the formal name for the...
1. AAmerican Alligator
2. BAmerican Crocodile
3. CSaltwater Crocodile
4. DMarine Iguana
33Check all that apply to the American Alligator
1. Adark gray to black, borad head profile and rounded snout
2. BNorth Carolina to FL Keys to Gulf Coast
3. CDiet: opportunistic predators, pythons
4. Dgray-green to olive, narrow head profile
5. EExtreme S. Florida and FL Keys
6. FDiet: fish, crabs, birds, turtles, snakes, small mammals

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Description: Study guide covering marine reptiles for Marine Verts class
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Marine Reptiles

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