Marine Reptiles

What are problems facing sea turtles?

• Disappearing beaches
• Shrimp nets
• Pollution
• All of the above

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Marine iguanas:

• live on rocky coastlines
• feed on seaweed
• are found only on Galapagos Islands
• all of the above are correct

Sea turtles:

• lay their eggs under rocks in the intertidal zone   
• have a very successful rate of reproduction 
• guard their eggs    
• return to the beach they are born to lay their eggs

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*The top shell of a turtle is called a ______

• hard surface

• oval plate

• turtle

• carapace

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The largest species of sea turtle is the....

• green sea turtle

• hawksbill sea turtle

• leatherback sea turtle

• flatback sea turtle

Sea turtles are slow on land but fast swimmers in water

• True

• False

Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

• Endothermic
• Scaly skin
• Has lungs
• lays leathery eggs

A Sea snake is a marine reptile

• true

• false

The one species of iguana considered marine lives in...

• Baja California

• Hawaii

• Florida

• Galapagos Islands

Sea snakes have gills

• True

• False