Sea Turtles Assessment

Some facts about sea turtles are listed below:

Fact 1: Sea turtles have four flippers.

Fact 2: Sea turtles return to the beaches where they hatched to reproduce.

Fact 3: Sea turtle bodies are covered with an upper and lower shell.

Which of the facts describe an inherited physical characteristic of a sea turtle?

• Fact 1 only

• Fact 2 only

• Facts 1 and 3 only

• Facts 1,2 and 3

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Loggerhead sea turtles primarily eat animals with hard shells such as horseshoe crabs and clams. Which of the following structures best helps loggerhead sea turtles consume its prey?

• strong, powerful jaws

• heart-shaped shells

• powerful hind (back) flippers

• large size

How is the life cycle of a sea turtle similar to that of a bird?

• both go through metamorphosis

• both lay eggs

• both can fly

• both have parents that care for their young

What is the function of a green sea turtle's serrated jaw?

• the blade-like jaw helps a green sea turtle rip into a fish's flesh

• the blade-like jaw helps steer a green sea turtle through the water

• the blade-like jaw helps protect a green sea turtle's internal organs

• the blade-like jaw helps a green sea turtle tear vegetation for food

Sea turtles are also different from land turtles because sea turtles cannot pull their head or limbs into their shell to protect themselves from predators. how does the head, shell shape, and flippers of sea turtles help the turtles escape their predators?

• Dig deep holes for their eggs

• Swim and dive easily

• Blend into their surroundings

• Hold their breath for several minutes

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What is a significant challenge in turtle conservation?

• Overpopulation

• Habitat destruction

• Excessive cold climates

• Lack of water sources

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A basic food web is shown. Which of the organisms in this food web is a producer?

• Loggerhead sea turtle

• Zooplankton

• Clams

• Phytoplankton

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What is the source of energy for this food web?

• the Sun

• shrimp

• the sea

• algae

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

• they show who eats who

• they show the direction the organisms swim in the sea

• they show the direction that energy moves

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What hatches on land but spends its life in the sea?

• Sea turtle

• egg

• lizard

• mom