Sea Turtle Extra Credit Quiz

Where do sea turtles typically live?

• Any saltwater body

• Only warm, tropical waters

• Subtropics to tropics

• Most oceans, apart from cold polar seas

How many species of sea turtle are there?

• 19

• 7

• 3

• 52

True or False: When frightened, sea turtles retract into their shells

• True

• False

What determines a sea turtle's gender before it hatches?

• Temperature- if the eggs are warm, they will hatch mostly female, and if they're cold, they will hatch mostly male.

• Temperature- if the eggs are warm, they will hatch mostly male, and if they're cold, they will hatch mostly female.

• Age of Mother- the older the mother turtle, the more female babies she will produce

• Age of mother- the older the mother turtle, the more male babies she will produce

How do sea turtles eat?

• Proboscis feeding

• They have beaks they use to grab and bite

• They have teeth used to grind vegetation

• Sharp claws used to kill prey

Which of the following is true about sea turtle lifestyles?

• They stay near home until they get too old to mate, and then they leave the group and migrate

• They migrate incredibly long distances in groups, but always return home to nest

• They migrate incredibly long distances without a home, never going back to the same place

• They stay relatively close to their homes so that they can lay eggs on the same beaches every time

How long do most sea turtles live?

• 50-100 years

• 25-50 years

• 200-250 years

• 150-175 years

What do green sea turtles eat?

• Mostly sea grasses and algae, they're herbivores

• Mostly small fish, crustaceans, and mollusks

• A mix of plants and animals

How many eggs do sea turtles lay?

• 2-6 clutches per year, 30-45 eggs per clutch

• one clutch per year, 30-45 eggs per clutch

• one clutch per year, 42-75 eggs per clutch

• 2-6 clutches per year, 65-180 eggs per clutch

Which type of sea turtle is the only one without a hard shell?

• Leatherback sea turtle

• Green sea turtle

• Loggerhead sea turtle

• Hawksbill