Paired Passage Quiz "Kemp's Ridley and Ridley Ranger"

The word invertebrate has a Latin root that means "backbone." Based on this information, what does the word invertebrate mean as it is used in paragraph 2 of the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle?"

• Animals that can breathe under water

• Animals that do not have a spine

• Animals that feed on other animals

• Animals that are not fully grown

Which sentence in paragraph 4 of the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle" best help explain the main difference between male and female Kemp's Ridley turtles?

Select TWO correct answers

• Kemp ridley turtles reach maturity at ten to fifteen years of age

• One clutch can have 50 to 130 eggs

• Females come ashore to lay their eggs about every 2 years

• The males spend their entire lives at sea once they have hatched

• The group of eggs laid by one mother at a time is called a clutch

Which sentence from the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle suggests why the author thinks protection efforts are needed?

• Of the five sea turtle species that roam the Gulf of Mexico, the Kemp's ridley is the smallest. (paragraph 1)

• Kemp's ridley turtles reach maturity at ten to fifteen years of age (paragraph 4)

• Kemp's ridley is the most endangered species of sea turtle (paragraph 5)

• Biologists did not begin protection efforts at Rancho Nuevo until the mid 1960s (paragraph 5)

According to the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle," the main difference between male and female Kemp's ridley turtles are that the adult male -

• can live in the Atlantic Ocean

• lives its whole life in the ocean

• has a gray shell

• has a yellow belly

Read the dictionary entry below:

Current. 1. happening or existing now. 2. a continuous movement of water or air in one direction. 3. a flow of electricity. 4. an idea, feeling, or opinion shared by many

Which definition best fits the meaning of currents as it is used in paragraph 3 of the article "Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle"?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

The author includes the details about Mexico in paragraph 6 of the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle" most likely to -

• explain the difficulties Mexico faces when trying to protect the turtles

• highlight the dangers the turtles face in the Gulf of Mexico

• emphasize the turtles' need for sheltered beaches in Mexico

• illustrate the importance of a partnership between Texas and Mexico

The table titled "Kemp's Ridley Nests documented on the Texas Coast, 1996-2013" has been included in the article "The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle" most likely to -

• show how conversation efforts are increasing the turtles' population

• explain how turtles' nests are being protected on different beaches

• support the idea that the turtles lay eggs on Texas and Mexico beaches

• provide a reason for limiting commercial fishing in the Fuld of Mexico

Which sentences from the article "Ridley Ranger" best explains why it might be difficult to find Kemp's ridley?

• Ridley Ranger is a seven year old cairn terrier that has been trained to find Kemp's ridley nests at sites where park staff have been unable to locate them.

• Biologists want to find nests so that the eggs can be protected from natural and human-related threats

• Finding nesting Kemp's ridleys is a challenging task because the turtles blend in so well with the sand, often partially covering themselves with sand while nesting.

• Sometimes, it is impossible to find the nest because a large portion of the tracks have blown away by the time the biologists arrive.

• Biologists had spent hours looking for their nest on the day that a turtle came ashore there but were unable to find it.

According to the article "Ridley Ranger" why might a dog be more successful than a human locating turtle nests?

• Humans can't dig as well as dogs can

• Dogs want to protect turtles more than humans do

• Dogs can locate turtles using smell

• Humans are more easily distracted than dogs

The author of the article "Ridley Ranger" organizes the selection by -

• detailing the advantages and disadvantages of using dogs to locate turtle nests

• comparing the number of hatchlings Ridley found to those found by humans

• describing the training process Ridley underwent to become a search dog

• relating Ridley's experiences finding nests in the order they occurred.