Animal Traits (Sea Turtles)

What are inherited traits?

• Skills learned during an animal's life

• Physical characteristics and instincts passed down from parents to offspring

• Diseases that animals can catch from their environment

• Changes in an animal's behavior due to training

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How are physical characteristics passed down to offspring?

• Through learning and imitation

• Through environmental influences

• Passed down in DNA from parents to offspring

• Through the food that the parents eat

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What does it mean when it is said that animals are born with certain instincts?

• They learn these behaviors from their parents

• They acquire these behaviors through experience

• They are born knowing how to perform these behaviors

• They develop these behaviors only as they mature

Why are green sea turtles called "green"?

• Because they eat green algae

• Because they have green shells

• Because they have a layer of green fat under their shells

• Because they live in green water

What color are green sea turtles' shells?

• Green

• Brown

• Blue

• Black

How long can green sea turtles stay underwater by slowing their heart rates?

• Up to one hour

• Up to two hours

• Up to five hours

• Up to ten hours

What type of diet do adult green sea turtles have?

• Carnivorous

• Omnivorous

• Herbivorous

• Insectivorous

What do newly-hatched baby green sea turtles instinctively know to do?

• They know to dig into the sand and hide.

• They know to go out to sea and find a large patch of floating seaweed to rest and eat.

• They know to stay on the beach and wait for their mother.

• They know to immediately hunt for small fish.

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What is a characteristic of sea turtle bodies?

• They are covered by a soft upper and lower shell.

• They are covered by a hard upper and lower shell.

• They have a feathered coating.

• They have a fur-covered body.

Which of the following is true about sea turtles' ability to regulate their body temperature?

• Sea turtles can regulate their body temperature internally.

• Sea turtles use special behaviors to regulate their body temperature.

• Sea turtles cannot regulate their body temperature; they get cold or hot with their surroundings.

• Sea turtles have a special part of their brain that regulates their body temperature.