Protecting Green Turtles Quiz v2

Green turtles can live up to _________ years.

• 10

• 20

• 50

• 70

Which of the following events is not a threat to green turtle population?

• Direct egg harvesting

• Vessel strikes

• Deforestation

• Disease

Which of the following conservation steps is/are practiced by Sarawak Forestry Corporation to protect green turtle population?

• Selling of turtle eggs

• Tagging and measuring green turtles

• Releasing turtle hatchlings

• Catching adult turtle for egg harvesting

What is the scientific name for Green Turtles?

• Chelonia mydas

• Dermochelys coriacea

• Eretmochelys imbricata

• Lepidochelys olivacea

What are the main food for turtles?

• Seagrasses

• Plastic bags

• Algae

• Octopus

After about _____ months of incubating in the warm sand, the eggs hatch, and the hatchlings make their way to the water.

• two

• five

• twelve

• eight

Choose three (3) examples of threats on Green Turtle population.

• Bycatch

• Climate change

• Loss of nesting habitat

• Land opening for agriculture

Which of the following conservation activities is NOT done by Sarawak Forestry Corporation?

• Provide turtle hatcheries

• Beach patrols

• Tagging and measuring turtles

• Tracking the turtles using GPS

Choose two actions that are helping in protecting Green Turtle population.

• Do not cut trees

• Do not throw rubbish in the sea

• Do not buy handicrafts made from turtles

• Do not conduct open burning

Green turtles can lay about ____ eggs per nest.

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400