Sea Turtles and Marine Migrations

What is natal homing?

• The instinct of animals to find food sources.
• The process of animals adapting to new environments.
• The ability of animals to return to their birthplace.

• The ability of animals to migrate long distances.

The two types of sea that are critically endangered are the

• Kemp's Ridley and Leatherback

• Olive Ridley and Flatback

• Hawksbill and Green

• Kemp's Ridley and Hawsbill

The longest migration, of about 5,100 miles, was made by

• the Green Sea Turtle

• The Humpback Whale

• Orcas

• The Gray Whale

For marine animals that breathe air, such as the sea turtle and dolphin, the tracking mechanism used is the

• Pop-Up Archival

• SPOTs

• SRDLs

The lower part of a turtle's shell is called the

• carapace

• scutes

• plastron

• flotsam

Sea Turtles spend most of their adult live in

• oceanic feeding areas

• estuaries

• coastal feeding areas

The only sea turtles that don't migrate for food or to nest and have their young are the

• Leatherback

• Flatback

• Loggerhead

• Hawksbill

For marine animals that rarely come to the surface, what kind of tracking system is used?

• SPOTs

• SRDLs

• Pop-Up Archival

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The upper part of a turtle's shell is called the

• carapace

• flotsam

• plastron

• scute

When the oceans are warmer, more ___________turtles are born

• male

• female

• super-ninja