Marine Reptiles and Their Adaptations

What is a key characteristic that distinguishes marine reptiles from their terrestrial counterparts?

• Ability to fly

• Tough scaly skin

• Ability to breathe underwater

• Presence of feathers

How do marine iguanas maintain their body temperature in the cold waters of the Galapagos?

• By eating warm food

• By swimming constantly

• By staying on land

• By basking in the sun

What adaptation allows sea turtles to survive by drinking seawater?

• Modified tear glands

• Specialized kidneys

• Thick skin

• Long flippers

How do sea snakes obtain freshwater?

• By eating freshwater fish

• By drinking rainwater that floats on the sea surface

• By absorbing moisture from the air

• By filtering seawater through their skin

What is Batesian mimicry, as demonstrated by the banded snake eel?

• A harmful species mimicking a harmless one

• Two harmful species mimicking each other

• Two harmless species mimicking each other

• A harmless species mimicking a harmful one

What adaptation helps sea snakes absorb oxygen while submerged?

• Fast swimming

• Large lungs

• Thin skin

• Thick skin

How do sea turtles navigate during their long migrations?

• Listening to underwater sounds

• Following ocean currents

• Using biological compasses

• Using the stars

What is a significant difference between the nesting behaviors of sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles?

• Crocodiles guard their nests, while sea turtles do not

• Sea turtles guard their nests, while crocodiles do not

• Both guard their nests

• Neither guard their nests

What role do the long flippers of sea turtles play in their survival?

• They are used for defense

• They aid in efficient swimming

• They help in flying

• They assist in digging nests

How do saltwater crocodiles care for their young after they hatch?

• They leave them to fend for themselves

• They carry them to the water in their mouths

• They teach them to hunt

• They build a nest for them