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Hawksbill Turtle

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do hawksbill turtles mate?

a)

Shallow Waters

b)

Deep Waters

c)

On Shore

d)

On Reefs

2.

What type of marine oceanic habitat do hawksbill turtles inhabit?

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

3.

In what type of marine habitats do hawksbill turtles inhabit?

a)

Sandy Shoreline

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Seagrass

d)

Tidepools

4.

Hawksbill turtles are sexually dimorphic.

a)

True, males are brighter with longer claws and thicker tails.

b)

True, females are brighter with longer claws and thicker tails.

c)

False.

5.

What marine habitats do hawksbill turtles inhabit?

a)

Neritic

b)

Oceanic

c)

Intertidal

d)

Deep Ocean Floor

6.

What is the primary food source of hawksbill turtles in the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

Sponges

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Algae

d)

Coral

7.

Why do hawksbill turtles migrate?

a)

Breeding

b)

Foraging

c)

Play

d)

Weather

8.

All hawksbill turtles undertake long migrations.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which oceans does the hawksbill turtle inhabit?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

When do hawksbill turtles reach sexual maturity?

a)

13 Months

b)

3 Years

c)

13 Years

d)

31 Years

11.

How often do hawksbill turtles mate?

a)

3-5 Months

b)

1-2 Years

c)

2-3 Years

d)

3-5 Years

12.

The hawksbill mating system is unknown.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Young hawksbill turtles can dive into deep water.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What marine habitat do young hawksbill turtles inhabit their first years of life?

a)

Intertidal

b)

Neritic

c)

Oceanic

d)

Deep Ocean Floor

15.

How do hawksbill turtles contribute to the ecosystem?

a)

Transport Nutrients

b)

Create Space in Reefs

c)

Control Sponges

d)

Decrease Pollution

16.

When is the most dangerous time of a hawksbill turtle's life?

a)

Birth

b)

Mating

c)

Migrating

d)

Nesting

17.

How long is the hawksbill turtle nesting process?

a)

2-3 Minutes

b)

2-3 Hours

c)

2-3 Days

d)

2-3 Weeks

18.

In how many countries do hawksbill turtles nest?

a)

7

b)

17

c)

70

d)

107

19.

How long is hawksbill turtle incubation?

a)

6 Days

b)

16 Days

c)

60 Days

d)

106 Days

20.

How many hawksbill turtles will survive to adulthood?

a)

1 in 10

b)

1 in 100

c)

1 in 1,000

d)

1 in 10,000

21.

How are hawksbill turtles believed to be guided inland?

a)

Magnetic Fields

b)

Lunar Phases

c)

Ocean Currents

d)

Water Temperatures

22.

What is the hawksbill turtle's diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Herbivorous

c)

Omnivorous

d)

Unknown

23.

What is the primary food source of hawksbill turtles in the Caribbean?

a)

Sponges

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Algae

d)

Coral

24.

What is the primary food source of hawksbill turtles in northern Australia?

a)

Sponges

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Algae

d)

Coral

25.

What preys on hawksbill turtle nests?

a)

Humans

b)

Dogs

c)

Raccoons

d)

Rats

26.

Who considered hawskbill turtle tortoiseshell to be the chief spoil of their triumph?

a)

Julius Casear

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Marie Antoinette

27.

Where do hawksbill turtles nest?

a)

Shallow Waters

b)

Deep Waters

c)

On Shore

d)

On Reefs

28.

How do humans harm hawksbill turtles?

a)

Hunting

b)

Scute Selling

c)

Eating Eggs

d)

Disturbing Nests

29.

What is the rounded, top part of a hawksbill turtle's shell called?

a)

Carapace

b)

Scute

c)

Plastron

d)

Keratin

30.

How many subspecies of hawksbill turtle are recognized?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

31.

What is the flat, bottom part of a hawksbill turtle's shell called?

a)

Carapace

b)

Scute

c)

Plastron

d)

Keratin

32.

Tortoiseshell, the beautiful scales of the hawksbill turtle, has been prized since ancient times.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What are the hawksbill turtle's shell scales called?

a)

Scutes

b)

Keratin

c)

Plastrons

d)

Carapaces

34.

How are hawksbill turtle population numbers determined?

a)

Tagging

b)

Counting Dead Specimens

c)

Counting Nests

d)

Counting Hatchlings

35.

What is the status of the hawksbill turtle on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Critically Endangered

b)

Endangered

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Near Threatened

36.

What is the population trend of the hawksbill turtle?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

37.

Hawksbill turtle eggs laid in cooler environments, less than 28.5°C / 83.3°F, tend to produce more females than males.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What threatens hawksbill turtles?

a)

Totoiseshell Trade

b)

Nesting Disturbance

c)

Habitat Degredation

d)

Marine Fisheries

39.

What complicates estimating hawksbill turtle population trends?

a)

Migration

b)

Global Distribution

c)

Early Population Level Documentation

d)

Nesting Locations

40.

Female hawksbill turtles reach sexual maturity at a younger age than males.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How many clutches will a hawksbill turtle lay in a single breeding season?

a)

1-2

b)

3-5

c)

5-10

d)

15-30

42.

How many eggs are in a hawksbill turtle clutch?

a)

1-4

b)

10-14

c)

100-140

d)

1,000-1,400

43.

Over the last 3 hawskbill turtle generations, how much has the number of mature females declined?

a)

25%

b)

45%

c)

65%

d)

85%

44.

What preys on hawksbill turtles?

a)

Humans

b)

Sharks

c)

Crocodiles

d)

Octopi

45.

What characteristic originated the hawksbill turtle's scientific name?

a)

Overlapping Scales

b)

Hawk-Like Beak

c)

Beautiful Tortoiseshell

d)

Serrated Shell

46.

All hawksbill turtles have strongly serrated edges on their shells.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What is the hawksbill turtle's scientific name?

a)

Eretmochelys imbricata

b)

Chelonia mydas

c)

Dermochelys coriacea

d)

Caretta caretta

48.

International trade of the hawksbill turtle is banned amongst signatory nations.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Hawksbill turtle nesting is much more dispersed than in other marine turtles.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Female hawksbill turtles return to breed at their natal rookery.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

What is the hawksbill turtle's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Cathermeral

c)

Crepuscular

d)

Nocturnal

52.

What is the hawksbill turtle's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Solitary Males, Social Females

53.

How much do hawksbill turtles weigh?

a)

14-41 kg. / 30-90 lb.

b)

41-68 kg. / 90-150 lb.

c)

68-95 kg. / 150-210 lb.

d)

95-122 kg. / 210-270 lb.

54.

How large are hawksbill turtles?

a)

25-38 cm. / 10-15 in.

b)

76-89 cm. / 30-35 in.

c)

127-140 cm. / 50-55 in.

d)

178-191 cm. / 70-75 in.

55.

What hawk-like characteristic orginated the hawksbill turtle's name?

a)

Beak

b)

Eggs

c)

Cry

d)

Claws

56.

Hawksbill turtles inhabit water no deeper than what depth?

a)

6 m. / 20 ft.

b)

12 m. / 40 ft.

c)

m. / 18.3 m. / 60 ft.

d)

24 m. / 80 ft.

57.

What is the hawksbill turtle's movement pattern?

a)

Full Migrant

b)

Nomadic

c)

Altitudinal Migrant

d)

Not a Migrant

58.

The hawksbill turtle's shell can change colors depending on water temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The hawksbill turtle's shell elongates with age.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

How long do hawksbill turtles live?

a)

2-5 Years

b)

12-15 Years

c)

20-50 Years

d)

120-150 Years

61.

What distinguishes the hawksbill turtle from other sea turtles?

a)

Extra Prefrontal Scales

b)

Extra Forelimb Claws

c)

Overlapping Scutes

d)

Elongated, Sharp Beak

62.

What is the hawksbill turtle's form of locomotion?

a)

Other

b)

Unguligrade

c)

Digitigrade

d)

Plantigrade

63.

What system does the hawksbill turtle inhabit?

a)

Aquatic

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Aerial/Arboreal

d)

Fossorial

64.

What purpose does the hawksbill turtle's narrow, pointed beak serve?

a)

Foraging

b)

Mating

c)

Nesting

d)

Defense

65.

Which of these are hawksbill turtle tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

Which of these is a hawksbill turtle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.

Which of these is a hawksbill turtle?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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