9.7 Flashcards

1
Q

These sections that you see are really round tough layered of skin

A

Scutes

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2
Q

The upper section which is usually rounded like a helmet

A

Carapace

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3
Q

The lower section on which the turtle rests

A

Plastron

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4
Q

Most turtles, because they before to live around stream ponds or lakes

A

Freshwater turtles

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5
Q

Or tortoises perform wooded or dessert areas and are hardly ever found near water

A

Land turtles

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6
Q

Live in the ocean and come on land only to lay their eggs

A

Sea turtles

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7
Q

However, the turtle shell is often the breeding place for a poisonous bacteria, is a form of food poisoning

A

Salmonella

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8
Q

Reptiles that are cousins to crocodiles

A

Alligators, caimans,and gavials

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9
Q

These reptiles are so similar to crocodiles that they and crocodiles are

A

Crocodilians

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10
Q

Can sing even lower into the water to review only the top of his head, where its eyes ears and muscles are located when a crocodile sub, merges, completely underwater

A

Crocodiles

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11
Q

Cover and protect the nose, ears and throat. These flaps help keep them crocodile from Swalling water, even if it opens its mouth underwater to grab a bite the crocodile can see underwater through a yellowish membrane that slides over its eyes.

A

Flaps of skin

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