Class Reptilia

Question 1

ecto or endothermic

Answer 1

ectotherms - outside heat

Question 2

respiration

Answer 2

breathe air with lungs

Question 3

how many chambers do their hearts have

Answer 3

three

Question 4

example species

Answer 4

sea turtles, sea snakes, marine iguanas, saltwater crocodiles

Question 5

what is the main identifying factor for turtle classification

Answer 5

having scutes or not

Question 6

family dermochelyidae

Answer 6

scuteless turtles
ex. leatherbacks

Question 7

family cheloniidae

Answer 7

have scutes
exs. green sea, black sea, loggerhead, kemp’s ridley, hawksbill, olive ridley, australian flatback

Question 8

sea turtle habitat

Answer 8

found in warm/temperate seas worldwide

Question 9

body shape

Answer 9

large shells with a non-retractable head

Question 10

shell

Answer 10

made of bone, top is called a carapace and the bottom is called a plasteron

Question 11

movement

Answer 11

awkward on land, fore flippers used for swimming, back flippers for direction

Question 12

how do hatchlings find the sea

Answer 12

• light intensity
• smell the surf
• follow a leader
• follow slope of the beach