Turtles Flashcards

1
Q

What teeth are not present

A

Marginal teeth

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2
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Where is shoulder girdle located

A

Inside the shell

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3
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Where are pleural or lateral scutes?

A

The 2nd and 4th line of scutes AKA between ventral/median and the marginal/edge scutes

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5
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Order of plastron/bottom scutes starting at head? 5 scute locations

A

Gular, pectoral, abdominal, femoral, anal

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6
Q

How does anatomy stop costal ventialation/respiratory via rib movement?

A

Inhale puts pressure from lungs to organs to skeletal
Exhale, pressures bounces back

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7
Q

Type IA sex determination?

A

Males at low temps

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8
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Type II sex determination?

A

Females at extreme temps, males at middle temps

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9
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Sea turtle species common names? Seven of them

A

Leatherback, loggerheads, hawks bill, kemps ridley, flatback, green sea, lolive ridley

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10
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The Lost Year. Where, what

A

3 loops from Mexico Gulf to Canary Island around the Sargasso Sea

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11
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Amphibian phylogeny?

A

Gymnophiona diverged as the outgroup
Batrachia (Urodelea and Anura) diverged
Then Urodelea and Anura diverged

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