How long can a turtle go without breathing? (25 seconds, 55 minutes, 5 hours)
They can hold their breath underwater for up to five hours.
How many eggs does a turtle lay? (3, 300, 100)
150 eggs.
What type of animal is a sea turtle? (reptile, mammal, fish)
A reptile.
Which of the following are predators? (racoons, dogs, squirrels, crabs, scorpions)
racoons and crabs
What year did laws make it illegal to catch turtles and their eggs? (1890, 1981, 1901)
1981
What is accidental catch?
Turtles caught by accident by humans fishing.
True or false. Out of 100 hatchlings about 90 will survive.
false.
Which sea turtle only lives in Australia? ( loggerhead, flatback, green turtle)
the Flatback
Can sea turtles hide inside their shell?
Unlike their cousins on land, they can't.
The oldest sea turtle's name is: (Jogger, Joey, Jonathan)
Jonathan
Sea turtles live in the sea and lay their eggs in the sea. True or False?
False
What man-made product harms sea turtles? (nets, plastic, boats)
Plastic.
True or False. A turtle goes back to its birthplace to lay their eggs.
true
How far does a turtle migrate? (up to 100 , 100 or 2000 km)
They can migrate 2000km. Some have been known to swim across whole oceans.
Sea turtles have been around for more than...( 150 million years, 150 years, 1500 years)
150 million years
Do sea turtles have teeth?
No, they don't! They have a beak which they use to tear food before swallowing.
What is a baby turtle called? (a h-----ing)
A hatchling.
Which of these is not a sea turtle? Loggerheads, tortoise, Flatbacks
tortoise
A reptile is an animal that lays eggs and breathes air with its lungs. True or False
True
Sea turtles live in which temperature of water? (cold, hot, warm, freezing)
warm
What is the opposite of shallow water?
deep water
Which of these does a turtle not eat? ( crabs, shrimp, coral and fish)
coral
A hatchling is smaller than (a human thumb, a human hand, a robin's egg)
a human hand
When was the first turtle known to have lived?
120 million years ago, when the dinosaurs lived on the planet.
What is a sea turtle's favourite thing to eat? (jellyfish, eggs, worms)
Jellyfish.
What is the opposite of shallow water?
deep water
What does a turtle have on it's back?
A shell.