Sea Turtle Facts
The biggest species of sea turtle
The leatherback sea turtle
All sea snakes are _______________
venomous
The protective calcium based covering that turtles and tortoises have is called a...
shell
The study of amphibians and reptiles is called...
herpetology
What we call a fossil that is found with the bones present in their proper places, almost as if they were still all attached to each other
Articulated fossils
A species of sea turtle see in FL. It gets its name from the color of its body fat
Green Sea Turtle
How are a poison and venom different?
A poison can be absorbed through skin/via the tongue but venom must be injected
The top part of the shell is called the
carapace
When an animal has eggs internally that hatch out within the female and it appear she gives live birth, this is called
ovoviviparous
Stomach stones for the bell of a plesiosaur
Gastroliths
These types of lights confuse sea turtles as they try to lay eggs on the beach.
Fluorescent lights
Name the two species of venomous snakes found in the Chattanooga area
The bottom part of the shell is called the
plastron
When a female organism gives live birth, it is called...
viviparous
This ancient reptile's name means "spurious lizard"
Nothosaur
Sea turtles eat...
Jellyfish, crabs, fish, plants
Name some distinctive characteristics that a copperhead has
Hershey's kiss pattern, copper coloring, eyebrow ridge, and lack of vertical mouth bars
These bony ridges are located on the tops and sides of the carapace
scutes
Herps are considered to be "cold blooded". Another term for this is-
ectothermic
This ancient reptile had up to twenty-four different bones in each finger
Plesiosaurs
Sea turtles lay eggs on the beach. This is also called being ______________
Oviparous
Name your favorite species of snake
Answers will vary.
Scutes are made of this substance, as are fingernails
Keratin
These two classes of organisms make up herpetology
Reptiles and amphibians
This name comes from two Greek words that mean "fish lizard"
Ichthyosaur