General Turtle Info
Box Turtle
Painted Turtle
Fun Turtle Facts
Turtles of Popular Culture
100
Definition of a turtle
What is any reptile with a body encased in a bony shell, including tortoises.
100
Male Box Turtles have what color eyes
Red or Orange
100
T/F: Male painted turtles are larger than female painted turtles
False
100
T/F: Turtles have teeth
FALSE
100
What is the name of the evil turtle in Mario?
Bowser
200
The top of a turtle's shell is called this
What is the Carapace
200
How long a box turtle can live in the wild
40-50 years
200
How long a painted turtle can live in the wild
What is 55 years
200
Largest turtle species
What is the Leatherback Sea Turtle
200
What is the name of the small Pokemon turtle pictured here
Squirtle
300
The bottom of a turtle's shell is called this
What is a plastron
300
Name at least one thing a box turtle eats
snails, insects, berries, fungi, slugs, worms, flowers, fish, frogs, salamanders, various rodents, snakes, birds, and eggs
300
Name at least one thing the painted turtle eats
Aquatic vegetation, algae, and small water creatures, including insects, crustaceans, and fish.
300
Approximate number of turtle species
What is 356
300
What is the name of the turtle in Finding Nemo
Crush
400
Standard measurement for a turtle’s size
What is carapace length
400
At what age can box turtles completely seal their shell
4-5 years old
400
Why is the painted turtle resistant to cold temperatures?
Their blood has an antifreeze-like substance
400
A group of turtles is called this
What is a bale
400
What is the name of this group of turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
500
The number of cervical vertebrae a turtle has
What is 8
500
Range of box turtle size
4.5-8 inches long
500
Range of Painted Turtle Size
~5-10 inches
500
Range of turtle size
What is 4 inches to 1.5 meters (~5 feet)
500
Kung Fu Panda's master
Oogway