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What is a vertebrate? Give one example.
An animal with a backbone. Examples will vary.
What is the purpose of a tail that looks like a paddle?
Helps the snakes swim.
True or False: All crocodiles and alligators can swim.
True
Hard covering on turtles used for protection.
Iguanas belong to a group of reptiles called:
lizards
amphibians
humans
lizards
What is an invertebrate? Give an example.
An animal without a backbone. Answers will vary.
Do sea snakes have gills or lungs?
Lungs
Which is typically larger in size, a crocodile or an alligator?
Crocodile
How does a turtle use its shell as protection?
It can tuck in its legs, arms, and head.
What does the term "marine" mean? Give one example of a marine animal.
"of the sea", answers will vary
Explain the difference between warm-blooded and cold-blooded.
Cold-blooded animals cannot regulate their temperature and warm-blooded animals have the same temperature no matter the environment.
What are the two different ways snakes reproduce?
Lay eggs and give birth to live young
Why can a snapping turtle be harmful to people?
It has a very strong and sharp mouth/jaw that can injure or harm a person.
Based on the documentary, explain how sea turtles are born.
They hatch from under the sand, climb to the beach, and go to the ocean.
What is venom and how can it be dangerous to a person?
It is poison and can be very harmful to a person. They would have to see a doctor or go to the hospital if exposed.
What is another name for a cottonmouth?
Water Moccasin
Explain why you would never see an alligator or crocodile off the Jersey Shore.
They don't live in the oceans where the water is cold.
Define herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
Herbivore- eats only plants
Omnivore- eats plants and animals
Carnivore- eats only meat
When a sea turtle is born, what are some predators that try to eat it?
Seagulls, crabs,
What is a snout and which reptiles have snouts?
Long wide mouths- crocodile and alligators
Are cottonmouths considered predators or prey? Explain
Predators- they have fangs and eat other animals.
Give a detailed description of reptiles.
Dry, scaly skin, cold-blooded, vertebrates, live on land and water
Explain how the alligator snapper tricks fish into getting near its mouth.
It has a tongue that looks like a worm. It uses that to lure fish close to its mouth.
Explain why a turtle will never know its family.