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TURTLE QUIZ

TURTLE QUIZ

By Craig Latta


1. The outer hard shields of a turtles shell are called

    Scutes

    Lamina

    Scales

    All of the above

2. The lower surface of a turtles shell is called the

    Carapace

    Bridge

    Plastron

    Shield

3. Jacobsen's organ is located in?

    The nose

    The mouth

    The ear

    The cloaca

4. The most endangered Australian freshwater turtle is?

    The Fitzroy turtle

    The Western Swamp turtle

    The Mary river turtle

    The Murray River turtle

5. A means of underwater respiration in some Australian freshwater turtles occurs via

    The cloaca

    The pharyngeal area

    Both of the above

    None of the above

6. A turtle's heart comprises of

    Two chambers

    Three chambers

    Four chambers

    One Chamber

7. A lack of which vitamin may cause blindness in turtles?

    Vitamin D3

    Vitamin B

    Vitamin A

    Vitamin C

8. The term that describes a turtle's ability to regulate their body temperature by behavioural means is

    Ectothermic

    Thermo-nuclear

    Endothermic

    Poikilothermic

9. How many scent glands do freshwater turtles have?

    Two

    Three

    Four

    Five

10. Freshwater turtles do not naturally occur in which Australian state?

    South Australia

    The Northern Territory

    Queensland

    Tasmania

11. The condition "Soft shell" which often leads to the death of small turtles is primarily due to the lack of UV light and

    Phosphorous

    Magnesium

    Calcium

    Vitamin C

12. The major supply of calcium to the turtle embryo comes from

    The albumen

    The yolk

    The egg shell

    The egg sac

13. The caruncle is

    The gular shield

    The egg tooth

    The pattern or growth rings of the shell

    The ear

14. The Australian Painted turtle (Emydura subglobosa subglobosa) belongs to the Order

    Testudines

    Pleurodira

    Chelidae

    Cryptodira

15. The Tympanum is

    The outer ear

    The inner ear

    The head shield

    The skin tubercles

16. A neutral pH water reading is

    8.0

    6.0

    7.0

    5.0

17. The turtles that are all members of the sub-order (Pleurodire) of side-necked turtles recognised today evolved in which period

    The Jurassic period

    The Cretaceous period

    The Triassic period

    The Tertiary period

18. All Australian freshwater turtles have webbed-feet

    True

    False

19. As with mammals' lungs, Chelonian lungs are maintained at positive pressure

    True

    False

20. The outer most shields (scutes) on the sides of a turtle's carapace are called?

    Pectorals

    Costals

    Vertebrals

    Marginals

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