TURTLE QUIZ

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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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