Facts on the Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle

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1. The female softshell turtle grows larger than the male. True False

2. What is reported to be a softshell turtle's favorite food? Tadpoles Crayfish Fish Frogs

3. Why are they called "spiny softshell" turtles? It keeps its eggtooth all its life The shell is full of spines Little spines on the front of the carapace Its neck has spines on it

4. What is the carapace? the bottom shell the top shell the tail there's no carapace

5. What is the plastron? the bottom shell the tail the top shell there's no plastron

6. Most turtles live in _______. fresh water caves sea water holes

7. Spiny softshell turtles live in Michigan. True False

8. Spiny softshell turtles like to cover themselves in_____. mud sand or mud neither sand nor mud sand

9. What color do female spiny softshell turtles turn when they mature? red black brown green

10. At what age do female Eastern spiny softshell turtles mature? 100 1 7 5