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Quiz about What Dyall Know About Turtles

What D'y'all Know About Turtles? Quiz

And here we are! Finally, a quiz about everyone's favorite order of reptiles, Chelonia or Testudinata. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by gomitheturtle. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
gomitheturtle

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,050

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1863

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Question 1 of 10

1. The ribs and vertebrae of turtles and tortoises have evolved into which of these? Hint

Tall spines

The shell

A large fan or sail

A thicker braincase

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Question 2 of 10

2. Besides through the lungs, how else can a turtle recieve its oxygen? Hint

Its Shell

Its Tongue

The Pharynx and Cloaca

Between its Toes

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many species of turtles and tortoises are there? Hint

About 220

over 1,400

exactly 27

nearly 700

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Question 4 of 10

4. What feature sets soft-shelled turtles apart from all others? Hint

Their Soft Shells

Their Fleshy Lips

Their Many Teeth

Their Disproportionately Small Heads

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Question 5 of 10

5. What physical feature of the turtle species Trachemys scripta elegans sets it apart from most other turtles? Hint

Bright Red Stripes behind their eyes

The Three Elongated toes on their hind legs

Their Colorfully Patterned Shells

Their thick, musky odor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does the box turtle get its name? Hint

its tall, squarish shell

its cube-shaped eggs

its colorful square pattern on its shell

its ability to close its shell up tightly like a box

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where does the green sea turtle derive its name? Hint

the coloration of its fat

the color of the water it thrives in

the type of algae that grows on its back

the coloration of its shell and skin

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the more common name for Rhinoclemmys puntularia? Hint

The Spotted Wood Turtle

The North American Wood Turtle

The Mexican Wood Turtle

Greg

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Question 9 of 10

9. What kind of turtles are Cryptodiran species? Hint

Those necks bend horizontally when they withdraw their heads into their shells

Turtles whose necks bend vertically when they withdraw them into their shells

Turtles that cannot withdraw their heads into their shells

Turtles whose beaks have a serrated edge with teeth like a crocodile

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the listed options is among the largest freshwater turtles? Hint

Floridan Snapping Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Painted Turtle

Alligator Snapping Turtle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The ribs and vertebrae of turtles and tortoises have evolved into which of these?

Answer: The shell

Of course, the answer is a turtle's first defense, its shell.

2. Besides through the lungs, how else can a turtle recieve its oxygen?

Answer: The Pharynx and Cloaca

Tiny blood vessels called capillaries flow very close to the thin skin of the cloaca and pharynx, allowing for gas exchange into and out of the bloodstream.

3. How many species of turtles and tortoises are there?

Answer: About 220

The order Testudinata, which contains all turtles and tortoises, contains 66 genera and at least 221 species.

4. What feature sets soft-shelled turtles apart from all others?

Answer: Their Fleshy Lips

Soft-shelled turtles are the only kind of turtle that have lips, like mammals. However, these lips still cover the sharp, toothless beak characteristic of turtles. The leatherback sea turtle has a pliable, leathery shell as well as the soft-shelled turtles.

5. What physical feature of the turtle species Trachemys scripta elegans sets it apart from most other turtles?

Answer: Bright Red Stripes behind their eyes

Trachemys scripta elegans is also better known as the red-eared turtle.

6. Where does the box turtle get its name?

Answer: its ability to close its shell up tightly like a box

The box turtle can close up its lower shell so tight, a blade of grass won't even fit through (although most are too fat to close up that tightly).

7. Where does the green sea turtle derive its name?

Answer: the coloration of its fat

The flesh of green sea turtles used to be eaten by sailors and sold in restaurants. The supposedly delicious fat that lies beneath their skin has a greenish tinge to it. Green sea turtles are now protected from this practice by international law.

8. What is the more common name for Rhinoclemmys puntularia?

Answer: The Spotted Wood Turtle

The spotted wood turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia, is also known as the Suriname wood turtle.

9. What kind of turtles are Cryptodiran species?

Answer: Turtles whose necks bend vertically when they withdraw them into their shells

Cryptodiran turtles bend their necks vertically when withdrawing into their shell, while Pleurodirans (which are less in number) have necks that bend horizontally.

10. Which of the listed options is among the largest freshwater turtles?

Answer: Alligator Snapping Turtle

The alligator snapping turtle can weigh in great excess of 200 pounds, making it one of the largest freshwater species. The hawksbill turtle isn't a freshwater turtle, but an endangered sea turtle.

Source: Author gomitheturtle

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