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Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas. By: Aleshia Miklas. Summary.

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Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas

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  1. Green Sea TurtleCheloniamydas By: AleshiaMiklas

  2. Summary The green sea turtle is one of the largest and most widespread of all the marine turtles. These marine animals inhabit tropical and subtropical waters. Green sea turtles have an oval shell that is olive to brown and grey to black. So where do they get their name from? The green color of the fat and connective tissues of this species. When it comes to what these creatures eat they are herbivores, meaning they eat plants. Green sea turtles can grow to lengths of 80-150 cm and weigh 65-136.2 kg. The male turtle will be smaller than the female though. That is some common knowledge on the green sea turtle.

  3. Anatomy • Green sea turtles have an oval carapace or shell that is olive to brown, grey and black with bold streaks and blotches. • The plastron, or under shell is pale yellow or orange. • They have a small and blunt head with a serrated jaw. • Their body is nearly oval and a beaked head on the end of a short neck. • Their arms are paddle-like flippers. On each flipper there is one visible claw.

  4. Physiology The physiology of an animal is the functions of their body parts. The physiology of green sea turtles would include: - Their carapace, or shell, is used for protection. - Their fins are adapted for swimming and pulling themselves through sand - The males used their claw on the front flipper to grip onto the female during mating.

  5. Taxonomy • Common name: Green sea Turtle • Scientific name: Cheloniamydas • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata- The green sea turtle belongs to this phylum because it is the most advanced and most chordates have backbones, which this animal has. • Class: Reptilia- Green sea turtles belong to this class because marine reptiles are ectothermic, breath air with lungs, have scales, adb are equipped with special glands to maintain salt balance. Which this animal has. • Order: Testudinata • Family: Cheloniidae • Genus: Chelonia

  6. Ecology

  7. Reproduction

  8. Relationship with Humans

  9. Bibliography • http://www.arkive.org/green-turtle/chelonia-mydas/

  10. The End

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