Green Turtle Life Cycle Quiz

Ways to help protect green turtles include reducing plastic waste, supporting conservation organizations, and avoiding purchasing products made from turtle shells.

Conservation efforts for green turtles include establishing protected marine areas, implementing laws to prevent hunting or poaching of turtles, and conducting research to better understand their behaviors and habitats.

Human activities such as pollution, habitat destruction, and illegal hunting significantly impact turtle populations by reducing nesting sites, causing plastic ingestion, and leading to accidental capture in fishing gear.

<p>Turtles migrate long distances to reach their nesting grounds, return to the beaches where they were born to lay eggs, and females typically lay their eggs on land before returning to the sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Threats to green turtles include habitat loss, pollution, climate change, illegal trade, accidental capture in fishing gear, and consumption of plastic waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Green turtles struggle on land due to their slow movement and difficulty in pulling themselves along with their flippers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was lagging behind and in danger of getting lost, but was cheered on by Razi's voice to join the others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The baby turtles hopped playfully into the water, drenching themselves as they swam away happily into the ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Razi ran after them, making sure not to step on any of the little creatures and encouraging the lagging white turtle to join the group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Razi kept an eye on a yellow-beaked ibis overhead, in case it tried to attack the babies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their wiry trunks were twisted like swaying cobras.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Razi felt awe and worry as he watched the tiny and fragile turtles swim away happily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By not buying products made from green turtles and by encouraging respect and protection for nesting beaches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Green turtles are threatened by hunting, egg collection, destruction of nesting areas, accidental capture in fishing nets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Green turtles lay 100–200 eggs at a time in a pit in the sand and leave them alone for two months.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Efforts to reduce stolen turtles and eggs, protection of nesting grounds with agreements and laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Baby turtles must crawl to the water themselves, avoiding enemies such as birds and crabs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hunting, egg collection, destruction of nesting areas, accidental capture in fishing nets.</p> Signup and view all the answers