Amazon Daily Quiz (February 4, 2021): The animal%u2019s gender is determined by the temperature of the sand they are laid in. What is it called?
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The options are:
-Box Turtle
-Sea Turtle
-Tortoise
-Pond Turtle
Answer: Sea Turtle
Sea turtles, also called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.
The 7 known species of sea turtles are the green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, flatback sea turtle and leatherback sea turtle.
Generally, sea turtles have a more fusiform body plan than their terrestrial or freshwater counterparts.
This tapering at both ends reduces volume and means that they can’t, as can other turtles and tortoises, retract their head and limbs into their shells for protection.
However, the streamlined body plan reduces friction and drag in the water and allows sea turtles to swim with more efficiency.
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, measuring 2%u20133 m (6%u20139 ft) in length, 1%u20131.5 m (3%u20135 ft) in width, and weighing up to 700 kg (1500 lb). Other sea turtle species are smaller, being mostly 60%u2013120 cm (2%u20134 ft) long and proportionally narrower.
The skulls of sea turtles have cheek regions that are enclosed in bone. This condition superficially resembles that it is very likely a more recently evolved trait in sea turtles.
