Marine Science: Lesson 20

Where is the habitat of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle?

Upper Florida Keys

Where is the habitat of the White Terns?

Midway Atoll

Where is the habitat of the Great Frigate Bird?

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Where is the habitat of the Hawksbill Sea Turtle?

Texas Gulf Coast

Where is the habitat of the Emperor Penguin?

Antarctica

Where is the habitat of Kemp’s Ridley?

Gulf of Mexico

Kemp’s Ridley

This turtle species was rescued with other sea turtles after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

What is an interesting fact of a white tern?

Nest in trees

Seabird

Spend so much of their lives at sea.

Approximately how many years ago did reptiles evolve from amphibians?

300 million years

What is the habitat of sea snakes?

Pacific and Indian Oceans - tropical waters

What is the sea snakes’ vulnerability?

Many species are hunted for food and their skin.

Marine lizards (iguanas)

Has streamlined tails to help propel them through the water.

What is the habitat of iguanas?

Galapagos Islands

What is the vulnerability of iguanas?

Oil spills, climate change

How big do Leatherback Sea Turtles grow?

1-2 meters, 2000 pounds

How big do Hawksbill Sea Turtles grow?

2-5 feet, 150 pounds

Where are Leatherback Sea Turtles found?

North of Scandinavia

Where are Hawksbill Sea Turtles found?

Indian and Pacific Oceans, tropical coral reefs

List the two adaptations of Leatherback Sea Turtles.

Release heat through their shell. Layer of insulating blubber.

When do Leatherback Sea Turtles release internal heat?

Feeling the Sun’s surface heat

When do Hawksbill Sea Turtles release internal heat?

When their body temperature exceeds that of their surroundings, particularly during periods of thermal stress.

Why has studying Leatherback Sea Turtles caused biologists to question what it means to be an ectotherm?

To learn their temperature-regulating ability

Why has studying Hawksbill Sea Turtles caused biologists to question what it means to be an ectotherm?

They can keep their body temperature higher and more stable than their environment.

Colonies

Preen

Dynamic soaring

This seabird is identified by its bright red bill and long, stiff tail feathers and can dive over 100 meters.

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This species of bird feeds almost exclusively at night.

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This species of bird has a thin beak, perfect for picking out small crustaceans from the sand along the Gulf of Mexico.

These birds often travel