*Read chapters 11 (p. 183-193) and 12 (p. 197-215) in Spotila, then answer the questions below. 1) While the leatherback has a soft carapace, the flatback has the densest and hardest carapace of all sea turtles. a. True b. False 2) Since sea turtles are cold-blooded, they can't exist in the frigid North Atlantic Ocean. a. True b. False 3) This leatherback is crying because: a. the process of laying eggs is very painful b. none of these answers is correct c. the sand from the beach is irritating the eye d. it is ridding its body of excess salt e. it is shedding excess heat through evaporative transfer f. the process of crawling on land is very difficult 4) The flatback is immune to the factors affecting the populations of other sea turtle species because it is limited in distribution to the continental shelf of Australia, and Australia has very strong turtle protection laws. a. True b. False 5) What is the scientific name of the leatherback turtle? 6) Rain is no problem for most sea turtle hatchlings. In fact, the cool beach and overcast sky provides protection from the sun and predators. a. True b. False 7) Proportional to its body size, the flatback turtle produces the largest egg of any sea turtle. These large eggs may be an adaptation for surviving on very hot nesting beaches. a. True b. False 8) Today, there are about 35,000 adult female leatherbacks in the world, with most of them in the eastern Pacific. a. True b. False 9) What is the scientific name for the flatback turtle? 10) Flatback embryos will die if the nest temperature exceeds 90 degrees F (32 degrees C). a. True b. False 11) The major flatback nesting colonies are located between Australia and New Zealand. a. True b. False 12) Unlike all other species of sea turtles, flatbacks lack an oceanic phase. a. True b. False 13) When leatherback nests are undisturbed by predators and people, hatching success can be as high as 90%. a. True b. False 14) Although leatherbacks can eat jellyfish, it simply isn't possible for these large turtles to support their caloric needs with a prey (jellyfish) that is made up primarily of water. a. True b. False 15) Unlike other sea turtles, the scutes on the carapace of the leatherback seem to repel ocean plants and animals from attaching to it. a. True b. False 16) Spotila estimates that an individual leatherback in the Pacific is likely to be caught on a longline fishing hook: a. once per year b. once every 3-5 years. c. once every 6-10 years d. once every 2 years e. leatherbacks are so rare in the Pacific, that they aren't caught at all. 17) "CITES" stands for: 18) The _________________ is the largest turtle in the world. 19) Sea turtle tags have evolved over the years, from plastic and metal flipper tags to PIT ("passive integrated transponder") tags. All tags have a similar failure rate, however, ...

1. *Read chapters 11 (p. 183-193) and 12 (p. 197-
215) in Spotila, then answer the questions
below.
1) While the leatherback has a soft carapace, the
flatback has the densest and hardest
carapace of all sea turtles.
a. True
b. False
2) Since sea turtles are cold-blooded, they can't exist in
the frigid North Atlantic Ocean.
a. True
b. False
3)
This leatherback is crying because:
a. the process of laying eggs is very painful
b. none of theseanswers is correct
c. the sand from the beach is irritating the eye
d. it is ridding its body of excess salt
e. it is shedding excess heat through evaporative
transfer
f. the process of crawling on land is very

2. difficult
4) The flatback is immune to the factors
affecting the populations of othersea turtle
species because it is limited in distribution to
the continental shelf of Australia, and
Australia has very strong turtle protection laws.
a. True
b. False
5) What is the scientific name of the leatherback
turtle?
6) Rain is no problem for most sea turtle
hatchlings. In fact, the cool beach and
overcast
sky provides protection from the sun and predators.
a. True
b. False
7) Proportional to its body size, the flatback turtle
produces the largest egg of any sea
turtle. These largeeggs may be an adaptation
for surviving on very hot nesting beaches.

3. a. True
b. False
8) Today, thereare about 35,000 adultfemale
leatherbacks in the world, with most of
them in the eastern Pacific.
a. True
b. False
9) What is the scientific name for the flatback
turtle?
10) Flatback embryos will die if the nest temperature
exceeds 90 degrees F (32 degrees C).
a. True
b. False
11) The major flatback nesting colonies are located
between Australia and New Zealand.
a. True
b. False
12) Unlike all otherspecies of sea turtles,
flatbacks lack an oceanic phase.
a. True
b. False

4. 13) When leatherback nestsare undisturbed by
predators and people, hatching success can
be as high as 90%.
a. True
b. False
14) Although leatherbacks can eat jellyfish, it simply
isn't possible for theselargeturtles to
support their caloric needs with a prey (jellyfish)
that is made up primarily of water.
a. True
b. False
15) Unlike othersea turtles, the scutes on the
carapace of the leatherback seemto repel
ocean plants and animals from attaching to it.
a. True
b. False
16) Spotila estimates that an individual leatherback in
the Pacific is likely to be caught on a
longline fishing hook:
a. once per year
b. once every 3-5 years.

5. c. once every 6-10 years
d. once every 2 years
e. leatherbacks are so rare in the Pacific, that they
aren't caught at all.
17) "CITES" stands for:
18) The _________________ is the largest turtle
in the world.
19) Sea turtle tags have evolved over the years,
from plastic and metal flipper tags to PIT
("passive integrated transponder") tags. All tags have a
similar failure rate, however, so
standardization is not an issue.
a. True
b. False
20) _____________________ are capable of diving to
greatdepths on one breath. They are
also capable of swimmingand feeding in cold waters
due to their ability to keep their
internal temperature higher than the ambient
temperature.