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Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Coastal Classroom
Unintentional Boater Impacts Quiz 
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    Key Vocabulary Terms

    Review these key terms from Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Virtual Coastal Classroom Lesson to help you find the answers and unlock our favorite photos and gifs of Galapagos!

    Analogous Structure- an organ/body part that appears in animals from different ancestors but is similar in structure/location

    Beak: any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle)

    Buoyancy: the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid

    Carapace: a bony plate covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)

    Exoskeleton- a rigid external covering for the body providing support and protection

    Habitat: the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organisms.

    Homologous Structure- an organ/body part that appears in animals from the same ancestor and is similar in structure/location

    Impact: the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

    Organ- a part of an organism that is self-contained and has a specific vital function

    Plastron: the ventral part (underside) of the shell of a tortoise or turtle consisting typically of nine symmetrically placed bones

    Prey: an animal taken by another animal as food

    Rehabilitation: restoration especially by therapeutic means to an improved condition of physical function

    Scute: an external bony or horny plate or large scale

    Skeleton- an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material for support

    Species: a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name

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    Green sea turtles get their species name from the color of their fat layer that absorbs the green pigments in the plants they eat. Can you spot any green-ish color on Galapagos below? (Image credit: Loggerhead Marinelife Center)
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    Galapagos was found floating and unable to dive offshore of Jupiter. Galapagos was rescued with the help of Jupiter locals off the back of a jet ski!
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    Did you know a turtle can never leave its shell? A sea turtles backbone and ribs are infused into their shell
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    Sea turtles have lungs just like we do! Their lungs are much bigger than ours which allows them to hold their breath for an extended period of time.
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    Unintentional boat interactions can cause sea turtles to have buoyancy issues, paralysis in flippers, and damage to a sea turtles shell and/or backbone. These boating interactions can all be avoid as long as we take precautions while out on the water!
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    Wearing polarized sunglasses help us see under the water better, obeying wake zones keep us safe and protect the habitats in those designated areas, and keeping an eye out for marine life is always fun but responsible!
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