Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Coastal Classroom

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What species of sea turtle is JJ?
Green sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
Leatherback sea turtle
Kemps ridley sea turtle
Hawksbill sea turtle
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JJ is a green sea turtle!The green sea turtle is not actually green in color. The name green sea turtle comes from the fact that this species is herbivorous, meaning that they eat plants such as seagrasses and algae. (Image credit: Loggerhead Marinelife Center)
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Why was JJ brought into The Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center?
Entanglement
Shark bite
Hook ingestion
Chronic debilitation
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JJ was brought into The Sea Turtle Hospital for shark bite injuries!JJ is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found washed ashore in Hobe Sound, FL. The turtle was brought in to our hospital on March 4th, 2020 with fresh shark bite wounds all over its body.
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What does the term predator mean?
An animal that is hunted by another animal
A plant that depends on sunlight to survive
An animal that naturally eats others
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Why are predators, like sharks, important to the food web?
They keep populations healthy by eating all the sick and injured animals
They keep the population of animals from increasing to an unstable number
They help maintain all levels of the food web
All the above
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The term predator refers to an animal that naturally eats other animals to survive.Sharks are natural predators to sea turtles in the wild. Our patient, JJ, was lucky enough to escape a hungry shark in the ocean! (Image credit: Loggerhead Marinelife Center)
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Which of the following animals are considered the main predator to adult sea turtles?
Raccoons
Whales
Crabs
Sharks
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Sharks are considered the only main predator to adult sea turtles.As adults, sea turtles can be very large in size which limits the amount of animals that would prey on them. (Image credit: Enya deFeijter)
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Which of the following animals are considered predators to hatchling sea turtles?
Raccoons
Sea birds
Crabs
Sharks
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Raccoons, sea birds, crabs, and sharks are all considered predators of hatchling sea turtles!When a hatchling sea turtle emerges from its nest, it has to avoid terrestrial predators such as sea birds, racoons, and land crabs as it makes its way to the ocean. Once the hatchling reaches the ocean, it has new predators to avoid such as large fishes, sharks, and other marine animals. (Image credit: Loggerhead Marinelife Center)
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