How can you tell what????
by the inside in their shell or oust side by the inside in their shell or oust side
yes turtles do have a bottom shell
A terrapin has a shell because it is a turtle, of course. There are 4kinds of turtles: aquatic turtles, land turtles, terrapins, and sea turtles. All turtles have shells.
Star Turtles are turtles with star like shell
Note: you can't really tell the sex of a turtle until after it's a baby. Male map turtles are about 1/3 the size of their females. Male map turtles have a concave under shell. Female map turtles have a convex under shell.
you can tell which turtles are which by looking at their stomach (bottom of their shell) or by the markings on their neck/head. Slider turtles have a off-white stomach with a pattern of greyish spots on it. And Painted turtles have a very bright and colorful pattern of red, black/grey and maybe yellow on their stomach. some turtles may be too young to tell by their stomachs but you can look at their necks/heads.
A turtles shell is a form of armor; it makes it very hard for a predator to bite the turtle.
A sea turtles shell stays on its back because its attached
The turtles shell protects itself and hides inside its shell when in danger or when they are scared. The shell helps the turtle breathe. The turtles shell is another way to breathe for them.
in its shell
a Shell
They are born with it!