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Do sea turtles have exoskeletons?
No, sea turtles have skeletons just like you do; but they have an armored shell on top for protection.
What is the top of a turtles name?
Its called a shell
What is the top part of the the shell called?
The shell covering the top of a turtle's body is called the carapace (say karra-pace).It is made of a hard substance called scutes.Some turtles do not have a hard carapace. The carapace of soft-shelled turtles and the leatherback turtle is made of thick skin.The shape of a carapace is not always the same:
Is turtles bottom shell connected to top shell?
yes they do iit might not look like it but it is.
Do sea turtles have a backbone?
Yes a turtle has a backbone, it is partially integrated into the shell carapace.
What is the top of a tortoise shell called?
The top is called the carapace and the bottom is called the plastron.
The top shell on a turtle is called?
The shell covering the top of a turtle's body is called the carapace (say karra-pace).It is made of a hard substance called scutes.Some turtles do not have a hard carapace. The carapace of soft-shelled turtles and the leatherback turtle is made of thick skin.The shape of a carapace is not always the same:
How tall is a leatherback sea turtles?
Loggerhead sea turtles are usually 73-107 cm
How can you tell if a green sea turtle is a female or male?
If you have a turtle i can show you how you can tell sea turtles apart by gender....if not then find a picture of a sea turtle turned on its back.... IF YOU HAVE A SEA TURTLE PLEASE READ BELOW: Turn over your turtle and you should see its tail with a dot on the bottom. If the dot is at the top of the tail like up close to its shell it is female....if it has a dot lower from its shell it is a male sea turtle. BECAREFUL NOT TO DROP THE TURTLE PLEASE ;) It is called a Cloaca by the way. Hope this helped for all you turtle lovers out there.
Do tortoise live in sea?
No,tortoise are land turtles.They are in a familyofTestudinidae, order Testudines. Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise has both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton. Tortoises can vary in size from a few centimeters to two meters. Tortoises tend to be diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals.
Is a turtle a vertebrates or invertebrates?
A turtle is a vertebrate.
Do sea turtles usually swim near the reefs?
Sometimes they swim on top of the water over the reefs.
