The biology of the sea turtle and facors affecting its population Upon first sight of the great sea turtle it might just think that it is like any other turtle. The truth is that marine turtles are beautiful creatures spending a majority of their lives wandering endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to do amazing things. Some of these things include evolving to a range of purely innate responses to the demands of a changing suite of environments and having remarkable
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Caretta caretta is commonly called the "Loggerhead" sea turtle due to their overly large heads‚ which are comprised of a horny beak that is significantly thicker than in other sea turtles. This species is the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world. Loggerhead turtles have large heads (when compared to other species of marine turtles) and strong‚ muscular jaws (which help them crush prey such as crabs and lobsters). The loggerhead sea turtle is a marine mammal that grows quite large. Adults of
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* What are the three tropic levels? Producers are organism that captures energy from the sun or from chemical reactions to convert carbon dioxide to organic matter. Consumers in a ecosystem those organisms that derive their energy from feeding on other organisms or their products Decomposers organisms whose feeding action results in decay or rotting of organic material. The primary decomposers are fungi and bacteria. * Give 2 examples of each tropic level that can be found in your town
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Why Sea Water is Salty The “salt” in sea water‚ and some lakes that have no water outlet such as the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea‚ comes from ions of dissolved minerals‚ mainly chloride and sodium which make up about 90% of salt ions in sea water. There are three main ways that dissolved minerals enter the ocean: The water cycle‚ underwater geysers know as Hydrothermal Vents‚ and underwater volcanos. During the water cycle‚ water is evaporated from bodies of water by the heat of the
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about the sea otter . The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean . They live over 10-15 years . Their breeding season is during September to November ‚ they are territorial during it . Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris . Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb) ‚ making them the heaviest members of the weasel family ‚ but among the smallest marine mammals . Unlike most marine mammals ‚ the sea otter’s primary
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commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses‚ sea urchins‚ barnacles‚ small animals‚ and their favorite food‚ sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet‚ these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)‚ the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is classified as critically
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Philippine Archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of t its terrestrial‚ fluvial‚ and aerial domains‚ including its territorial seas‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between‚ and connecting the islands of the archipelago‚ regardless of their breadth and dimensions‚ form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.
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Sea Otters Did you know that a Sea Otter’s scientific name is Enhydra Lutris ? What about the fact that sea otters have the world’s thickest animal fur. A Sea Otters fur is very helpful to them because it insulates them very well but their paws don’t have as much fur so they keep their paws up in the air when they are out of the water or when they are floating. This species Sea Otters are one of the most interesting and cutest sea mammals.This paper will explain the diet of the sea otter‚ the
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Dead Sea Scroll The settlement of Qumran is one kilometer inland from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. The scrolls were found in eleven caves nearby‚ between 125 meters (e.g.‚ Cave 4) and one kilometer (e.g.‚ Cave 1) away. None were found within the settlement‚ unless it originally encompassed the caves. In the winter of 1946–47‚ Palestinian Muhammed edh-Dhib and his cousin discovered the caves‚ and soon afterwards the scrolls. John C. Trever reconstructed the story of the scrolls from several
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diatoms. Green algae is common in areas where light is abundant‚ such as shallow water or rock pools. They use their radular (tiny teeth) to scrape algae off of rocks. Green algae can range from single-celled organisms to multi-celled organisms‚ such as Sea lettuce (Ulva Lactuca). They live in large colonies ‚ close to water. Periwinkle’s diets consist mainly of green algae. On the day of our data collection‚ we noted that our transect on Broulee Island was facing south and was constantly exposed to sunlight
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