Life in the Sea Exam 4 Questions & Answers 2024/2025

Life in the Sea Exam 4 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Phylum Chordata - ANSWERSvertebrates Class reptilia - ANSWERSorder squamata testudines crocodylia Order squamata - ANSWERSsea snakes (indian and pacific ocean, El Nino push towards the west of continents) marine iguanas (1 species) (endemic) (Galapagos) (indigenous) (salt glands in nose: spit water at you) True sea snakes - ANSWERSvenomous tail acts like a rudder block nostrils w/ flap when goes under water most live birth Mangrove marsh snake - ANSWERSnot a true sea snake endemic - ANSWERSexists in only one area of the world (marine iguanas) in Galapagos only Order Testudines - ANSWERSturtles, tortoises, terrapins male: cloaca on tail is lower and indent in bottom of shell female: higher cloaca and no indent Atlantic Green turtle - ANSWERSherbivorous (algae, seaweed)