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2013 Envirothon
Turtles
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Environmental Studies
6th Grade
02/20/2013

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Term
Map Turtle
How large is this turtle?
Definition
seven to eleven inches in shell length
Term
Map Turtle
How do these turtles bask?
Definition
Due to limited basking sites, these turtles pile on top of each other on rocks or logs
Term
Map Turtle
Is this a shy turtle?
Definition
yes. this is a stupid subjective question
Term
Map Turtle
What color is the carapace?
Definition
greenish to olive-brown
Term
Map Turtle
What is the pattern of the carapace?
Definition
irregular pattern of thin, yellow-orange lines networking the upper shell randomly like roads
Term
Map Turtle
How is the carapace shaped?
Definition
somewhat flattened; marked with distinctive keel
Term
Map Turtle
Describe the plastron.
Definition
yellowish and bears no markings
Term
Map Turtle
What color is the carapace?
Definition
greenish to olive-brown
Term
Map Turtle
Describe head, neck and tail; and face
Definition
head, neck and tail are accented with narrow yellow lines; a yellow somewhat triangular spot is behind each eye
Term
Map Turtle
What is the range?
Definition
one larger and two smaller parts:
along Lake Erie; Ohio River Drainage; major portion of Susquehanna Basin; Lower Delaware Basin
Term
Map Turtle
How did it travel from native Lake Erie home to Hudson River?
Definition
through the canals; Hudson River gave it access to Delaware River
Term
Map Turtle
Boundaries
Definition
across upper New York to Wisconsin; south to Louisiana
Term
Map Turtle
habitat
Definition
prefers slow-moving large rivers over smaller, faster waters; prefers lakes rather than ponds; prefers mud bottoms with stands of vegetation
Term
Map Turtle
hibernation
Definition
not in a hurry to hibernate; comes out sooner than other species
Term
Map Turtle
reproduction
Definition
may have two or more clutches of eggs per year (depending on how far north it is); 12-14 eggs in May to mid-July; hatch in mid-August to September
Term
Map Turtle
When do hatchlings leave the nest?
Definition
sometimes not til the following May or June
Term
Map Turtle
Food
Definition
some vegetable, but mostly mollusks and crayfish; females can crush large snails and freshwater clams
Term
Blanding's Turtle:
What list is this turtle on?
Definition
PA List of Candidate Species
Term
Blanding's Turtle
Who was Dr. William Blanding?
Definition
a Philadelphia naturalsit that lived in the 1800s (nineteenth century)
Term
Blanding's Turtle
adult shell length
Definition
five to seven inches
Term
Blanding's Turtle
temperatures
Definition
more tolerant of cold temperatures than most other turtles
Term
Blanding's Turtle
identification of carapace
Definition
carapace is smooth and shaped like helmet
lots of pale yellowish spots (heavy profusion)that sometimes connect
Term
Blanding's Turtle
identification of plastron/lower shell
Definition
yellow and accented with large black splotches
Term
Blanding's Turtle
chin and throat
Definition
bright yellow; in PA only the softshell turtles have longer necks
Term
Blanding's Turtle
head and face
Definition
large protruding eyes in a flat head
Term
Blanding's Turtle
How is plastron hinged?
Definition
it can be closed but not to the extent the box turtle is able to close up
Term
Blanding's Turtle
range
Definition
Nebraska to Ohio and Ontario
may benot found in PA at all; never had a large territory
Term
Blanding's Turtle
habitat
Definition
~primarily aquatic
~likes to bask but will not go far from water
~Wetlands are a favorite
~favors an area covered with dense growth of vegetation
Term
Blanding's Turtle
Food
Definition
varied; carnivore; crayfish, insects and snails; berries; sometimes frogs if they are able to catch them
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