Green Sea Turtlevs.

Syringammina fragillissimaKIMBERLY HORSFALL & KENDALL BOWMAN

Green Sea Turtle

•Multicellular

S. fragillissima

•Eukaryote •Eukaryote

•Unicellular

•No cell wall •No cell wall

"USGS Study Finds Green Sea Turtles Are Utilizing Protected Habitat." Green Sea Turtles Are Using Protected Habitat Effectively. April Flowers, 2013. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.

"Xenophyophore." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015.

Green Sea Turtle

S. fragillissima

•Obtains food by eating its prey.

• Young turtles are carnivores, eats jellies and other invertebrates

•Adults are herbivores, eats sea grass, algae, and other vegatation

•Obtains food by moving along the sea bottom, like slugs

• The only retain those nutritious particles and tiny animals

• They are an omnivore, eating nematodes and vegetation

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• The shell length is up to 3.5 feet, and can weigh up to 400 lbs.

• When they hatch they are only 2 inches long

• Reproduce sexually

• Can lay over 100 eggs in a nest

• It takes 20-50 years to reach sexual maturity

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• Have slim that is a defense mechanism

• Niche- help clean the ocean floor

Green Sea Turtle• Defense- their shells protect

them, their large flippers help them move around faster

• Niche- Maintain health of sea grass bed

"Welcome to NOAA Research." Welcome to NOAA Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2015.

PredatorsGreen Sea Turtle Xenophyophore• Raccoons, foxes,

seabirds, and tiger sharks

• Octopus, decapods, and fish

Interesting Facts About a Green Sea Turtle• Green sea turtles are one of

the largest and most widespread of all marine turtles

• They are not able to pull their head, arms, or legs into their shell

• They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide

• It can weigh up to 700 lbs.

• Green sea turtles are listed as an endangered species

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Interesting Facts About S. fraglissima• Covers itself in slim that

traps sediments and debris

• Instead of blood they are filled with cytoplasm and many nuclei

• Largest known individual cell to date

• Natural habitat is manly the seafloor of Europe or around North Africa

• They are found at depths of 10,000 meters (6 miles)

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Phylum………………………………….Chordata

Class…………………………..……….. Reptilia

Order…………………………………... Testundines

Family…………………………………..Cheloniidae

Genus……………………………………Chelonia

Species…………………………………..mydas

Classification Phylum………………………………….Foraminifera

Class…………………………..……….. Xenophyophore

Order…………………………………... Psamminida

Family…………………………………..Syringammiridae

Genus……………………………………Syringammina

Species…………………………………..fragilissima

"Syringammina Fragilissima." Snipview. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2015.

1. How many eggs can a green sea turtle lay?a. 50b. 100 c. 10d.300

2. Is a S. fraglissima unicellular? a. yes b. no

3. What unique characteristic does a S. fraglissima have? a. slim b. shell c. gills d. fins

4. Does a S. fraglissima have a cell wall? a. yes b. no

5. Which is NOT a predator of a green sea turtle? a. raccoon b. fox c. tiger shark d. whale

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