Sea Turtle Quiz | WWF-New Zealand

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Q1. Only one species of turtle is herbivorous. It is the

A Hawksbill turtle

B Green turtle

C Leatherback turtle

D Loggerhead turtle
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Q2. Five of the seven species of marine turtles are found in New Zealand. The two species that aren’t are

A Flatback and olive ridley turtle

B Kemp’s ridley turtle and hawksbill

C Flatback and Kemp’s ridley turtle

D Loggerhead and flatback
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Q3. How long can some marine turtles stay under water? 2 hours 3 hours 5 hours 8 minutes

A 2 hours

B 20 minutes

C 3 hours

D 60 minutes
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Q4. Which one of the seven species of marine turtle are known to emerge from the sea to bask?

A Hawksbill turtle

B Green turtle

C Loggerhead turtle

D Leatherback turtle
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Q5. The first recorded sighting of a turtle in New Zealand was in 1885, when a loggerhead turtle was observed

A At the entrance to the Manukau Harbour

B In the Poor Knights Islands

C At the entrance to the Hokianga Harbour

D Near Cape Brett, Bay of Islands
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Q6. Leatherback turtles are the largest species. They can reach up 1.8m long and weigh up to

A 100kg

B 250kg

C 500kg

D 700kg
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Q7. Six of the 7 species of sea turtles are threatened with extinction, the 7th, the flatback has the ICUN status

A Not evaluated

B Data deficient

C Least concern

D Near threatened
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