Q1) Taxonomy: All reptiles are in the same kingdom (Animalia), phylum (Chordata). At the next level, Class, reptiles begin to diverge. True or False?


Q2) Taxonomy: turtles belong to what class?

Q3) Taxonomy: turtles belong to what order?

Q4) Taxonomy: turtles belong to what suborders?

Q5) Taxonomy: the binomial name given to the Snapping Turtle is _________ ?

Q6) Taxonomy: turtles are catogorized into ____?____ __?___ superfamilies and ____?____ families.

Q7) Land turtle species have their eyes looking down at objects in front of them. Aquatic turtle species have their eyes closer to the top of the head. Why?

Q8) Cryptodira turtles are those classified as being able to withdraw their head directly into the shell. Pleurodira are turtles that are classified as folding their neck to the side in order to take advantaqge of the safety of their shell. True or False?

Q9) A tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile of the same order as turtles - Testudines?

Q10) The family Trionychidae makes up most of our modern soft-shell turtles, and comprises over __?___ species living in the freshwater lakes and rivers of North America, Asia and Africa.