Tortoises

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1. Many species of tortoises are sexually dimorphic, what does this mean?

  • they die instead of mating
  • the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.
  • they transform instead of mating
  • Where both sexes are indistinguishable
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2. What is the scientific classification name of the tortoise?

  • Testudo Graeca
  • Panthera Leo
  • Chelonii Latreille
  • Carl Linneaus

3. A tortoise shell is made out of what?

  • Carbohydrates
  • Fat
  • Protein
  • Rock

4. Francesco Redi conducted tortoise experiments, what were they?

  • He shaved portions of their shell away and added corrosive chemicals to test the structural integrity of the proteins
  • He removed the heads of a land tortoise and a sea tortoise, which then lived for 60 and 28 days, respectively.
  • He dissected their bodies to discover excellent protein structures which are utilised today in construction
  • He attempted to clone a tortoise but he somehow tainted the tortoise sample DNA with his own and created a human testudines hybrid horror.

5. What are the lumps on the shell known as?

  • Lumpescular ridgioles
  • Scutes
  • ?
  • Putes

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