Sea Turtles
Terms
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- plastron
- the part of a turtle's shell underneath its belly
- endangered
- at risk
- carapace
- the top of a turtle's shell
- rudders
- a movable flat piece attached at the rear of a ship or aircraft for steering
- herbivore
- an animal that eats only plants
- prominent
- sticking out beyond the surface
- unique
- being the only one of its kind; very unusual
- carnivore
- an animal that eats only meat
- scutes
- the bony plates that make up a turtle's shell
- omnivore
- an animal that eats both plants and meat