Sea Turtle Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. When a female turtle crawls onto the beach but returns to the sea without laying eggs, often due to disturbance
  2. 6. Man-made trash in the ocean. Sea turtles often mistake plastic bags or floating debris for jellyfish, leading to starvation or intestinal blockages.
  3. 7. The _____ stage when young turtles live in the open ocean
  4. 9. Laying eggs
  5. 10. The period (45–65 days) which embryos develop inside the eggs in the sand.
Down
  1. 1. A disease that causes tumors on sea turtles, often linked to polluted environments.
  2. 2. The total # of eggs laid in one nesting session, typically 100-120
  3. 3. Baby sea turtle
  4. 5. The high-energy swimming period when hatchlings leave the beach and head to deep water.
  5. 8. Mitigation Reducing artificial light on beaches to prevent hatchlings from becoming disoriented