Green+Turtle

GREEN SEA TURTLE 
 * The Green Sea Turtle is an endangered turtle that lives along the coast of Mexico. The Scientific Name of the Green Sea Turtle is __ Chelonia Mydas. __ Its classification is that it is a REPTILIA . Its shell length is 0.7-1.5m. and weighs about 200kg as an adult. Hatchlings that survive and grow to maturity live to a maximum of 80 years.

It is named for the greenish color of its fat and flesh. Its shell color ranges from olive-brown to black. They have a small beaked head which they cannot retract into their shell, they also have paddle-like fins which make them powerful swimmers. Juvenile turtles eat jellyfish, molluscs, and sponges. While mature green turtles are entirely herbivorous. Sea turtles spend almost all their lives submerged but must breath air for the oxygen needed to meet the demands of vigorous activity. **

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 * They live in coastal waters which means they live in warmer water. It's only shelter is its shell. It would most likely be a consumer because they mostly eat plants. They are one of the largest marine turtles, and one of the most wide spread species. The food chain for this sea turtle is : phytoplankton --> zooplankton --> jellyfish --> sea turtle --> tiger shark.