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SEA TURTLE REPRODUCTION

SEA TURTLE REPRODUCTION. Often, a female is pursued by more than one male Fertilization is internal. Females dig a nest on a sandy beach to lay their eggs (during high tide, beyond the tide line) Generally lays 150 eggs Eggs are white and round. Up to nine clutches per year

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SEA TURTLE REPRODUCTION

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  1. SEA TURTLE REPRODUCTION

  2. Often, a female is pursued by more than one male Fertilization is internal

  3. Females dig a nest on a sandy beach to lay their eggs (during high tide, beyond the tide line) Generally lays 150 eggs Eggs are white and round

  4. Up to nine clutches per year Gender determination -temperature -deeper=cooler=females

  5. Which variables in this slideshow are quantitative? Qualitative? Number of eggs produced vs. Time Independent? Dependent?

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