Are turtles invertebrates?

Are turtles invertebrates?

Reptiles are vertebrates that have scales on at least some part of their body, leathery or hard-shelled eggs, and share a number of other features. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and birds are reptiles. Like all vertebrates, reptiles have bony skeletons that support their bodies.

What are the characteristics of a turtle?

Turtle Facts

• Turtles spend most of their lives in water. They are adapted for aquatic life, with webbed feet or flippers and a streamlined body.
• Tortoises are land animals. Their feet are round and stumpy, adapted for walking on land.
• Terrapins live on land and in water, usually in swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers.

What is the domain of a turtle?

Eukaryote
Turtles/Domain

What is turtle Kingdom?

Animal
Turtles/Kingdom

What does KPCOFGS stand for in kingdom phylum?

KPCOFGS is an acronym for Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

What does KPCOFGS stand for in mnemonic form?

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species King Philip Can Only Find Green Socks (mnemonic for taxonomy order: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species) KPCOFGS. Kids Playing Cards on Freeways Get Smashed (mnemonic for taxonomy order: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

What kind of turtles are not scute-less?

Family Dermochelyidae are scute-less turtles with only 1 modern species; the leatherback turtle. A leatherback sea turtle is covered with leathery skin. It is the only marine turtle whose backbone is not attached to the inside of its shell.

What kind of turtles are in the family Cheloniidae?

This suborder includes sea turtles, freshwater turtles, snapping turtles, tortoises, and soft-shelled turtles. Most scientists recognize 2 families of sea turtles: Family Cheloniidae includes all sea turtles with scutes (horny plates) covering their shells.