NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tortoises have many adaptations that help them survive, such as scutes, protective scales on tortoise shells that protect them from injury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Their back two flippers act as rudders and help the turtles steer. Sea turtles have bodies that are flat and streamlined, making them hydrodynamic. This allows them to easily maneuver through their aquatic habitats. Some sea turtle species, such as loggerheads, use camouflage to their advantage.

Detailed explanation-3: -The turtle’s shell is an adaptation that protects it from predators, which compensates for the reptile’s slow crawling speed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sea turtles are anatomically adapted to life at sea: completely hydrodynamic, with a shorter neck and a smaller carapace mass than its land and sweet water relatives, and non-retractile head and limbs.