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Quiz: Tortoises


Question 1

What are tortoise shells made out of?

A: Keratin
B: Bone
C: Stone

Question 2

Tortoises are what type of animal?

A: Chelonians
B: Mammals
C: Avians

Question 3

Why do tortoises hibernate in winter?

A: Because it's too wet for them
B: Because it's too cold for them
C: Because it's too dark for them

Question 4

The name for the tortoise family of animals is what?

A: Testudinidae
B: Mitochondriae
C: Epididymae

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