Rewrite the jumbles paragraph into meaningful text1) Female turtles lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. Once the eggs are covered the female returns to
the sea. When the eggs hatch the baby turtles crawl down to the sea and take care of themselves.
2) Turtles are covered with a hard box-like shell which protects the soft body and organs. It is composed
of an upper section called a carapace and a lower plate called a plaston. The head, tail and legs of
turtles are covered with scales. Turtles withdraw them inside the shell for protection. Turtles have four
paddle shaped flippers which help them to swim. Turtles do not have teeth, they have a sharp beak
instead.
3) Turtles are reptiles and are cold blooded. They depend on their surroundings for their body heat.
4) Turtles can breathe on land and under water. They mainly eat jellyfish, sea snails and other soft-
bodied, slow-moving sea animals.
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