Alligator snapping turtle

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alligator-snapping-turtle

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Macrochelys temminckii
2. What is the habitat?Southeastern United States in large, slow-moving rivers, deep channels, and muddy bottoms
3. What does an alligator snapping turtle look like?It has a big, armored shell with three ridges, rough skin, and a hooked beak that can bite very hard.
4. How does it catch fish?It stays still on the riverbed, wiggles a worm‑like tongue lure to trick fish, then snaps its jaws shut quickly.