Question

Loggerhead sea turtles make nests on Georgia’s barrier island beaches. Their numbers are quickly decreasing due to changes in their habitat. The graph above shows the number of nests from the north end of one beach to the south end. N = North Mid = Center of Island S = South Based on the graph, what conclusion can be made about loggerhead sea turtles and their habitat? A) The nesting area of the whole beach has been destroyed. B) Loggerhead sea turtles are safer on the north end of the beach. C) Loggerhead sea turtles are safest on the south end of the beach. D) The central part of the beach has been least affected by habitat loss.

Answer 1

The answer is D) the central part of the beach has ven least affected by habitat loss.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option D, The central part of the beach has been least affected by habitat loss.

Explanation:

The Loggerhead sea turtles find the safest place to hatch and make nest in the central part of the beach. It is so because of past development activities  in the northern and southern part of the beach.

These activities disturbs the habitat of the sea turtle and predominantly  includes the following

a) Construction of coastal lighting

b) Coastal housing developments

c) Predation of nests

d) Human disturbances due to tourist activities which leads to loss of nesting habitat

Due to all these disturbances, hatchlings get disoriented.

Also some other activities such as  capturing turtle  in longline fishing, shrimp trawling and pollution also affect the sea turtle nesting activities in the northern and southern part of the beach.