How does a scientist determine the alertness of a turtle?
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i would imagine a scientist would do tests that show that a turtle is alert and able to respond, such as:\n\nvisual stimuli - put something near the turtle where it can see it - does it respond to the appearance of this item?\naural stimuli - make a noise that the turtle can hear - does it respond  to hearing that noise?\nscent stimuli - introduce a smell that the turtle can detect - does it respond?\ntactile stimuli - if you touch the turtle, does it respond?\ntemperature stimuli - if you put something hot or cold next to it, does it respond?\n\nthere are probably standard tests based on one or more of those types - and different times associated with level of alertness. clearly a sleeping turtle might not be very alert of something placed next to it.
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I suppose that it depends on your concept of self-awareness. I recently heard about a study that describes elephants as being aware of their own reflections in mirrors - that is, that they were aware that they were looking at themselves and not at some other creature.\n\nAs for technological development, I guess that if chimpanzees are developing air conditioning for those hot African afternoons, then they've also managed to develop some way to keep it under wraps. :D
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hi there! The first clue was turtle.  Do you by chance know what the clue was for yesterday, 1/18?
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This link should help.  It may be a little advanced, but it's better than nothing:\n\nhttp://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/A4.html
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The monitoring, recording, and measuring of a living organism's basic physiological functions, such as heart rate, muscle activity, and body temperature, by the use of telemetry techniques.
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Don't get it - maybe ask the turtles!?
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Do something to test thier reflexes...such as how fast do they react at a type of sound.
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look at there eyes. they say everything. if there pupils are dialated then you know. if not check if there looking down when there talking.
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The scientific method is to:\n\nObserve\nHypothesise\nTest\nAssess\nRepeat the process\nRepeat again... and again... and again... etc.\n\n>If you observe something occurring\n(eg. A shooting star falls towards the earth)\n>You Hypothesise for something to have happened \n(eg. that the star landed just over the horizon)\n>You test your hypothesis\n(eg. you travel to where the star appeared to fall)\n> You assesss whether the hypothesis was correct\n(eg. you could not evidence of something falling there)\n\nFrom this you can repeat the excersize until you get a correct answer.\n>observe: the star moved towards the horizon\n>hypothesise: the earth is round and so the star moved along a tangent to the earth, passing out of the atmosphere\n>test: ask someone further along the path of the star\n>Assess: the star dissapeared at a point over the horizon and did not land on earth. Therefore my hypothesis could be correct.\n\nAfter a valid hypothesis is concluded then it becomes theory... you would then go out and try to prove your theory... such as proving the world is round, or is there another reason the star dissapeared (it may have burnt up in atmosphere).\n\nAs you see... science is a lot of work.
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I don't know... but I think a pokemon can live more than a turtle.
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The same way they tell if people can see. They wave something in front of their eyes and see if they follow it or not.
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They are actually increasing their range of vision by tilting their eyes toward the ground. Birds supposedly are extrasensory feelers, so they probably "sense" worms.
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Probably a t-test. \n\nTell us what hypothesis you are testing.
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to check whether elephant was wearing mouse's underwear...\n\nhe he he\n\nBTW it was ANT !!!
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I got a very good idea, but you'll need lots of plants. \n\nFirst, get a rat/mouse/hamster and place it in a closed tank full of plants.\n\nAs these creatures require oxygen to live, we can test for the presence of oxygen by checking if it survives for at least an hour. \n\nAlso, remember to place the tank in a sunny area ([pray that the mouse doesn't get heat stroke =])\n\n\n\n\nYeah, and an additional fact is that oxygen supports burning, thus it is able to rekindle a glowing splint.
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Turtles are slow because they don't have to go fast! Most turtles are herbivores, which means they eat plants. Plants don't run, so they're fairly easy to eat. Also, turtles have thick shells to protect them from predators. If you've ever picked up a turtle, you've seen how they can tuck in their heads and feet. Physically, turtles are slow because they have a pretty slow metabolism, which means their bodies process energy slowly. But animals with slow metabolisms often have longer lives -- some turtles live for more than one hundred years! Slow and steady wins the race.
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See turtles volunteers:http://www.floridaenvironment.com/programs/fe00717.htm