Question

When they (green sea turtles) eat algae, which biomolecule are they getting from it? A. Carbohydrate B. nucleic acid C. protein D. Lipids

Answer 1

Answer:    A. Carbohydrate

When green sea turtles eat algae they are getting carbohydrates from it.

Explanation:

Different sea turtles have different diets. Some are omnivores while some are herbivores. Green sea turtles belong to the group of herbivorous sea turtles.  

The diet of hatchlings is different from that of the adults. Hatchlings are omnivorous and feed on mollusks and crustaceans. The adult sea turtles have to scrape off algae from rock surfaces and hence has a beak shaped like the teeth of a saw.

Other type of sea turtles are loggerheads and leatherbacks that mainly feed on sponges and jellyfish respectively .