ch 2 5th grade sciecne

Question 1

fastest land animal on earth

Answer 1

cheetah

Question 2

lions live in family groups called this

Answer 2

prides

Question 3

the only mammal that can fly

Answer 3

bat

Question 4

a baby mammal that must finish developing in a special pouch outside the mother’s body

Answer 4

marsupial

Question 5

a mammal that lays eggs

Answer 5

enchidna

Question 6

made of solid bone

Answer 6

antlers

Question 7

animals that eat other animals that have already died

Answer 7

scavengers

Question 8

this is what whales & dolphins have instead of fur for wamth

Answer 8

blubber

Question 9

what giant pandas mostly eat

Answer 9

bamboo

Question 10

animals that live together in groups of the same kind

Answer 10

social animals

Question 11

a mammal is a ruminant if it

Answer 11

chews the cud

Question 12

a mammal that is active at night is

Answer 12

nocturnal

Question 13

skunks & other members of the weasel family produce a strong smelling substance called

Answer 13

musk

Question 14

an animal is extinct if it

Answer 14

no longer exists

Question 15

an animal whose father & mother are of the same species is

Answer 15

purebred

Question 16

an inherited behavior pattern is called

Answer 16

instinct

Question 17

God designed nature to be able to respond to change. this principal is known as

Answer 17

balance of nature

Question 18

cougar

Answer 18

feline

Question 19

fox

Answer 19

canine

Question 20

chimpanzee

Answer 20

primate

Question 21

squirrel

Answer 21

rodent

Question 22

marsupial

Answer 22

wombat

Question 23

the mammals that make up the largest group are the

Answer 23

rodents

Question 24

all animals with backbones are classified as

Answer 24

vertebrates

Question 25

mammals which eat plants are called

Answer 25

herbivored

Question 26

mammals which eat flesh are called

Answer 26

carnibores

Question 27

mammals which feed mostly on insects are known as

Answer 27

insectivores

Question 28

the kind of place in which an animal prefers to live is its

Answer 28

habitat

Question 29

female mammals are provided with special milk-producing glands called __ glands

Answer 29

mammary

Question 30

animals whose bodies are designed to maintain a fairly constant body temperature regardless of the outside temperature are

Answer 30

warmblooded animals