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Final Exam!! Flashcards

1
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What does it mean when an animal has become habituated to a human?

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It is accustomed to people & is not afraid of them being nearby

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Name the traits of a mammal.

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Vertebrae, endothermic, breath air, nurse young with milk, have hair

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3
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What do we call the male leader of a pack of dogs?

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Alpha Male

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4
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What is a recessive gene?

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A gene that does not show up in a person’s features. It is masked by the dominant gene.

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5
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How can you tell the difference between a brown bear & a black bear?

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A brown bear has a large hump on its shoulders & is bigger than a black bear

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Which animal is considered to be a big risk for rabies in the US?

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raccoons

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What is an apex predator?

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An animal that other animals do not consider their prey.

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Which cat is the fastest runner?

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Cheetah

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Name the 3 wildcats that live in North America.

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Bobcat, cougar, Canada lynx

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What very frightening animals is a mongoose able to conquer?

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Snakes

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What do female marsupials have that other female animals do not?

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a pouch

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12
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Where do most marsupials live?

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Australia

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13
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How many species of marsupials live in North America?

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One

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14
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What is the name of the marsupial seen in North America?

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Virginia opossum

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What feature on a primate do scientists use to classify it?

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The nose

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16
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What is the difference between apes and monkeys?

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Monkeys have tails. Their arms are not designed to swing in trees as are apes’ arms. Apes have larger brains and are more diverse.

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What is the main feature that makes an animal a rodent?

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teeth that gnaw & continue to grow throughout their lives.

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18
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Which mammals are poisonous?

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shrew, solenodons and the platypus

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19
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what disease do armadillos sometimes carry?

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leprosy

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20
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What does an elephant use its proboscis for?

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to inhale water, spary water or dust, pick things up, break branches, scratch, move things out of its path, shake “hands” with other elephants, tear food, smell, defend itself

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21
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In what ways do mammoths reveal how the Ice Age occurred?

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their stomach contents reveal that it froze quickly before food could digest. Their remains found in Siberia reveal that it was warm & temperate.

22
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What is a hot-blooded horse?

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A smaller horse built for speed. It’s not very gentle.

23
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What is a foal?

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A horse that is under a year old

24
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What is a filly?

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A female horse that is young.

25
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What is interesting about zebras’ stripes?

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they are unique to each zebra

26
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What is a rhino’s horn made of?

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Keratin, the same material found in hair & nails

27
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How is a tapir like an elephant?

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It has a proboscis

28
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What is rumination?

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when an animal chews its food, swallows it, then brings it back up to be chewed again.

29
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Name 3 animals that are considered ruminants

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cow, sheep, goats

30
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how can camels survive in the desert, far from water for so long?

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they have humps that store fat, can drink many gallons of water at once, have feet designed to provide stability on the sand, have nostrils that close during a dust storm and have ong lashes to blink out dust.

31
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what is the most dangerous animal in Africa?

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the hippo

32
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What features do all reptiles have?

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they are ectothermic, have scales & molt

33
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What animals are in the order Squamata?

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lizards & snakes

34
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How is a tuatara different from a lizard?

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the tuatara has no ear hole & loves cool weather

35
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How do tuataras give us evidence for a worldwide flood?

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their fossils are found with dinosaurs, but they are alive today. Thus, layers of rocks do not mean millions of years but rather stages of the flood.

36
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what is the difference between a tortoise and a turtle?

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a turtle spends most of its life in water; a tortoise spends its life on dry land.

37
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what is frog called before it becomes a froglet?

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tadpole

38
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what are some special features of sauropods, like the brachiosaurus?

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they were large herbivores that walked on all fours. They usually had long necks, a small head and nostrils on top close to the eyes.

39
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What are some special features of theropods, like the tyrannosaurus rex?

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they walked on two legs and had sharp teeth, fingers and toes with claws.

40
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name some possible things that may have caused the extinction of dinosaurs.

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a worldwide flood, meteors, many supervolcano eruptions close together, etc.

41
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which two spiders in the US are considered dangerous?

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black widow, brown recluse

42
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how many eyes does a spider have?

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eight

43
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how many legs do arachnids have?

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eight

44
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what are spinnerets?

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the appendages of a spider that produce silken threads

45
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how is a harvestman different from a spider?

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it has one body segment, doesn’t produce silk, can eat chunks of food and has two eyes instead of eight.

46
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what is the telson on a scorpion?

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the sharp point on the end of its tail

47
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what is unique about the bark scorpion and where does it live?

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it is the only scorpion with venom powerful enough to harm humans. It lives in the southwestern US

48
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on what do ticks feed?

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blood

49
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what is the radula on a slug or snail?

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the tongue used to scrape food into its mouth

50
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name one parasite about which you learned.

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roundworms, hookworms, guinea worm

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