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Lab Test 2 Flashcards

1
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How many species are in Order Carnivora?

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271

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How many Carnivora species are marine?

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37

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3
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About how many carnivora species are native to Oklahoma?

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More than 20

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4
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How many Carnivora families are native to Oklahoma?

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6

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This Carnivora family contains coyotes and foxes

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Canidae

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6
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What are the three Canidae species that are native to Oklahoma?

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Coyote, red fox, grey fox

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7
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What is the scientific name of the coyote?

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Canis latrans

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8
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What is the scientific name of the red fox?

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Vulpes fulva

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9
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What is the scientific name of the grey fox?

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Urocyon cinereoargentus

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10
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This Carnivora family contains bears

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Ursidae

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11
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What is the only Ursidae species native to Oklahoma?

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Black bear

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12
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What is the scientific name of the black bear?

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Ursus americana

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13
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This Carnivora family contains raccoons

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Procyonidae

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14
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What is the only Procyonidae species native to Oklahoma?

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Raccoon

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15
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What is the scientific name of the raccoon?

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Procyon lotor

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16
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This Carnivora family contains mink and weasels

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Mustelidae

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17
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What are three Mustelidae species native to Oklahoma?

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Mink, American badger, northern river otter

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18
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What is the scientific name of the mink?

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Mustela vison

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19
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What is the scientific name of the American badger?

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Taxidea taxus

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20
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What is the scientific name of the northern river otter?

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Lontra canadensis

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21
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This Carnivora family contains skunks

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Mephitidae

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22
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What Mephitidae species is native to Oklahoma?

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Striped skunk

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23
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What is the scientific name of the striped skunk?

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Mephitis mephitis

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24
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This Carnivora family contains cats

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Felidae

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25
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What Felidae species is native to Oklahoma?

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Bobcat

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26
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What is the scientific name of the bobcat?

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Lynx rufus

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27
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This mammal order contains even-toed ungulates

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Cetartiodactyla

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28
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What are five Cetartiodactyla species native to Oklahoma?

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White-tailed deer; Moose; Feral hog; American bison; Pronghorn

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29
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What is the scientific name of the white-tailed deer?

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Odocoileus virginianus

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30
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What is the scientific name of the moose?

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Alces alces

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31
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What is the scientific name of the feral hog?

A

Sus scrofa

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32
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What is the scientific name of the American bison?

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Bison bison

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33
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What is the scientific name of the pronghorn?

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Antilocapra americana

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34
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This is the largest order of mammals

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Rodentia

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35
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How many families are in Order Rodentia?

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28

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36
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How many species are in Order Rodentia?

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Over 2000

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37
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These are the only regions where Rodentia are absent

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Extreme polar regions

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38
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This Rodentia family contains beaver

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Castoridae

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39
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How many species of beaver are there globally?

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2

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40
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These are the second largest rodents

A

Beavers

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41
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What is the anterior of beaver incisors made of?

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Enamel

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42
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What is the posterior of beaver incisors made of?

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Bone

43
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What species of Castoridae is native to Oklahoma?

A

American beaver

44
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What is the scientific name of the American beaver?

A

Castor canadensis

45
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This Rodentia family contains chipmunks, squirrels, and woodchucks

A

Sciuridae

46
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How many Sciuridae species are in North America?

A

66

47
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Are Sciuridae mostly nocturnal or mostly diurnal?

A

Mostly diurnal

48
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What are three Sciuridae groups that are not arboreal?

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Woodchucks, chipmunks, prairie dogs

49
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Do Sciuridae hibernate?

A

No

50
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Sciuridae have strong incisors to feed on these four foods

A

Nuts, fruits, bark, buds

51
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What are five Sciuridae species native to Oklahoma?

A

Eastern chipmunk; Eastern grey squirrel; Eastern fox squirrel; Woodchuck; Black-tailed prairie dog

52
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What is the scientific name of the eastern chipmunk?

A

Tamias striatus

53
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What is the scientific name of the eastern grey squirrel?

A

Sciurus carolinensis

54
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What is the scientific name of the eastern fox squirrel?

A

Sciurus niger

55
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What is the scientific name of the woodchuck?

A

Marmota monax

56
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What is the scientific name of the black-tailed prairie dog?

A

Cynomys ludovicianus

57
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This Rodentia family contains gophers

A

Geomyidae

58
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Gophers have these for food storage

A

External fur-lined cheek pouches

59
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What type of soils do gophers prefer?

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Sandy, loamy soils

60
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What parts of Oklahoma do gophers live in?

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Central and western Oklahoma

61
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What Geomyidae species is native to Oklahoma?

A

Plains pocket gopher

62
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What is the scientific name of the plains pocket gopher?

A

Geomys bursarius

63
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This Rodentia family includes New World mice, deer mice, hispid cotton rats, woodrats and voles

A

Cricetidae

64
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What are five Cricetidae species native to Oklahoma?

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Deer mouse; Hispid cotton rat; Southern plains woodrat; Prairie vole; Muskrat

65
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What is the scientific name of the deer mouse?

A

Peromyscus maniculatus

66
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What is the scientific name of the hispid cotton rat?

A

Sigmodon hispidus

67
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What is the scientific name of the Southern Plains woodrat?

A

Neotoma micropus

68
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What is the scientific name of the prairie vole?

A

Microtus ochrogaster

69
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What is the scientific name of the muskrat?

A

Ondatra zibethicus

70
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This Rodentia family contains only New World rats

A

Heteromyidae

71
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What do Heteromyidae have for food storage?

A

External fur-lined cheek pouches

72
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Are Heteromyidae nocturnal or diurnal?

A

Nocturnal

73
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Are Heteromyidae bipedal or quadrupedal?

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Bipedal

74
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Heteromyidae are adapted to this type of habitat

A

Arid/semiarid habitat with sandy soils

75
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What parts of Oklahoma do Heteromyidae live in?

A

Central and western Oklahoma

76
Q

What is a Heteromyidae species found in Oklahoma?

A

Ord’s kangaroo rat

77
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What is the scientific name of the Ord’s kangaroo rat?

A

Dipodomys ordii

78
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What is the range of the Ord’s kangaroo rat?

A

Canada to central Mexico

79
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This Rodentia family contains Old World mice

A

Muridae

80
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About what percent of all mammal species are in Family Muridae?

A

25%

81
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Are Muridae native to Australia?

A

Yes

82
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What is a Muridae species found in Oklahoma?

A

House mouse

83
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What is the scientific name of the house mouse?

A

Mus musculus

84
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This Rodentia family contains porcupines

A

Hystricidae

85
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What Hystricidae species is native to Oklahoma?

A

Porcupine

86
Q

What is the scientific name of the porcupine?

A

Erethizon dorsatum

87
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This technique is used to estimate animal population sizes

A

Mark-recapture

88
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This is a type of population estimate

A

Lincoln-Peterson index

89
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What are two assumptions in mark-recapture population estimates?

A

No immigration/emigration occurred between first and second captures; No recruitment of new individuals occurred between captures

90
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What is the calculation for mark-recapture?

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N = (N1)(N2)/R

91
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What does N stand for in the mark-recapture calculation?

A

Population size

92
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What does N1 stand for in the mark-recapture technique calculation?

A

Number of captures in first sample

93
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What does N2 stand for in the mark-recapture technique calculation?

A

Number of captures in second sample

94
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What does R stand for in the mark-recapture technique calculation?

A

Number of recaptures in second sample

95
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These two canids species have 2 lateral crests on the top of their skulls

A

Red fox and grey fox

96
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This carnivore species has a nondescript skull with no defining characteristics

A

Raccoon

97
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This carnivore species has a perpendicular rear molar

A

Mink

98
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This carnivore species has two sharp processes on the skull

A

River otter

99
Q

This carnivore species has a long, straight, smooth rostrum

A

Striped skunk

100
Q

This carnivore family has diverse dentition

A

Canidae

101
Q

This rodent family has sharp processes on their skulls

A

Sciuridae

102
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This rodent species has deeply grooved incisors

A

Plains pocket gopher

103
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This rodent species has teeth with an S pattern

A

Hispid cotton rat

104
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This rodent species has a very triangular skull

A

Ord’s kangaroo rat

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