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Lesson 5 Marsupials Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

They have a pouch in which their young develop.

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2
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Where do most marsupials live?

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Australia

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3
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What was Pangaea?

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It is a possible supercontinent in which all of earth’s current continents fit together.

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4
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Name some of the animals that are marsupials.

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kangaroos, koalas, wombats, possums, opossums, marsupial moles, bandicoots, bilbies, sugar gliders, Tasmanian divels, Moito del Montes

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5
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What are marsupial young called?

A

joeys

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6
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What is the difference between a wallaby & a kangaroo?

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The only real difference is size – wallabies are smaller.

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7
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Do animals that are herbivores always stay herbivores?

A

No. We have already observed some change their eating habits over time.

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8
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Why is it wrong to refer to the cute Australian animals as “koala bears”?

A

They aren’t bears.

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9
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What do koalas do most of the day?

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sleep

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10
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How is the Tasmanian devil like a hyena?

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They are scavengers that consume every part of an animal.

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11
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How many species of marsupials live in North America?

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only 1 - the Virginia opossum

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12
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Explain the defense mechanism of the Virginia opossum.

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It “plays dead” hoping most animals will think it has been dead too long to be a healthy meal.

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13
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How can some marsupial joeys develop without a pouch?

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They live in warm areas and just cling to the mother to develop.

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14
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Many scientists put all marsupials into this single order.

A

Marsupialia

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15
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Animals with round, fuzzy ears. They stay up in trees, rarely coming down to the ground.

A

koalas

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16
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All the animals in this order have two front teeth that stick almost straight out from their lower jaw.

A

diprotodontia

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17
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Animals that look like kangaroos but are smaller in size.

A

wallabies

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18
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The word “koala” comes from the language of these native Australians.

A

Aborigines

19
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Rat-sized macropods that have prehensile tails.

A

bettongs

20
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A term used to refer to many male animals, including male kangaroos.

A

bucks

21
Q

What the koala eats.

A

eucalyptus leaves

22
Q

special milk a mother kangaroo makes

A

pap

23
Q

Its name means “big foot.” A kangaroo is considered one of these.

A

macropod

24
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this describes mammals in which the baby develops inside its mother and gets everything it needs from her.

A

marsupium

25
Q

kangaroos form these large groups

A

mobs

26
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little trails of land that once connected the continents together.

A

land bridges

27
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The Australian name given to the mostly tree-dwelling marsupials of the land.

A

Possums

28
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A term used to refer to many female animals, including female kangaroos.

A

Doe

29
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Joeys develop and find protection inside this special pouch.

A

marsupium

30
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These “rat kangaroos” are becoming endangered in Australia.

A

potoroos

31
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These animals have the appearance of extremely furry pigs.

A

wombats

32
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this marsupial looks like a rat & lives alone, building its nest in shallow holes in the ground.

A

bandicoot

33
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a marsupial that looks like a cross between a rat & a rabbit, having a long nose & long ears. It lives in tunnels & is considered endangered.

A

bilby

34
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These blind marsupials have fore-claws that look like miniature spades. Their noses are covered with a horny shield that protects them as they push through the dirt.

A

marsupial moles

35
Q

A species of possum that eats sugar, glides through the air and can be lured to feeding places.

A

sugar glider

36
Q

The place where an animal or human embryo grows until it is born.

A

womb

37
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This fierce flesh-eater was once common in Australia, but it went extinct in the 1930’s.

A

Tasmanian Tiger

38
Q

A wombat-looking creature with jet-black fur. The name of its genus means “flesh lover,” and it produces terrifying screams when defending its food.

A

Tasmanian Devil

39
Q

This possum has fur on its tail.

A

brushtail possum

40
Q

The only North American marsupial.

A

Virginia Opossum

41
Q

What the American version of a possum is called.

A

opossum

42
Q

One of the two possums that are considered Australian pests, moving into attics and awakening sleepers with their raucous sounds.

A

ringtail possum

43
Q

Its name means “little mountain monkey,” and it lives in the mountains of Chile and Argentina.

A

Monito Del Monte

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