Mammal Vocab Flashcards
1
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the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.
A
mammary glands
2
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long strands of dead skin
A
hair
3
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make own heat
A
endothermic
4
Q
eat only insects
A
insectivores
5
Q
eat only meat
A
carnivores
6
Q
eat both meat and plants
A
omnivores
7
Q
acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it
A
Ruminant herbivore
8
Q
narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting.
A
Incisors
9
Q
grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth
A
Molars
10
Q
used for tearing meat
A
Canines
11
Q
animals indigenous to australia
A
Monotremes
12
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ammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother’s belly
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Marsupials
13
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born from placenta
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Placental
14
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mammals that can fly
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Chiroptera
15
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monkeys
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Primates
