Mammals Flashcards
Mammary glands
organs that a female mammal produce milk for her young
Diaphragm
Muscle that helps you breathe
Endothermic
Dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat.
Hair
Threadlike strands out of their skin
Incisors
A sharp tooth in the front of the mouth made for cutting
Canines (The Teeth)
Pointed tooth between the Incisors of the Mammal.
Molars
grinding tooth at the back of a mammals mouth
Sexual Reproduction
a reproduction of new living organisms by combining genetic information from 2 individual types
Placenta
a flattened circular organ in the uterus of a pregnant mammal
Gestation peroid
The time in which a fetus develops beginning at fertilization and ending at birth
Anteaters, Armadillos, Sloths
Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals
Insectivores
carnivorous plant that eats insects
Rodents
a gnawing mammal with continuously growing incisors
Rabbits, Hares, Pikas
Small terrestrial mammals
Flying Mammals
its a vertebrate with hair forelimbs convert into wings.