Mammals Flashcards

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Mammary glands

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organs that a female mammal produce milk for her young

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2
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Diaphragm

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Muscle that helps you breathe

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3
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Endothermic

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Dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat.

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4
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Hair

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Threadlike strands out of their skin

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5
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Incisors

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A sharp tooth in the front of the mouth made for cutting

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Canines (The Teeth)

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Pointed tooth between the Incisors of the Mammal.

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7
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Molars

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grinding tooth at the back of a mammals mouth

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8
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Sexual Reproduction

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a reproduction of new living organisms by combining genetic information from 2 individual types

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9
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Placenta

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a flattened circular organ in the uterus of a pregnant mammal

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10
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Gestation peroid

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The time in which a fetus develops beginning at fertilization and ending at birth

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11
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Anteaters, Armadillos, Sloths

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Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals

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12
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Insectivores

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carnivorous plant that eats insects

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13
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Rodents

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a gnawing mammal with continuously growing incisors

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14
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Rabbits, Hares, Pikas

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Small terrestrial mammals

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15
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Flying Mammals

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its a vertebrate with hair forelimbs convert into wings.

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16
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Carnivores

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a carnivore is a mammal that eats flesh

17
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Trunk-Nosed Mammals

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mammals with a trunked nose

18
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Hoofed Mammals

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Mammals with hooves

19
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Cetaceans

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a Marine Mammal

20
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Manatees and Dugongs

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a Mammal that is found in warm waters.

21
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Primates

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A mammal that are in the order primates.

22
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Monotremes

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Are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to young right away

23
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Marsupials

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Born in a pouch like a kangaroo