Mammals Flashcards

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mammary glands

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milk producing glands of females.

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diaphragm

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it is a muscle that separates the thorax from the abdomen and allow for breathing.

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endothermic

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to be capable of making internal heat.

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hair

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strands that grow from the skin of mammals

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incisors

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a tooth at the front of the mouth that are adapted for cutting.

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canines

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they are in front of the incisors that are often enlarged in mammals.

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molars

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a grinding tooth at the back of the mouth.

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sexual reproduction

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the reproduction between 2 parents.

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placenta

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a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord

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gestation period

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the process of being carried in the womb between conception and birth

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anteaters, armidillos, sloths

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are part of the group xenarthra

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insectivores

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is a group of organisms that eat insects

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rodents

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are a group of mammals that are characterized by continuous growing inscisors

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rabbits hares pikas

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they are classified as lagomorphs

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flying mammals

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they glide using aerial locomotion

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carnivores

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an animal that feeds on flesh.

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trunk nosed mammals

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There is only one animal in this group, the elephant.

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hoofed mammals

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any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically

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cetaceans

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they are the marine mammals this group consists of dolphins, whales, and porpoises

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manatees and dugongs

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they are marine mammals that look similar but the manatee has a shorter snout.

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primates

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any of various omnivorous mammals of the order Primates, they consist of humans great apes and gibbons

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monotremes

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Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals. they consist of platypus and enchiladas

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marsupials

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Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals living primarily in Australasia and the America characteristic, common to most species, is that the young are carried in a pouch Ex kangaroos.