Mammals Flashcards
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Monotremes:
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Oviparous, egg laying mammals. Only 3 species. Platypus and Echidna.
2
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Marsupials
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Ovoviviparous. Leave the womb early (when yolk sac runs out) and finishes developing in mothers pouch.
3
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Placentals
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Fetus carried full term. Viviparous.
4
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Amphibian lung
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A sac with ridges to increase surface area
5
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Reptile lungs
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Lungs divided into many small chambers
6
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Mammal lungs
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Thousands of bubble like alveoli.
7
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Bird lungs
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Most efficient. Air is moved in only one direction.
8
Q
The function of the cerebrum is:
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Think, learn, understand
9
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The function of the cerebellum is:
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Coordinate movement.
10
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Function of the medulla is:
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Regulate the heartbeat.
11
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Mammals are:
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Endothermic, viviparous
