Mammals

Question 1

the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals

Answer 1

Mammary glands

Question 2

a body partition of muscle and connective tissue; specifically : the partition separating the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals (helps you breath)

Answer 2

Diaphragm

Question 3

warm blooded

Answer 3

Endothermic

Question 4

a lair of thread-like strand helping to keep in body heat

Answer 4

hair

Question 5

a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. In humans there are four incisors in each jaw

Answer 5

Incisors

Question 6

a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores

Answer 6

Canines

Question 7

a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth

Answer 7

Molars

Question 8

the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types

Answer 8

Sexual Reproduction

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Placenta

Question 10

Fetal development period from the time of conception until birth

Answer 10

Gestation period

Question 11

animals that belong in the Xenarthra group which means “toothless”

Answer 11

Anteaters / Armadillos / Sloths (together as one group)

Question 12

animals that eat insects and other bugs

Answer 12

Insectivores

Question 13

a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. They constitute the largest order of mammals

Answer 13

Rodents

Question 14

a group of cotton tail mammals also known as Lagomorphas

Answer 14

Rabbits / Hares / Pikas

Question 15

mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos

Answer 15

Flying Mammals

Question 16

an animal that feeds on flesh

Answer 16

Carnivores

Question 17

any mammal that has tusks to use as a tool or weapon such as an elephant

Answer 17

Trunk-Nosed Mammals

Question 18

any mammal that has hooves to protect there feet from the earth such as the horse

Answer 18

Hoofed Mammals

Question 19

a marine mammal of the order Cetacea ; a whale, dolphin, or porpoise

Answer 19

Cetaceans

Question 20

the only two species of marine herbivore mammals in the sirenian group

Answer 20

Manatees and Dugongs

Question 21

a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having hands, handlike feet, and forward-facing eyes, and, with the exception of humans, are typically agile tree-dwellers

Answer 21

Primates

Question 22

a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems

Answer 22

Monotremes

Question 23

a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother’s belly

Answer 23

Marsupials