mammals Flashcards
1
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Mammary glands
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produces milk to feed young offspring
2
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Diaphragm
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respiration muscle
3
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Endothermic
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warm blooded
4
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Hair
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insulator
5
Q
Incisors
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front teeth
6
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Canines
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pointed teeth
7
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Molars
A
back teeth
8
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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.
9
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Gestation period
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pregnancy period
10
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Armadillo
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medium sized hairy mammals, anteater
11
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Insectivores
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animal that eats insects, anteater
12
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Rodents
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a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws, rat
13
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Rabbits
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in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, bugs bunny
14
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Flying Mammals
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mammals that can fly, flying squirrel
15
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Carnivore
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animals that eat meat, T-Rex