mammals Flashcards

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1
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In a female mammal, a gland that secretes milk

A

Mammary glands

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2
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A dome-shaped muscle that is attached to the lower ribs and that functions as the main muscle in respiration

A

Diaphragm

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3
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The ability to stay warm in cold areas and helps stay active

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Endothermic

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4
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Helps keep body heat

A

Hair

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5
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In front of mouth, for cutting

A

Incisors

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6
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Stabbing teeth used for ripping and tearing foods

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Canines

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7
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Help grab and hold on to food

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Molars

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8
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A mammal that nourishes its unborn offspring through a placenta inside its uterus

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Placenta

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9
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In mammals, the length of time between fertilization and birth

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Gestation period

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10
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Long sticky tongues and eat insects

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Anteaters / Armadillos / Sloths

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Small, long pointed noses, small brains, and simple teeth

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Insectivores

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12
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Sensitive whiskers, one set of incisors

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Rodents

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13
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Sharp gnawing teeth, two sets of incisors, short tails

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Rabbits / Hares / Pikas

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14
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Situated, extending, or functioning in the air, a flying deck, a Swiftly moving, fleet

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Flying Mammals

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15
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large canine and molar teeth for slicing meat, eat meat

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Carnivores

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16
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Trunk used to eat and cool down

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Trunk-Nosed Mammals

17
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Thick hard pad that covers a mammals toe

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Hoofed Mammals

18
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Live in water and nurse their young

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Cetaceans

19
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Lives in water all the time and swim slowly

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Manatees and Dugongs

20
Q

Five fingers with opposable thumbs and stand up right

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Primates

21
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A mammal that lays eggs

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Monotremes

22
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A mammal that carries and nourishes its young in a pouch

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Marsupials