Mammals Flashcards

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1
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Mammary Glands

A

produce and secrete milk for young

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2
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hair

A

Insulation, camouflage , sensory,waterproofing, signals

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3
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endothermic

A

warm blooded

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4
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insectivores

A

bug eaters, moles and shrews

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5
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carnivores

A

meat eaters

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6
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omnivores

A

plant and meat eaters

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7
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ruminant herbivores

A

contain special bateria in stomaches for digestion of cellulose

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8
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Incisors

A

narrow teeth in the front of the mouth

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9
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molars

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teeth for grinding up food, in the back of the mouth

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10
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canines

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longer pointed teeth for meat ripping

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11
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monotremes

A

mammal that lays an egg

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12
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marsupials

A

pouch

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13
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placental

A

have placenta

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14
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Chiroptera

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can fly

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15
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primates

A

mokeys apes and humans

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16
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xenarthra

A

anteaters sloths and armadillos

17
Q

rodentia

A

gnawing animals

18
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lagomorpha

A

rabbits and hares

19
Q

proboscidea

A

elephants

20
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sirenia

A

manatees

21
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perissodactyla

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hoofed animals, 1 or 3 toes

22
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artiodactyla

A

hoofed animals, 2 or 4 toes

23
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cetacea

A

whales, dolphins, porpoises

24
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Therapsids

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mammal and reptile characteristics