Mammals

Question 1

Mammary Glands

Answer 1

the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.

Question 2

Hair

Answer 2

any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals.

Question 3

Endothermic

Answer 3

internal generation of heat.

Question 4

Insectivores

Answer 4

Animal eating primarily insects

Question 5

Carnivores

Answer 5

an animal that feeds on flesh.

Question 6

Omnivores

Answer 6

an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

Question 7

Ruminant herbivores

Answer 7

mammals that process plant food in a multi-chambered stomach, including one that ferments the plants via microbial action.

Question 8

Incisors

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Molars

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Canines

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Monotremes

Answer 11

a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems. Monotremes are now restricted to Australia and New Guinea, and comprise the platypus and the echidnas.