marsupials and prosimians

Question 1

what is a marsupial?

Answer 1

a mammal that raises its offspring in an external pouch,

Question 2

opposums live in what envrionments?

Answer 2

semi-arboreal

Question 3

how are opposums similar to primates like monkeys?

Answer 3

similar in their foot fall in their gait (convergent evolution)

Question 4

state two anatomical structures of a yapok/ water opposum:

Answer 4

large human like hands and webbed feet

Question 5

what adaptations do tree kangaroos have?

Answer 5

broad feet with long claws to grasp branches, long tail for balance, can move back legs independently

Question 6

tree kangaroos muscles are

Answer 6

more separated (small body posture moveemnts) - helps with small movement in arboreal locomotion

Question 7

sugar gliders (marsupials) have a gliding membrane similar to

Answer 7

reptiles like the draco

Question 8

give an example of a carnivarous marsupial

Answer 8

qoull

Question 9

sugar gliders envrionment changes a lot, storm means

Answer 9

danger and reduced nectar (food) supplies

Question 10

qoull skulll is adapted for

Answer 10

eating prey of variable sizes

Question 11

venomous loris is of what species?

Answer 11

prosimian

Question 12

when might loris use their venom?

Answer 12

fights w eachother (like the platypus)

Question 13

what conditions do lorises go into torpor?

Answer 13

cold weather

Question 14

wild loris healing is good due to

Answer 14

their diet have a high medicinal value

Question 15

name a prosimian

Answer 15

leaping lemur or venomous loris