Terms
warm blooded vertebrates that produce milk, breathe with lungs, and have hair
mammals
soft, dense hair
fur
what does a bat have as forelimbs?
wings
what is the largest group of mammals
rodents
an animal people think is a rodent BUT is NOT
a rabbit
the kind of place an animal prefers to live
habitat
very thick curly hair
wool
hibernating
what are the smallest rodents
mice
TRUE OR FALSE. a domestic animal means that they were taken from the wild and brough in as their own
FALSE> a domestic animal is one that has been tamed and raised for man's use
an animal with a back bone
vertebrae
tough, short hair found on pigs
bristles
animals moving from one place to another to avoid cool weather
migrating/migration
animals that only eat plants or nuts
herbivores
Disease in the 1300's and 1600's brought on by a rodent
bubonic plague
animals that live in groups/packs
social animals
long facial hair used to detect touch
whiskers
what do armadillos have on their body as protection?
hard plates
all rodents are _______
herbivores
what rodent brought about the bubonic plague?
rats
type of mammals that finish growing after birth in their mothers pouch
marsupials
sharp hairs used for protection
quills/spines
what keeps whales and dolphins warm
blubber
what species are considered the LARGEST rodents?
capybaras
is a platypus a marsupial, egg layer, or rodent
egg layer