Birds
Mammals
Monotemes
Marsupials
Placental Mammal
100
What 5 characteristics do all birds share?
They are endothermic, have a backbone/are vertebrates, have feathers, a four chambered heart, and lay eggs.
100
What do omnivores eat?
Plants and other animals.
100
In order to be in the monotreme category a mamma has to do what?
Lay eggs.
100
If a mammal is a marsupial, where does its young develop and why?
Inside of a pouch because its not ready to be completely outside of its mothers body yet/no eyes, ears, fur, missing legs etc.
100
Where do placental mammals develop?
Inside the mothers body
200
What are the 2 different types of feathers that a bird has?
contour and down feathers
200
What muscle helps mammals breath?
the diaphragm.
200
True or false: some monotremes have pouches?
True
200
Do marsupials have a long or short gestation period?
short
200
How are placental mammals classified in to groups?
By their different characteristics
300
Why do birds have a four chambered hear?
So oxygen rich blood does not mix with oxygen poor blood/helps the bird take in more oxygen.
300
How many loops are in a mammals circulatory system?
2
300
How many species of monotremes are there?
3
300
What is inside of the pouch that helps baby marsupials eat?
Nipples
300
Whats attaches the young to the mothers placenta?
umbilical cord
400
What is the function of the gizzard and where is it compared to the crop?
It squeezes and grinds the birds food/is below the crop.
400
What is the function of short, wooly hairs?
Insulation/keeping warm.
400
What are the three different species of monotremes?
2 are spiny anteaters, 1 is a platypus
400
List three different types of marsupials...
kangaroo, koala, opossum, wombat, sugar glider
400
Usually, small mammals have ______ gestation periods while bigger mammals have ______ gestation periods.
short, long
500
Name 3 species of birds that cannot fly..
Kiwi, penguin, ostrich
500
What is the function of long, smooth hairs?
protects the undercoat from water/getting wet.
500
How many weeks are spiny anteater babies in their mothers pouches for?
6-8
500
Marsupials only live in two different places in the world. What are they?
The Americas and Australia.
500
List the 9 different categories of placental mammals..
carnivores, marine mammals, rodents, rabbits and hares, insect-eaters, hoofed mammals, primates, toothless mammals, flying mammals.
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