Animals
Example of a baleen whale
blue whale
This structure, formed from tissues of both the young and the mother, nourishes a developing mammal embryo
placenta
This type of symmetry characterizes mammals
bilateral
gnawing mammals like mice, beavers, and squirrels
rodents
animals active during the day
diurnal
Cattle are familiar animals in this family
bovids
The entire period of growth from fertilization to birth
incubation period
an animal with a notochord or backbone and an endoskeletan
vertebrate
raise their young in special abdominal pouches
marsupials
A species that still exists on Earth today, but is in danger of completely dying out
endangered
animals with hooves
ungulates
The echidna and platypus are these type of mammals which lay eggs
oviparous
animals that chew the cud
ruminants
includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs
insectivores
mostly arboreal mammals that have five fingers and toes and have nails instead of claws
primates
primates without tails
apes
venomous, egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill and webbed feet
platypus
Animals that regulate their temperature by internal mechanisms and maintain a stable body temperature regardless of their environment
homeothermic
includes rabbits, hares, and pikas
lagomorphs
some foofed animals have these, head structures that are made of solid bone and are shed every year
antlers
Most vertebrates are these because they have four appendages
tetrapods
Name all of these:
often called a sea cow
largest rodent
largest living land animal
largest living marsupial
slowest land mammal
largest animal of all
largest land-dwelling carnivore
manatee
capybara
elephant
kangaroo
sloth
blue whale
bear
Name three characteristics of mammals
four-chambered heart hair
mammary glands warm-blooded
breathe air using lungsodd-toed hoofed mammals, such as rhinoceros, horses, and tapirs
perissodactyls
animals that are attached to a single location but can move the environment toward themselves for the purpose of trapping food
sessile