Mammal Characteristics
What do we call animals that can keep their body temperature stable?
Warm-blooded
What body feature helps mammals cool down by producing sweat?
Sweat glands
What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?
Omnivores
Name a mammal that lives in the ocean.
Whale
What process allows mother mammals to feed their babies with milk?
Milk production
What part of the brain helps mammals think and learn?
Neocortex
What group of mammals includes rats and squirrels?
Rodents
What unusual mammal lays eggs but produces milk?
Platypus
What is the part of the mammal brain responsible for thinking and learning?
Neocortex
What do we call animals that move using four legs?
Quadruped
What do we call mammals that carry their babies in a pouch?
Marsupials
Why are whales classified as mammals?
They breathe air and produce milk.
Why do mammals have sweat glands?
To control body temperature.
Why do mammals need a neocortex?
For thinking, learning, and processing information.
Give one example of a rodent.
Rat / mouse / squirrel.
Is a platypus a mammal or reptile?
Mammal
Name one characteristic that makes mammals different from reptiles.
They produce milk / they are warm-blooded / they have hair or fur/ They are verterbrate animals.
Explain one function of sweat glands in mammals.
They produce sweat to cool the body.
Why are rodents known for their teeth?
Their front teeth keep growing.
Give one reason why whales are different from fish.
They breathe air / they produce milk / they are warm-blooded.