Primates
What is the largest primate? (pg. 106-107)
Gorillas are the largest primate at 6ft. tall and over 300lbs.
What is the largest rodent? (pg.111)
The largest rodent is the 100 lb. 4 ft. long CAPYBARA
A cow has 3 or 4 chambers in what part of its body? (pg.151)
A cow is a ruminant that has 3 or 4 chambers in its STOMACH
What does it mean to be a keystone species? (pg. 116)
A keystone species means that many species depend upon them and that they can affect the environment they live in.
Ungulates are grouped by their _____. (pg. 131)
Ungulates are grouped by their TOES.
Apes usually walk on their_____. (pg. 106)
Apes moves from place to place by walking on their feet and the KNUCKLES of their hands.
What does the sloth have on its fur to help with camouflage? (pg.125-126)
Sloths have a symbiotic relationship with algae. ALGAE (microscopic green creatures) live in the sloth's fur. The sloths give the algae a home, and algae helps camouflage it in the trees where it lives.
A male cow is called a BULL
What rodent is a keystone species? (pg 116)
A BEAVER is a keystone species.
The ways a horse walks is called a GAIT. The four most basic gaits are: walk, trot, canter and gallop.
What is a group of primates called? (pg.90)
A group of primates is called a TROOP
The platypus is the only mammal who can do this (pg. 123-124)
The platypus is the only mammal who can LAY EGGS. The female lays two sticky eggs in a special nursery chamber of the burrow.
Where are owl pellets formed before they are spit out?
Beavers can drastically affect the flow of water to certain areas because of its ability to build dams, which stop the flow of water to create ponds and lakes. This can cause other animals and plants to die or thrive.
How many horns does a Rhino have? (pg. 146-147)
Black and white Rhinos have two horns. Indian Rhinos have one horn.
Primates are grouped by their _____. (pg. 95)
Primates are grouped by their NOSES. They curve out of their faces (wet nosed) or are simple (dry nosed)
Rodents are characterized by ______. (pg. 112)
Rodents are characterized by TEETH that need to gnaw.
What happened in the 1300's? (pg. 113)
In the 1300's rats spread the BLACK PLAGUE which killed about 75 million people.
How do elephants use their trunks? (pg. 132)
An elephant trunk can be used for drinking water, shaking another elephant's trunk when they first meet, feed itself, pick up small or heavy items, hit a predator to defend itself, spray water for a bath, smell and makes noises to communicate.
What is a squirrel's nest called? (pg. 114)
A squirrel's nest is called a DREY.
Hares are larger than rabbits, their legs and ears are usually longer, with their ears tipped in black. Newborn hares are precocial (meaning born more developed with fur and their eyes open). Newborn rabbits are altricial (meaning, born undeveloped without fur and eyes closed).
How do ungulates help humans? (pg. 131)
Livestock are important to humans because they are used for food (cows, pigs, etc.) or for work (horses, cows, donkeys, etc. on the farm and other places).