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Characteristics of Birds
Kinds of Birds
Characteristics of mammals
Placental Mammals
Momotremes and Marsupials
100
The process of spreading oil on their feathers.
What is preening?
100
This is the largest living bird.
What is an ostrich?
100
These structures allow mammals to make milk.
What are mammary glands?
100
Anteaters, armadillos and sloths have been called the___________.
What is a toothless mammal?
100
This typo of mammals lay eggs?
What are monotremes?
200
Fluffy feathers that lie next to the birds body?
What are down feathers?
200
These birds cannot fly.
What are flightless birds?
200
This is a large muscle that helps bring air into the lungs.
What is the diaphragm.
200
The time it takes for an embryo to develop in the mother.
What is gestation period?
200
This type of mammal has pouches?
What are marsupials?
300
There bones have this to give them strength and support.
What are cross supports?
300
This group includes cranes and loons.
What are water birds?
300
Thick coats are often called this.
What is fur?
300
A mammal whose embryo develops inside the mother.
What is placental mammal?
300
A platypus uses this to find food.
What is their bill?
400
The act of sittingon eegs and using body heat to keep them warm.
What is brooding?
400
These birds have special feet and can protect themselves from falling during sleep.
What are perching brids?
400
These type of teeth are made for cutting.
What are incisors?
400
Flying mammals use this to find things.
What is echolocation?
400
These animals have five fingers.
What is a primate?
500
Birds that are weak and helpless after hatching.
What is altricial?
500
These birds hunt and eat other vertebrates.
What are birds of prey?
500
This allows mammals to think and learn quickly, to depend on their senses.
What is a large brain?
500
This is the smallest group of mammals that live in water?
What is manatees and dugongs?
500
Unlike fish these have lungs and nurse their young?
What re cretaceans?