Orders of Mammals
This is the largest group of mammals
Rodents
T/F - 2 kidneys is a characteristic of mammals
False
The largest hopping mammal
Kangaroo
This describes an animal without a backbone
Invertebrate
What term means "regulating body temperatures internally"?
Warm-blooded
This order includes monkeys and apes
Primates
T/F - a respiratory system with lungs and a diaphragm are characteristic of mammals
True
The smartest primate
Chimpanzee
Bovids have these - bony cores surrounded by hollow sheaths of hardened skin called a ______
Horn
Most orders of mammals are ______ mammals.
Placental mammals
This order has 4 upper incisors that keep growing
Lagomorphs
Name the 2 layers of hair found on many mammals
Guard hair and underhair
T/F Wolverines are a type of wolf
False - mustelid
A group of gorillas is called a
Troop
The only group of mammals considered truly carnivorous is this one
Felines
This group includes manatees and dugongs
Sirenians
What are the glands present in mammals that help them feed their young called?
Mammary glands
What is the term for swinging from branches using only the arms?
Brachiation
The group of the smallest primates is called
Prosimians
Mammals who lay eggs are described as _____ and are from this order
Oviparous & Monotremata
Monotremes
What distinct feature distinguishes a mammal's heart?
4 chambers
The largest wild canine is the
Grey wolf
Marine mammals are part of this order
Cetacea
A squirrel nest is called a _____
Drey