orders of mammals
mice, squirrel, and hamster
rodentia
most have long pointed snout that they use to root for worms and insects
insectivora
how many chambers are in a mammal's heart
4
monotremes are found in australia, new guinea, and?????
tasmania
mammals that have pouches
marsupials
apes, chimps, humans, prosimians, and monkeys
primate
hoofed herbivores with an even number of toes
artiodactyla
this is important for fossil identification in mammals
single jawbone
spiny anteaters and _________________ are the only living montremes
platypus
only North American marsupial
opossum
dog, cat, racoon, and bear
carnivora
only mammals capable of sustained flight
chiroptera
mammals have 4 kinds of teeth incisors, bicuspids, molars, and???????????????
canines
young montremes
puggles
marsupials mostly live in Australia and ______________
New Guinea
Philippine flying lemur, sunda flying lemur
dermoptera
feed in the sea but mate and sleep on land
pinnipedia
breathing in mammals is made easier by what
diaphragm
the name montreme means?
one hole
wombat is a type of
marsupial
dugong, manatee
sirenia
mammals with poorly developed or no teeth
edentara or xenarthra
the last 65 millions years is referred to as what?
golden age of mammals or cenozoic era
monotremes are ___________________ which means they lay eggs
oviparous
marsupials are _____________________ meaning they give birth to live young
viviparous