Chapter 16 Flashcards
(27 cards)
List the types of symmetry
Bilateral
Radial
Asymmetry
What kind of animal mobility means the animal is able to move its environment toward itself
Sessile
What is an animal with four limbs
Tetrapod
Internal framework of vertebrates
Endoskeleton
Classifies a mammal
Hair
Milk
Warm blooded
What is another term for warm blooded
Homeothermic
What type of mammal provide nourishment to their young through the placenta till birth
Placental mammal
What is the entire period of growth from fertilization to birth
Gestation period
Define viviparous
Live birth
Define oviparous
Egg laying birth
What is the largest living land animal
Elephant
What are the only two oviparous mammals
Echidna and platypus
What is the slowest land mammal
Ai
What means active during the daytime
Diurnal
Smallest mammal
Kittis hognose bat
What is the worlds largest animal
Blue whale
Primates without tails
Apes
Primates with tails
Monkeys
Which monkeys have prehensile tails
New world monkeys
Name three types of lagomorphs
Rabbits, pikas, and hares
What are hooved animals called
Ungulates
What are the even toed ungulates called
Artiodactyla
What are odd toed ungulates called
Perissodactyl
What are animals that chew the cud called
Ruminants
