Mamals Flashcards

1
Q

mammary glands

A

produces milk

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2
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Diaphram

A

a large muscle at the bottom of the rib cage that moves down and helps bring more air into the lungs

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3
Q

Endothermic

A

heats from inside (warm-blooded)

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4
Q

Hair

A

all mamals have it, for insulation.

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5
Q

Incisors (teeth)

A

for cutting

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6
Q

Canines (teeth)

A

for tearing

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7
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Molars (teeth)

A

for grinding food

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8
Q

Sexual Reproduction

A

Needs 2 parents, and has a different child

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9
Q

Placenta

A

circular organ attached to the fetus

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10
Q

Gestation period

A

how long someone/thing is pregnant

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11
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Anteaters / Armadillos / Sloths

A

animals with unique backbones

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12
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Insectivores

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a group that of animals that eat insects.shrew, moles, hedgehogs.

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13
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Rodents

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squirts, rats, guinea pig, porcupines, chinchillas, and mice.

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14
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Rabbits / Hares / Pikas

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similar to rodents but different teeth

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15
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Flying Mammals

A

they are bats.

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16
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Carnivores

A

eats meat only

17
Q

Trunk-Nosed Mammals

A

only elephants

18
Q

Hoofed Mammals

A

Animals with hooves -hors, pigs, and deer and rhinos

19
Q

Cetaceans

A

water dwelling mammals -dolphins purposes

20
Q

Manatees and Dugongs

A

they use front flippers to swim

21
Q

Primates

A

monkeys apes and humans.

22
Q

Monotremes

A

mammals that lay eggs -echidna and platypuses.

23
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Marsupials

A

mammals with pouches