mammals Flashcards

(23 cards)

1
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the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals

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mammary glands

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2
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something that helps you breathe

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diaphragm

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3
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warm blooded

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endothermic

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4
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only mammals have

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hair

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5
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a narrow edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting

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incisors

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6
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a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal

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canines

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7
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a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth

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molars

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8
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2 parents = 1 kid (sometimes 2)

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sexual reproduction

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9
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a flattened circular organ

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placenta

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10
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how long you’re pregnant for

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gestation period

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11
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xenarthra

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anteaters/armadillos/sloths

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12
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an insectivorous animal or plant

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insectivores

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13
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rats, mice

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rodents

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14
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lagomorpha

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rabbits/hares/pikas

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15
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flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos

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flying mammals

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16
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only eat meat

17
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elephants

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trunk nosed mammals

18
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horses, giraffes

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hoofed animals

19
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infraorder of carnivorous

20
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medium-sized marine mammal

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manatees and dudongs

21
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2 distinct lineages, strepsirrhines and haplorhines

22
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mammals that lays eggs

23
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infraclass of mammals living primarily in Australia and the Americas