Section 16.3- Mammalian Orders II

Question 1

get their name from the insect-eating habits of its members

Answer 1

insectivores

Question 2

common insectivores that inhabit moist areas

Answer 2

shrew

Question 3

the lightest animal is believed to be the

Answer 3

Etruscan shrew

Question 4

an interesting insectivore covered with spines that are shorter and softer than a porcupine’s spine and always lack barbs

Answer 4

hedgehog

Question 5

insectivores that live most exclusively underground

Answer 5

moles

Question 6

the scientific name for the Flying Mammals

Answer 6

Chiroptera

Question 7

flying mammals that differ in structure from other mammals in that their fingers are greatly elongated

Answer 7

bates

Question 8

said to be the smallest mammals by overall body size

Answer 8

Kitti’s hog-nosed bats

Question 9

insectivorous bats are amazingly well designed for catching flying insects in the dark by

Answer 9

sound alone

Question 10

system bats use to pinpoint prey

Answer 10

echolocation system

Question 11

spender longer periods of uninterrupted hibernation than any other mammal

Answer 11

bats

Question 12

marine mammals that make up the order Cetacea

Answer 12

whales

Question 13

by far the largest of the mammals and probably largest animals ever lived

Answer 13

whales

Question 14

whales that have two rows of comb-like plates that hang from curtains from each side of the upper jaw

Answer 14

baleen whales

Question 15

comblike plates found in some whales

Answer 15

baleen

Question 16

the world’s largest animal

Answer 16

blue whale (baleen)

Question 17

includes such marine mammals as sperm whales, killer whales, dolphins, and porpoises

Answer 17

toothed whales

Question 18

may be among the most intelligent of the mammals, ranking second only to the chimpanzee in intelligence

Answer 18

dolphins

Question 19

another well-known toothed whale that has black and white patterns

Answer 19

orcas (killer whales)

Question 20

are mostly arboreal and are noted for their intelligence

Answer 20

primates

Question 21

primates without tales

Answer 21

apes

Question 22

the largest of the apes is the

Answer 22

mountain gorilla

Question 23

the smallest ape is the

Answer 23

gibbon

Question 24

ape characterized by its long, shaggy, orange-brown hair and large face

Answer 24

orangutan

Question 25

one of the best known apes considered to be the most intelligent of the apes and probably most intelligent animal

Answer 25

chimpanzee

Question 26

most familiar primates with tails

Answer 26

monkeys

Question 27

monkeys that live in the tropical forest of Central and South America

Answer 27

New World monkey

Question 28

New World monkeys possess a _________________ tail

Answer 28

prehensile (designed for grasping objects)

Question 29

monkeys noted for their closed nostrils and nonprehensile tails

Answer 29

Old World monkeys

Question 30

unusual kind of primate that lives only in Madagascar and nearby islands

Answer 30

lemurs

Question 31

has the fastest development of any primate

Answer 31

mouse lemur

Question 32

small gnawing mammals that have two pairs of sharp, chisel-like incisor teeth

Answer 32

rodents (Order Rodentia)

Question 33

there are more __________________ than all other mammals combined

Answer 33

rodents

Question 34

rodents found on every continent

Answer 34

house mouse

Question 35

make nests of shredded material wherever suitable cover and food are present

Answer 35

mice

Question 36

look like mice but are larger, stronger and much more aggressive

Answer 36

rats

Question 37

the best methods of controlling rats are

Answer 37

sanitations procedures

Question 38

rats carry diseases such as

Answer 38

bubonic plague food poisoning typhus

Question 39

the largest rodent

Answer 39

capybara

Question 40

another familiar rodent similar in size to the rat

Answer 40

squirrel

Question 41

squirrels that have gliding flight instead of powered flight like bats

Answer 41

flying squirrels

Question 42

a stocky, burrowing rodent that belongs to the squirrel family

Answer 42

woodchuck or groundhog

Question 43

rodents halway between the size of a squirrel nd woodchuck live in central and western areas of America have a community

Answer 43

gopher

Question 44

the largest rodents in the US

Answer 44

beavers

Question 45

one of the most unusual rodents that have long, stiff quills on its back, sides, and tails

Answer 45

porcupine

Question 46

the Order Dermoptera are

Answer 46

flying lemurs

Question 47

nocturnal animals of the tropical jungles of Malaysia , Thailand, Borneo etc longest gliding mammal

Answer 47

flying lemur

Question 48

harelike mammals are in the Order

Answer 48

Lagomorpha

Question 49

have teeth similar to rodents but have four incisors in the upper jaw instead of two

Answer 49

lagomorphs

Question 50

three types of lagomorphs

Answer 50

rabbits hares pika

Question 51

rodent described in the Bible as a defenseless animals that makes its home in the rocks

Answer 51

hyrax or coney