Mammals

Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?

• monotremes
• marsupials
• placentals

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

• they all have a pouch
• they all have a cloaca
• they all have hair
• they all have a short gestational period

Female mammals have this unique feature...

• They have long tails

• They are ectothermic

• They have special mammary glands

• They can run very fast

An animal that has a pouch

• carnivore

• platypus

• warm-blooded

• marsupial

Breathing organ of Mammals

• gills

• lungs

• skin

• A single lung

What phylum are mammals in?

• Invertebrata

• Vertebrata

• Chordata

• Animalia

What was the first mammal like?

• Tree-dwelling, shrew-like insect eater

• land dwelling, lion-like, carnivore

• Tree-dwelling, shrew-like, herbivore

• land-dwelling, rhino-like, omnivore

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What two methods keep mammals warm?

• Hair

• Skin

• Blubber

• Hibernating

What type of birth is typical for most mammals?

• Egg-Laying

• Placental

• Pouch

The extra stomach in herbivores that has bacteria to break down plant matter is called the

• Endotherm

• Diaphragm

• Rumen

• Ramen