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Mammals Quiz 2018

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

they all have a pouch

b)

they all have a cloaca

c)

they all have hair

d)

they all have a short gestational period

2.

Which of the following is a structure that mammals share that enables them to feed their young?

a)

diphyodont

b)

mammary glands

c)

sebaceous glands

d)

aortic arch

3.

Which group(s) of mammals do not have a cloaca?

a)

monotremes and marsupials

b)

marsupials and placentals

c)

monotremes and placentals

d)

they all have a cloaca

4.

Which group of mammals give birth to immature young that continue to develop in the mother's pouch?

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

mammals

d)

none of these

5.

Which group of mammals has a long gestational period?

a)

monotreme

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

d)

they all have a short gestational period

6.

Opposum and koala are both examples of which group of mammals?

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

7.

In which group of mammals does the embryo stay connected to the mother by a placenta?

a)

monotreme

b)

marsupial

c)

placental

8.

The platypus and echidna are both examples of which group of mammals?

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

9.

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

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

10.

A monotreme............

a)

Young develops in a placenta

b)

Lays eggs

c)

Young develops in a pouch

11.

Animals with hooves are referred to as

a)

marsupials

b)

ungulates

c)

lagomorphs

d)

monotremes

12.

Which order of mammals has forelimbs adapted for grasping that serve as an adaptation to life in trees?

a)

Cetacea

b)

Carnivora

c)

Insectivora

d)

Primate

13.

The largest mammalian order is

a)

Chiroptera

b)

Insectivora

c)

Primates

d)

Rodentia

14.

Most marsupial and all monotreme species today are found in:

a)

Central and South America

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

15.

This lion skull shows the order Carnivora unique teeth :

a)

carnassial

b)

molars

c)

canines

d)

incisors

16.

Is this salt water crocodile in the order Carnivora?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

The piranha is a member of the Carnivora order.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

This killer whale is in the order Carnivora.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Tasmanian devil is a

a)

marsupial

b)

monotreme

c)

placental mammal

20.

The pygmy hippo is a even toed ungulate just like deer and cows.

a)

true

b)

false