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Mammals #1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One defining feature of mammals would be its

a)

skull

b)

tail

c)

feet

d)

eyes

2.

What is one characteristic that mammals share with birds?

a)

endothermy

b)

cold blooded

c)

feathers

d)

3 chambered heart

3.

Most mammals give live birth called

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviparous

4.

Mammals belong to the phylum

a)

Chordata

b)

Aves

c)

Mammalia

d)

Animalia

5.

What are the only flying mammals?

a)

bats

b)

eagles

c)

flamingos

d)

quail

6.

Scientists that study and care for animals are called

a)

zoologists

b)

icthyologists

c)

ornithologists

d)

herpetologists

7.

Animals, like a kangaroo, give live birth to very underdeveloped babies. The babies then complete their development in the mothers pouch are called

a)

marsupials

b)

monotremes

c)

placentals

d)

reptiles

8.

Hedgehogs are able to protect themselves from predators that might drop them from high places by being able to

a)

curl up in a ball and bounce

b)

run really fast

c)

hide under a log

d)

land on their feet

9.

The duck-billed platypus and the echidna are the only egg laying mammals in the group

a)

monotreme

b)

marsupial

c)

placental

d)

therapsid

10.

The two most defining features of mammals.

a)

hair/fur, produces milk for their young

b)

warm-blooded, 4 chambered heart

c)

cold-blooded, 3 chambered heart

d)

developed brain, give live birth