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Ch. 15 Vocabulary Quiz: Birds and Mammals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

keep eggs warm until they hatch

a)

placenta

b)

incubate

c)

gestation period

2.

strong and lightweight feathers, help birds fly and give them shape

a)

down feathers

b)

scales on legs

c)

contour feather

3.

down feathers

a)

strong and lightweight, used for flying

b)

soft and fluffy, insulate birds

c)

scales on feet

4.

preening

a)

glands that make milk

b)

process of using beak to rub oil over a bird's feathers

c)

the time it takes to develop in a uterus

5.

glands that produce milk for feeding young

a)

sweat glands

b)

oil glands

c)

adrenal glands

d)

mammary glands

6.

animal that eats only plants

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

7.

carnivore

a)

animal that eats only plants

b)

animal that eats only other animals

c)

animal that has all 3 types of teeth to eat both plants and animals

8.

animal that eats both plants and animals

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

9.

mammals in which embryos develop inside the female's uterus

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

10.

time during which embryos develop inside the female's uterus

a)

incubation time

b)

gestation period

c)

cooking time

11.

saclike organ developed from tissues of the embryo and uterus

a)

umbilical cord

b)

placenta

c)

pouch

12.

attaches the embryo to the placenta; pathway for exchange of nutrients, water, gases between mother and baby

a)

umbilical cord

b)

placental pouch

c)

egg layer

13.

pouched mammals that bear immature offspring

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

14.

mammals that lay eggs with tough, leathery shells

a)

marsupials

b)

monotremes

c)

placentals

15.

endothermic vertebrates that have hair and produce milk to feed their young

a)

reptiles

b)

mammals

c)

birds

d)

amphibians