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WorksheetsMammals Lesson 11
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The largest order of mammals is
Rodentia
Carnivora
What mammals do you think fall under the order Rodentia?
Rats
Mice
Hamsters
Guinea pigs
All of the above
Chinchillas, voles, lemmings, marmots, prairie dogs, chipmunks, squirrels, woodchucks, muskrats, beavers, and porcupines are all classified as rodents.
True
False
Rodentia is Latin for
To gnaw or chew
Rodent
How many top and bottom incisors do rodents have?
6
2
3
Rodents are nocturnal. This means they
Are up in the night
Like to knock on doors
Rodents have passed these diseases to humans
Typhus
Bubonic plague
Hantavirus
All of the above
Which rodents tend to invade houses?
Mice and rats
Hamsters and guinea pigs
A rodent’s whiskers help them
Feel things around them
Wiggle their nose
Which animals can hear higher frequency waves?
Bat
Dolphin
Rat
Dog
All of the above
Which animal can gear lower frequency waves?
Elephant
Zebra
Puppy
What animals have a smaller range of heating than humans?
Dove
Bullfrog
Crocodiles
All of the above
Trichromatic vision means that eyes can absorb blue, green, and red. What mammal has trichromatic vision?
Humans
Rodents
Rodents have what type of vision?
Trichromatic
Dichromatic
Creatures who live in trees are called
Arboreal
Monkeys
What rodent is arboreal?
Squirrel
Flying squirrel
Porcupine
All of the above
What is the largest rodent?
Chipmunk
Capybara
Rodent of unusual size
Some rodents are subterranean which means
They live underground.
They like to eat sub sandwiches.
Which rodents are subterranean?
Chinchilla
Prairie dog
Jerboa
Rat
What mammal is the furriers of all mammals?
Chinchilla
Puppy
Porcupine
This rodent lives underground and makes long tunnels where they live in colonies. When they come above ground they stand on their hind legs and scan the environment for predators.
Prairie dogs
Chinchillas
