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Mammals basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mammals are

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

2.

The only really flying mammals are

a)

Bats

b)

Birds

c)

Flying Fish

d)

Flying frogs

3.

This is where most of the marsupials live

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

4.

Most mammals are

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviviparous

5.

What does viviparous mean?

a)

born from an egg

b)

born directly from their mother

c)

born from eggs inside the mother

6.

Why are mammals called mammals?

a)

Because they get food by themselves

b)

Because the babies get milk from their mothers mammary glands

c)

Because they need their mother for protection

d)

Because they are born from their mother

7.

Mammals reproduce by

a)

internal fertilization

b)

external fertilization

c)

both, internal and external fertilization

8.

Internal fertilization means that the egg and sperm join

a)

inside of the male's body

b)

inside of the female's body

c)

outside, in the water

9.

All mammals have teeth except for the monotremata which have beak

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What covers the bodies of most mammals?

a)

Hair or fur

b)

Feathers

c)

Rough skin that has scales or plates

d)

Smooth, moist skin that they can breathe through

11.

ALL mammals breathe air using what major organs in the body?

a)

lungs

b)

skin and nose

c)

gills

d)

all of them

12.

Most mammals are viviparous except for

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

both, monotremes and marsupials

13.

What of the following mammals are monotremes?

a)

horse

b)

platypus

c)

echidna (anteater)

d)

dog

14.

Check the characteristics of monotremes

a)

lay eggs

b)

hair

c)

mammary glands

d)

beak and cloaca

e)

placenta

15.

Marsupials are mammals that develop their young in a pouch

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Mark the animals that are marsupials

a)

kangaroo

b)

dolphin

c)

koala

d)

tiger

17.

The length of time a mammal grows in the uterus is called

a)

pregnancy or gestation period

b)

placenta

c)

freedom

d)

growing

18.

This structure attaches the fetus to the uterus and provides nourishment during pregnancy

a)

lung

b)

brain

c)

skin

d)

placenta

19.

What of the following animals is NOT a mammal?

a)

human

b)

bat

c)

elephant

d)

dolphin

e)

crocodile

20.

What characteristic is NOT present in mammals

a)

Feathers

b)

Placenta, except for monotremes and marsupials

c)

Tetrapods (4 limbs)

d)

Hair and Specialized teeth

e)

Mammary glands that produce milk for their young