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zoology test 2
ch 3-5
Question | Answer |
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What is dormancy? | temporary inactivity, bears go in to a state of dormancy in the winter |
What is a romp? | a group of otters |
What is the difference between a black bear and a brown bear? | black bears have a hump on their back and less furry ears |
Do bears like to live alone or in groups? | alone |
Do bears only walk on all fours? | no they can also walk only on 2 legs |
Which animal is not threatened by global warming? | polar bear |
What should you do if you see a bear in the wild? | slowly back away |
What should you do if a bear charges or runs at you? | Wave your arms |
What is a sumatran? | a subspecies of tigers |
Are black panthers leopards? | yes |
Why do lions hate spotted hyenas? | they kill their young |
What do cats depend on for their survival? | claws |
What animal can kill a tiger? | crocodile |
Are cats scent glands only in one place? | no... they are on their paws, sides, face, and tail |
What animal is strong enough to bring down a grown elephant? | tiger |
How does having a flexible skeleton benefit a cat? | it allows them to squeeze into tight places |
The hyena's face looks like that of what animal? | dog |
Why don't Cheetahs have retractible claws? | So they can use them to help them run faster to catch their prey, the gazelle |
What does a hyena do that is similar to a cat? | purr |
What is an aardwolf a species of? | the hyena |
What is a lion's social group called? | pride |
Where can you find the canada lynx? | North America |
How can some marsupial joeys develop without a pouch? | because they cling to their mother |
How does the Va oppossum protect itself? | by playing dead |
What type of animals are wombats and sugar gliders? | marsupials |
What is the difference between the wallaby and the kangaroo? | the wallaby is smaller in size |
Where do most marsupials live? | Australia |
What do most marsupial females have that other animals do not? | pouches |
What do koalas do most of the day? | sleep |
What are the marsupial young called? | joeys |
What does the word macropod mean? | big foot |
What is pangea? | a super continent thought to have existed before the flood separated the continents into their current places on the globe |
How big are joeys when they are born? | The size of a single grain of rice |