Gilman Bird/Mammals Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How big is a newborn kangaroo? | the size of a bumblebee |
What does a koala eat? | eucalyptus leaves |
Which 'toothless' animal really has no teeth? | anteater |
Why do birds have air sacs? | to keep a constant supply of air |
What gland provides milk for the young? | mammary |
How do animals that live in the cold oceans stay warm? | blubber |
What muscle helps bring air into a mammal's lungs? | diaphragm |
What is the purpose of a camel's hump? | it is stored fat for when there is not a lot of food |
What is the large breastbone that holds a bird's flight muscles? | keel |
What is the only North American marsupial? | opossum |
To what group does an ostrich belong to? | flightless birds |
What stays constant in endotherms? | body temperature |
Why does a bird need a light skeleton, rapid beating heart and strong flight muscles? | so it can fly |
What group does the platypus belong to? | monotremes |
What does a bird's gizzard do? | grinds up food |
What is special about marsupial's birth? | they continue to grow in their mother's pouch |
What characteristics do primates have? | opposable thumbs, forward facing eyes and large brains |
What characteristics to birds of prey have? | good night vision, sharp claws, curved beak |
What organ attaches the placenta to the young? | uterus |
What is the largest group of birds? | songbirds |
monotreme or marsupial... | |
Which group of birds do not have a large keel and have learned to run fast or swim? | flightless birds |
monotreme or marsupial...opossum | marsupial |
What group of birds have sharp claws, eat other vertebrates, and sharp beak? | birds of prey |
monotreme or marsupial...platypus | monotreme |
monotreme or marsupial...koala | marsupial |
What group of birds have webbed feet and find food in water or on land? | water birds |
monotreme or marsupial...wallaby | marsupial |
Which group of birds have special features for resting on branches? | perching birds |
monotreme or marsupial...echidna | montreme |
member of toothless mammals | armadillo |
is a rodent | guinea pig |
is a member of the carnivors | hyena |
is an insectivor | shrew |
is a member of the trunk nosed mammals | Indian elephant |
is a flying mammal | bat |
is a member of the hoofed mammals | hippopotamus |
is a member of the primates | Mr. Gilman |
is a member of the cetacean | humpback whale |
is related to manatees and dugongs | sea cow |
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