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7th Grade Ch 7
Ch. 7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The largest mammal is the: | blue whale |
| 2. The front cutting teeth of a mammal are called: | incisors |
| 3. The only animals with a diaphragm are: | mammals |
| 4. Mammals whose young develop in a uterus are called ____________ mammals. | placental |
| 5. The slow-moving arboreal mammal with large claws: | sloth |
| 6. The special system by which bats are able to find their insect prey: | echolocation |
| 7. A dormant winter state in which internal body processes slow down: | winter sleep |
| 8. The number of chambers in a mammal’s heart: | four |
| 9. Animals that eat primarily plants: | herbivores |
| 10. Animals that eat primarily meat: | carnivores |
| 11. Animals that eat a mixture of plants and meat: | omnivores |
| 12. The term that means internal skeleton: | endoskeleton |
| 13. The only mammals that can actually fly: | bats |
| 14. Gnawing animals with two upper incisor teeth: | rodents |
| 15. Horned mammals, including cattle, sheep, goats: | bovids |
| 16. All animals that chew cud: | ruminents |
| 17. Group of mammals that includes monkeys and apes: | primates |
| 18. All mammals with hooves: | ungulates |
| 19. One-toed hoofed mammals including horses and zebras: | equids |
| 20. Group of mammals characterized by a pouch: | marsupial |
| 21. Flat teeth used for grinding: | molars |
| 22. Regulating body temperature internally: | warm-blooded |
| 23. Head extensions of dead bone without a covering: | antlers |
| 24. Reproduction by laying eggs is called: | oviparous |
| 25. Marine mammals with comblike plates for capturing food: | baleen whales |
| 26. The term that means “capable of grabbing”: | prehensile |
| 27. Kangaroos live in groups called; | mobs |
| 28. Which group of mammals does the kangaroo belong to? | marsupials |
| 29. The animal whose name means “earth pig”: | aardvark |
| 30. What is the pouch called? | marsupiums |
| 31. The group that includes rabbits and hares: | lagomorphs |
| 32. Marsupial that can play dead: | opposum |
| 33. Mammal that can glide the longest: | flying lemur |
| 34. A common name for manatees and dugongs that technically refers to an extinct member of the same order: | sea cow |
| 35. The largest marsupial: | kangaroo |
| 36. Odd-toed ungulates: | perissodactyla |
| 37. A rodent that has long, stiff quills: | porcupine |
| 38. The largest group of mammals: | rodents |
| 39. The tallest living animal: | giraffe |
| 40. A mound that beavers build above the surface of streams: | lodges |
| 41. The smallest mammal: | kitti's hog-nosed bat |
| 42. A leopard’s spots are an example of: | camoflauge |
| 43. Teeth used for tearing: | canines |
| 44. The only lesser ape: | gibbon |
| 45. The largest wild canine: | gray wolf |
| 46. Mammals that dwell in groups called prides: | lions |
| 47. The only truly carnivorous group of mammals: | felines |
| 48. A round-bodied animal whose bony skin has flexible bands: | armadillo |
| 49. The largest cat: | Siberian tiger |
| 50. Members of the dog family are called: | canine |
| 51. A large group of bats is called: | colony |
| 52. A group of dolphins: | pod |
| 53. A group of dogs: | pack |
| 54. A type of fat that many marine animals have: | blubber |
| 55. An animal that is a pouchless marsupial: | numbat |
| 5 Characteristics of mammals | 4 chambered heart, hair, mammary glands, internal skeleton, warm-blooded, live birth |