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Science Test 2
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vertebrates | All animals with backbones are classified as these |
| mammary | Female mammals are provided with special milk-producing glands called __________ glands |
| habitat | The kind of place in which an animal prefers to live |
| carnivores | Mammals which eat flesh |
| insectivores | Mammals which feed mostly on insects |
| herbivores | Mammals which eat plants |
| warm-blooded | Animals whose bodies are designed to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, regardless of the outside temperature |
| rodents | The mammals that make up the largest group |
| RODENT | SQUIRREL |
| PRIMATE | CHIMPANZEE |
| MARSUPIAL | WOMBAT |
| CANINE | FOX |
| FELINE | COUGAR |
| marsupial | A baby mammal that must finish developing in a special pouch outside the mother's body |
| bat | The only mammal that can fly |
| prides | Lions live in these family groups |
| cheetah | The fastest land animal on earth |
| bamboo | What giant pandas eat mostly |
| social | Animals that live together in groups of the same kind |
| blubber | Whales and dolphins have this layer instead of fur for warmth |
| scavengers | Animals that eat other animals that have already died |
| antlers | Made of solid bone |
| echidna | A mammal that lays eggs |
| ruminants | A mammal that chews the cud |
| nocturnal | A mammal that is active at night is ____________ |
| musk | Skunks and other members of the weasel family produce this strong-smelling substance |
| extinct | An animal that no longer exists |
| purebred | An animal whose father and mother are of the same species |
| balance of nature | The principle known for the fact that God designed nature to be able to respond to change |
| instinct | An inherited behavior pattern |
| moose | The largest deer |
| frog | the padded cushion at the bottom of the horse's foot |