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madeline freeman Q4
mmf Q4 animals chordates- mammals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evolved from who? | extinct group of reptiles |
| warm or cold blooded? | warm-blooded |
| what are the characteristics of mammals? | warm-blooded, have hair on body, breathe with lungs with muscular diaphragm, give birth to live young, nurse young w/ milk, multiple glands in skin, different teeth for eating, large well developed brains |
| where did they get their name? | from mammary gland, which they feed their young with. |
| what is a special thing they do with their young? | they care and protect them long after birth |
| what does the fur/hair do? | insulates mammals so they can with stand cold better |
| muscluar/skeletal? | inner skeleton, developed muscles, 4 limbs |
| digestion? | developed track, mouth with specialized teeth, stomach, intestines. herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat, and omnivores eat both |
| nervous? | highly developed CNS, brain, nervous system, high sensory organs eyes, ears, mouth, nose, touch. able to learn, think and understand |
| circulation? | four chambered heart, many blood vessels that take blood everywhere constantly, warm blooded, |
| respiration? | breathe with lungs and trachea. takes in oxygen, lets out carbon dioxide. have muscular diaphragm |
| reproduction? | sexually, male fertilizes female internally |
| what are the three groups of mammals? | 1. monotremes |