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ELL Biology Ch 13
Warmblooded Vertebrates
Term | Definition |
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migration | the traveling over long distances of some animals from season to season for feeding, nesting, and warmth |
mammal | a warmblooded vertebrate that is highly developed, fed milk from its mother, and is covered with fur or hair |
monotremes | a group of mammals that lay eggs |
marsupials | a group of mammals that have a pouch |
placentals | a group of mammals that are fully developed at birth |
primates | a group of mammals that includes apes, monkeys, and humans |
herbivores | a type of consumer that eats plants |
carnivores | a type of consumer that eats animals |
omnivores | a type of consumer that eats plants and animals |
mammary glands | milk producing glands that mammals use to feed their young |