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Monotremes
Order Monotremata
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monotypic; contains the duck-billed platypus. | Family Ornithorhynchidae |
| Monotypic; contains the duck-billed platypus. | Family Ornithorhynchidae |
| Contains the short-beaked and western long-beaked echidna. | Family Tachyglossidae |
| True/False. Monotremes have mammary glands. | True. Females do not have teats, however. |
| Cloaca | Shared opening for fecal, urinary, and reproductive tracts. |
| Teeth are _______. | Edentate |
| True/False. Monotremes have mammary glands. | True. Females do not have teats, however. |
| Jugal bones are _______. | Absent |
| All monotremes have _______ teeth. | Edentate |
| The corpus callosum is _______. | Absent |
| Jugal bones are _______. | Absent |
| Platypus live in _______. | Australia |
| The corpus callosum is _______. | Absent |
| Platypus live in _______. | Australia |
| Platypus rely on _______ to hunt, using it to sense electric fields generated by the muscle contractions of prey. | Its soft, pliable bill |
| In platypus reproduction, only the _______ is functional. | Left ovary |
| True/False. Like the platypus, the echidna has electroreceptors in its "beak". | True |
| Echnida diet is primarily based on _______. | Ants (and other insects) |
| Subclass _______ | Prototheria |
| Order _______ | Monotremata |