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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cartilage | A tissue more flexible than bone |
| Mammary Glands | Organs in female mammals that produce milk for the mammal's young |
| Monotreme | An animal that lays eggs |
| Marsupial | A mammal whose young are born at an early stage of development, and which usually continue to develop in a pouch on their mother's body |
| Placental Mammal | A mammal that develops inside its mother's body until its body systems can function independently |
| Placenta | An organ in most pregnant mammals, including humans, that links the mother and the developing embryo and allows for the passage of materials between them |
| The 5 main groups of vertebrates | Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are the 5 groups of vertebrates. |
| Fish | Vertebrates whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of their environment, and that live in the water and have fins |
| Amphibians | Vertebrates whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of their environment, and that live their early life in water and their adult life on land |
| Reptiles | Vertebrates whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of their environment, that have lungs and scaly skin, and that lay eggs on land |
| Birds | A vertebrate whose body temperature is regulated by their internal heat, lay eggs, and have feathers and four-chambered hearts |
| Mammals | Vertebrates whose body temperature is regulated by their internal heat, and that have skin covered with hair or fur and glands that produce milk to feed their young |