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Ch. 10C

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2 characteristics unique to mammals have hair, have mammary glands
3 major groups of mammals based on how they develop placental, pouched and egg-laying
name of group of mammals that lays eggs monotremes
name of group of mammals that have pouches marsupials
sac of blood vessels on the inside of the womb where food, wastes, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the embryo's blood and the mother's blood placenta
set of blood vessels that connect the embryo with the placenta umbilical cord
largest major group of mammals placental
order of gnawing mammls Rodentia
order of flying mammals Chiroptera
order of meat-eating mammals Carnivora
2 examples of egg-laying mammals echidna and platypus
4 examples of odd-toed hoofed mammals horse, zebra, donkey, rhinoceros
9 examples of even-toed hoofed mammals deer, cattle, pigs, camels, sheep, goats, giraffe, hippo, buffalo
7 examples of meat-eating mammals dogs, cats, bears, weasels, otters, skunks, racoons
Another name for the echidna spiny anteater
5 examples of pouched mammals koalas, kangaroos (& wallabies) wombat, Tasmanian devil, opossum
What is the largest mammal order? Rodentia
What is the largest rodent? capybara
9 examples of rodents rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, porcupines, capybara
5 characteristics of birds endothermic, have wings, feathers, beak designed for food they eat and no teeth
4 flightless birds ostrich, emu, kiwi, penguin
the class that birds belong to Class Aves
the common characteristic of birds and mammals endothermic
group of fish that have no jaws, scales or paired fins; wormlike with cartilage skeleton jawless fish
two examples of jawless fish lamprey and hagfish
group of fish with jaws, scales, paired fins and skeletons made of cartilage cartilaginous fish
three examples of cartilaginous fish sharks, skates and rays
largest group of fish bony fish
parasitic jawless fish lamprey
jawless fish that is a scavenger hagfish
ectothermic vertebrates with part of their life in water and part on land amphibians
Amphibians are the only vertebrates that go through _______________. metamorphosis
tailless amphibians with moist skin and live near water frogs
tailless amphibians with rough, "warty" skin and may be found far from water toads
two examples of tailed amphibians salamanders and newts
groups of vertebrates that have two-chambered hearts fish and young amphibians
groups of vertebrates that have three-chambered hearts adult amphibians and most reptiles
Two groups of fish with cartilage skeletons Cartilagenous & jawless fish
The larger phylum that vertebrates belong to Chordata
the order that snakes and lizards belong to Squamata (the squamates)
The order that alligators and crocodiles belong to Crocodilians
the lizard-like reptile that is native to New Zealand tuatara
The four main groups of reptiles Squamates, Crocodilians, turtles, tuatara
How are Crocodilians different from other reptiles? They have 4-chambered hearts
Two differences between reptiles and amphibians: Reptiles have dry, scaly skin while amphibians have moist skin and reptiles use lungs their whole lives.
Two examples of order Pilosa sloth and anteater
3 examples of fin-footed mammals seals, sea lions, walruses
3 examples of fishlike mammals whales, porpoises, dolphins
the erect mammals primates
the sea cows manatee, dugong
trunked mammals Proboscis mammals
3 examples of primates monkeys, lemurs, apes
1 example of proboscis mammal elephant
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