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7th Science Part 1
Effie Subardoe- Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kitti's hog-nosed bat | The smallest mammal |
| Blue whale | The largest animal |
| Endoskeleton | An internal skeleton which includes the vertebral coumn |
| Warmblooded | Means they regulate their body temperature by internal mechanisms. (Panting, shivering, sweating, etc) |
| (True) Hibernation | In Which an animals body temperature drops close to the freezing point. |
| Winter sleep | When animals undergo a process like hibernation, but their body temperatures don't drop, but other systems considerably slow down to keep them warm and alive. |
| Mammary glands | Provide milk for young animals; this is what gives mammals the class name Mammalia |
| _____ is found on all mammals. | Hair |
| What is the top layer of hair called and what is its purpose? | Guard hair; it provides shape for an animal's coat |
| What is the second layer of hair called and what is its purpose? | Underhair; soft and provides warmth |
| How can hair protect an animal? | Camouflage |
| Most animals have teeth founds in _______ __ ___ ____. | sockets in their jaws |
| Molars | Flat teeth found toward the back of the mouth used for grinding |
| Carnivores | Animals that eat primarily meat |
| Herbivores | Animals that eat primarily plants |
| Omnivores | Eat both vegetation and meat |
| Mammals are the only animals that have a _________. | Diaphragm |
| Zoologists | Biologists who study animals |
| Name at least three parts a mammal mother has that helps her with her developing young. | The uterus(or womb),where the young develops,Placenta(allows the young to get oxygen and nutrients,umbilical cord attaches the young to the placenta,assists in waste materials,amniotic sac has amniotic fluid that surrounds the young and avoids shock. |
| Edentata [Without teeth] | This order includes the sloths, armadillos, and anteaters. |
| God has designed the hair of a sloth to lie form _____ to ____. | belly, back |
| Prehensile tail | Means the tail is capable of grabbing things |
| Armadillo | A Spanish word meaning "little armored one" |
| Name the smallest and largest armadillos | Smallest:fairy armadillo; Largest: Giant armadillo |
| Shrews | Can die of heart attack when startled |
| Hedgehogs | Consume 8% of their body weight daily. |
| Insectivora | Order in which the members eat mainly insects; includes hedgehogs, moles, and shrews |
| Bats make up the order __________, [wing hand]. | Chiroptera |
| What are bat groups called? | Colonies |
| Many groups of bats feed primarily on _______. | Insects |
| Binocular vision | Means that both eyes can focus on one thing, causing excellent depth perception. |
| What are monkey groups called? | Troops or bands. |
| Primates | This order includes monkeys, apes, gibbons, and gorillas. |
| What are the largest bats? | The fruit-eating bats called flying foxes. |
| Echolocation system | A bat emits high sound, and when the sound waves bounce back, the bat can create a mental picture of it's surroundings, therefore allowing it to catch bugs at night |
| Vampire bats | Drink only blodd; this vat has chemicals in it's saliva to keep the blood form clootting |
| Monkeys | Primates with tails |
| What are the three broad categories of monkeys? | Prosimians, New World, and Old World. |
| Prosimians | The group of primates that are the smallest and look least like the common monkey |
| The tarsier can swivel it's neck ___ degrees, viewing in all directions and avoiding predators. | 180 |
| Lemurs are only found where? | The island of Madagascar. |
| Lorsies and pottos have more ____ __________ than any other primate. | Neck vertebrae |
| What is the largest lemur? | The Indri. |
| What is the smallest primate? | The mouse lemur. |
| __% of and Old world monkey's diet is leaves. | 80 |
| What are the two categories of apes? | Great apes and lesser apes |
| What primates make up the lesser apes? | gibbons[they eat only fruit] |
| Brachiation | Swinging from tree limb to tree limb |
| Name three types of great apes. | Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and orangutans. |
| Foxes live in burrows called ______. | Earths |
| The oldest male in a gorilla group is called a __________. | Silverback |
| What ape is the most arboreal of the great apes? | Orangutans. |
| Chimpanzees are probably the ________ of all primates. | smartest |
| Bears are best described as _________. | omnivores |
| The strong scent of Mustelidae family in generated by glands at the ____ of their tails. | base |
| The polar bear is the only bear to have a completely ______ or ________ fur coat. | white,yellowish |
| Felidae | Members of the cat family |
| The variety in cats that we are familiar with today probably came from what? | Tthe two "cats" that got off Noah's ark. |
| Cats are considered the only true ____________ family. | Carnivous |
| The largest cat is what? | The Siberian Tiger |
| Lion group | A pride |
| How do walruses keep warm? | Blubber |
| What are the two general types of seals? | Eared and earless. |
| What are two basic groups of whales? | Baleen and toothed. |
| Blue whale | The largest mammal that has ever lived; a baleen whale. |
| The blue whale is the _______ ________ mammal. | Fastest growing |
| Baleen whales | Have comblike plates known as baleen or whalebone crossing their mouth. |
| What are dog groups called? | Packs. |
| What animal is a large toothed whale known for its extremely large head? | A sperm whale |
| Lagmorpha order | Made up by rabbits hares and pikas. |
| Lodges | Mounds beavers build above the surface of streams. |
| Capybaras are the _______ rodents. | largest |
| Mice and rats are found __ ______ __________. | on every continent. |
| Elephants are of the order ___________. | Proboscidea |
| Over half of all known mammal species are _______. | Rodents |
| What is a very special fact about elephants? | They are the largest land animals. |
| Name a few differences between dolphins and porpoises. | Dolphins are long and sleek, while porpoises are short and compact. Dolphins Beaks are pointed; porpoises beaks are short and blunt., A dolphin has pointed teeth; a porpoise has flat teeth. A dolphins fin is curved, while the porpoises is triangular. |
| "True" dolphins include the ______ ______. | killer whale. |
| Toothed whales | Have sharp teeth for catching prey |
| ______ are probably the most useful group of artiodacyls. | Bovids |
| Ruminants | Animals that chew cud;include cattle sheep goats and antelope. |
| Giraffe | The tallest living animal. |
| Artiodactyla | Even toed ungulates; more numerous that the odd toed ungulates. |
| Bactrian, Arabian | The two species of camels |
| Fawn | Baby deer |
| Deer are _______, feeding on grasses and other plants the grow close to the ground. | browsers |
| Mammals with hooves are called _________. | Ungulates. |
| The Pholidota order | Includes the pangoling |
| Hyradcoidea order | Includes the hyrax |
| The flying lemur glides ____ _______ _______ ____ ____ ________. | the longest distance of any mammal |
| Numbat | A pouchless marsupial |
| Kangaroos | The largest marsupial and the largest hopping animal. |
| Kangaroo groups | Mobs |
| Marsupialia order | Includes animals wiht a pouch |
| Marsupian | Pouch |
| Marsupial mother give birth to very ____, _________ young. | tiny,undeveloped |
| What do koalas feed exclusively on? | Eucalyptus leaves |
| What does Koala mean? | One who never drinks |
| __________ are the only marsupial found outside Australia and its surrounding islands. | Opossums |
| Monotremata [order] | Include all the oviparous[egg producing] animals. |
| Name two of the three animals are in the Monotremata order. | Echindas, platypus |
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