Mammals Quiz

1. True or false. The skin of mammals includes epidermal and dermal layers.

True

False

2. True or false. There is no difference between the teeth of herbivores and carnivores.

True

False

3. The order Carnivora includes

Bats

Wolves, foxes, bears, big cats

Whales and dolphins

Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs

Pigs, hippos, camels, deer

4. A muscular structure that separates thoracic from abdominal cavities; contraction results in inhalation.

Cerebral cortex

Diaphragm

Mammary glands

Ossicles

Placenta

5. Unlike reptiles, mammals have teeth that are

Homodont

Heterodont

6. Mammals are

Ectothermic

Endothermic

Both of these

Neither of these

7. Infraclass Metatheria includes the

Monotremes

Marsupials

Placental mammals

8. Heat producing mechanims are

Shivering thermogenesis

Metabolic activity

Both of these

Neither of these

9. Horses, rabbits, and many rodents have an enlarged _______ that aids in cellulose digestion.

Diaphragm

Kidney

Cecum

Placenta

Cerebral cortex

10. The order Chiroptera includes

Whales and dolphins

Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs

Pigs, hippos, camels, deer

Bats

Wolves, foxes, bears, big cats

11. How many cervical(neck) vertebrae do mammals have?

2

3

4

6

7

12. All are characteristics of the infraclass Metatheria except

Primitive placenta

Young are very immature at birth

Oviparous

Young mature in a pouch

Short gestation period

13. The order Artiodactyla includes

Bats

Whales and dolphins

Pigs, hippos, camels, deer

Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs

Apes and monkeys

14. The subclass Theria, distinguished by skull characteristics, has 3 what?

Orders

Classes

Suborders

Infraclasses

15. A condition in which mammals retreat to burrows under the snow and become less active but are still relatively alert and easily aroused is called

Hibernation

Winter sleep

Dormancy

Burrowing

Mammals Quiz

1. True or false. The skin of mammals includes epidermal and dermal layers.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. True or false. There is no difference between the teeth of herbivores and carnivores.

3. The order Carnivora includes

4. A muscular structure that separates thoracic from abdominal cavities; contraction results in inhalation.

5. Unlike reptiles, mammals have teeth that are

6. Mammals are

7. Infraclass Metatheria includes the

8. Heat producing mechanims are

9. Horses, rabbits, and many rodents have an enlarged _______ that aids in cellulose digestion.

10. The order Chiroptera includes

11. How many cervical(neck) vertebrae do mammals have?

12. All are characteristics of the infraclass Metatheria except

13. The order Artiodactyla includes

14. The subclass Theria, distinguished by skull characteristics, has 3 what?

15. A condition in which mammals retreat to burrows under the snow and become less active but are still relatively alert and easily aroused is called