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What types of Mammals are monotremes?
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Egg Layers
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Most marsupials are found in ________?
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Australia
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The fold in the mammalian brain are important because they ___________. (4 things)
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Increase surface area; contorls sensory organs; regulates behavior; responsible for memory and learning
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The main advantage of hair is that it ________.
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Insulates and prevents heat loss
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What type of teeth structures would animals that do not hunt have?
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Baleen teeth
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What is the primary source of food for a mammal with large canines?
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Meat eaters/ large prey
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Marsupials in the continents other than Australia lost out in competition with ___________________.
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Placental Mammals
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The "Age of Mammals" occured in what era?
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Cenozoic Era
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Scientists can trace the origins of the first mammals back to a group of reptilian ancestor's called ________ that had features of both reptiles and mammals.
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Therapsids
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A ________ is a sheet of muscle located beneath the lungs.
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Diaphragm
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The emission of high frequency sound to lacate prey and navigate is called?
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Echolocation
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Early Mammals were _____________. (characteristics)
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Endotherms with specialized teeth
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The nourishment of the young insdie the uterus occurs through the _______ and ___________.
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Placenta and Mammary Glands
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Order Pinnipedia includes __________. (3 animals)
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Sea lions, seals, walruses
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Definition: Incisors
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Chisel front teeth
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