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Mammals- Chapter 2

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  • _______________ are the largest group of mammals.
    Rodents
  • The _____________ is the smallest rodent.
    mouse
  • What are the only two mammals which lay eggs?
    platypus and echidna
  • The ____________ is the largest rodent.
    capybara
  • ___________ are the only mammals that fly.
    Bats
  • Why do mammals have fur?
    It keeps them warm and it helps them to camouflage.
  • A ________________ is an animal with a backbone.
    vertebrate
  • A __________________is one that has been tamed and raised for man's use for many generations.
    domestic animals
  • _____________ are animals which eat plants.
    Herbivores
  • ____________ is soft, dense hair covering many mammals.
    Fur
  • A rabbit is a rodent. TRUE or FALSE
    False
  • A __________________animal lives most of its life alone
    solitary
  • ___________________ means active only at night.
    Nocturnal
  • ____________ are animals which eat insects.
    insectivores
  • Rats are larger than mice. TRUE or FALSE
    True
  • A ________________ is the kind of place an animal prefers to live.
    habitat
  • _________________ give birth to live offspring but these babies must finish developing in a special pouch.
    marsupials
  • Most mammals have __________ limbs.
    4
  • A ______________ animal lives in small or large groups with animals of the same kind.
    social
  • Female mammals have _______________________which produce milk as long as the young are nursing.
    Mammary glands
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