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17 Cards in this Set
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Endothermy |
Ability to regulate body temperature |
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Mammary Glands |
Milk produced for her young, full of nutrients |
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Synapsids |
A hole behind the eye sockets |
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Therapsids |
Ancestors of the first mammals, all extinct, 300 million years ago, had hair.
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Monotreme |
Oviparous animals, they lay eggs |
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Oviparous |
Lay eggs |
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Marsupials |
Viviparous animals, (lay eggs in pouches because they are undeveloped), don't have a placenta. |
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Viviparous |
Live birth |
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Placental Mammal |
Viviparous, have true placenta, takes longer for the baby to come out because it is developing in the stomach. |
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Placenta |
A structure which nourishes the fetus |
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Incisor |
In the front, good for gnawing, chopping, and clipping. |
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Canine |
Sharp teeth, used for tearing flesh, and shredding tissue. |
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Premolar |
Before the molar. |
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Molar |
Used for chewing, herbivore/omnivores |
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Baleen |
Teeth used to filter solids, whale's teeth. |
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Rumen |
Holds microorganisms. Large sack wt/ a seed in the intestines, helps break down cellulose. (Regurgitates) |
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Cecum |
"1st of many stomachs" in the ruminants, helps break down cellulose (Does not regurgitate.) |
