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28 Cards in this Set
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Class of vertebrates who feed their young with milk
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Mammalia
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Sub-phylum of chordates with a backbone
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Vertebrata
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The smallest and largest mammals
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Shrew (smallest)
Blue whale (largest) |
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This gland produces milk to nurse the young with
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Mammary gland
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The order of the most primitive living mammals
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Monotremata
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Duck-billed platypus and spiny platypus are the only remaining species of Order ____
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Monotremata
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This mammalian order that gives live birth to young, but at a premature age (maturation continues in mother's pouch)
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Marsupialia
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Where most marsupials and all monotremes are found
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Australia
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This subclass of mammals develops its young by the use of a placenta
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Eutheria
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Part of the mother's body where the embryos grow
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Uterus
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Members of this order have opposable thumbs
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Primates
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Members of this order include humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs
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Primates
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Members of this order include squirrels, beavers, and mice
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Rodentia
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Members of this order include elephants
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Proboscidea
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Members of this order include the sea cow (manatee)
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Sirenia
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Members of this order have hooves with an even number of toes on each foot
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Artiodactyla
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Members of this order include pigs, sheep, and cows
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Artiodactyla
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Members of this order have sharp teeth used for hunting animals
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Carnivora
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Members of this order include dogs, cats, bears, walruses, otters, and wolves
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Carnivora
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Members of this order include whales, dolphins, porpoise
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Cetacea
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Members of this order are capable of flying; including bats
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Chiroptera
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Members of this order include rabbits and hares
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Lagomorpha
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Members of this order have hooves with odd amounts of toes on each foot
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Perissodactyla
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Members of this order include horses, zebras, and rhinos
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Perissodactyla
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List 4 other vertebrates (other than mammals)
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Fish
Amphibians Reptiles Birds |
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This vascularized structure allows for the exchange of wastes and oxygen between the mother's blood and that of the embryo
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Umbilical cord
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This special structure is made by the embryo and nourishes the embryo in the uterus
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Placenta
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Mammals belong to this phylum
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Chordata
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