Birds and Mammals
Feb 23, 2016
Birds and Mammals
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Mouth usually has
teeth
Mammal
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Air sacs are attached to
the lungs
Birds
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Mammary glands to feed
the young
Mammal
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Parental care of the
young
BirdMammal
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Three-chambered
heart
Neither
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Body covered with feathers
Bird
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Keep a steady internal body temperature
BirdMammal
Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both.
Skin is covered with hair
Mammal
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.
Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Mammals with large and sharp canine teeth
Carnivore
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.
Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Animals that eat plants
Herbivore
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.
Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Hoofed mammals with incisors and molars
Herbivore
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Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Animals that eat insects, frogs, seeds, nuts and berries
Omnivore
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Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Owls, hawks and eagles with hooked beaks and talons
Carnivore
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.
Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Animals that eat meat
Carnivore
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Animals that prey upon other animals
Predators
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Berry eating birds such as waxwings and sparrows
Seed Dispersal
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Ruby-throated hummingbirds
Pollinator
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Barn owls, Red-tailed hawks, barn swallows
Predators
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Nectar feeders with long tube-shaped bills
Pollinator
MatchingMatch the organism/description to one of the following words.Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers
Eat dead and decaying material – vultures and crows
Scavengers
The gizzard of a bird
A. stores air
B. grinds food
C. connects the esophagus to the stomach
D. helps the bird fly
Which of the following is NOT a correct pairing of a bird and its adaptations?
A. Owl: hooked beak and talons
B. Hummingbird: very high-speed wing flaps and a long slender bill
C. Flamingo: long wading legs with webbed feet
D. Bald Eagle: very long wings and spear-shaped bill
Consider the digestive system of birds. Which choice below shows the correct sequence of organs?
A. stomach → crop → beak → gizzard
B. beak → crop → stomach → gizzard
C. beak → gizzard → crop → stomach
D. beak → stomach → gizzard → crop
Birds can be accurately described by all of the following EXCEPT
A. Young develop inside eggs with leathery shells
B. Have a heart with four chambers
C. Have adaptations for diet and habitat
D. endothermic
Rabbits and hares have these sharp, flat-edged teeth at the front of the mouth for biting and cutting plants.
A. incisors
B. canines
C. premolars
D. molars
What is the function of the placenta?
A. Place for newly born marsupials to continue to develop after birth
B. Breaks down old red blood cells
C. Produce milk for the young mammal
D. Passes materials between mother and the developing embryo
This is the largest order of mammals. They are characterized by gnawing incisors.
A. Hoofed mammals
B. Marine mammals
C. Rodents
D. Insect eating mammals
What is the largest muscle below the rib cage of a mammal that helps it obtain oxygen?
A. diaphragm
B. umbilical cord
C. placenta
Class Mammalia derives its name from
A. The organ that passes materials between mother and the developing embryo
B. The large muscle located at the bottom of mammalian ribs
C. Organs in the mother’s body that produce milk
D. The four-chambered organ made up of atria and ventricles
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the nervous system of mammals?
A. Mammals have a ventral nerve cord
B. The brains of mammals enable them to learn and remember
C. The senses of mammals are highly developed and adapted.
D. Mammals have a dorsal spinal cord
Which statement best defines a marsupial?
A. Mammals such as armadillos, sloths, and anteaters that lack teeth
B. Mammals in which females nurse underdeveloped young inside a pouch
C. Mammals that transfer pollen from one flower to another flower
D. Mammals in which pregnant females possess a placenta
Give at least three characteristics that make the platypus a typical mammal. Additionally, give two characteristics that are unusual for mammals.
Mammal-like Characteristic Unusual Characteristic
endothermic
chordate
vertebrate
has fur
feeds young with milk
4 chambered heart
duck-like bill
venom glands and spurs
lays eggs in a nest