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BIOLOGY



Ch 26 - Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
 
1. Which group of land vertebrates supposedly evolved first?
2. Which group of land vertebrates is ectothermic?
3. _________________ have dry skin and scales to prevent dehydration.
4. Most reptiles have a __________ chambered heart.
5. Dinosaur extinction may have been related to ________________.
6. Which group does not have watertight, anmiotic eggs.
7. The reptilian order _______________ contains lizards and snakes.
8. The reptilian order _______________ contains turtles and tortoises.
9. The reptilian order _______________ contains a single species, the tuatara.
10. The only type of reptile with a four chambered heart is the _____________.
11. Birds supposedly evolved from _______________.
12. The soft feathers close to a bird’s skin (used for insulation) is known as __________________.
13. Which factors are helpful for bird flight?
14. What can be used to determine a bird’s order of classification?
15. There are __________ orders in the class Aves.
16. The order _______________ contains 5276 species such as sparrows, robins, and crows.
17. The order _______________ contains 303 species such as pigeons and doves.
18. The order _______________ contains 288 species such as hawks, eagles, and falcons.
19. The order _______________ contains 268 species such as chickens and quail
20. The order _______________ contains 150 species such as ducks and geese.
21. The order _______________ contains only one species, the ostrich.
22. The order _______________ contains 18 species of penguins.
23. Mammals evolved __________________________________ dinosaurs.
24. What are the 2 major characteristics of mammals? _______________________________________
25. Mammals can live in colder environments because they generate their own heat, which is called ___________.
26. The mammalian order _________________ contains echidnas and the platypus, which lay eggs.
27. Pouched mammals, such as the kangaroo and the opossum, are in the order ________________.
28. There are 15 orders of __________ mammals, where the young fully develop inside the mother.
29. The mammalian order __________________ contains 1814 species of rats, mice, squirrels, etc.. 
30. The mammalian order _____________________ contains 240 species of bears, cats, dogs, etc.. 
31. The mammalian order _______________________ contains 2 species of elephants. 
32. The mammalian order ______________ contains 79 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. 
33. The mammalian order __________________ contains 211 species of cattle, deer, giraffes, etc.. 
34. The mammalian order ____________________ contains 17 species of horses, rhinoceroses, etc.. 
35. The mammalian order _______________ contains 233 species of humans, apes, and monkeys. 
36. What are the functions of hair in mammals?____________________________________________
37. Claws, hooves, horns, and antlers are made of _____ (which is found in your skin, hair, & nails).
.38 Which mammalian order uses sonar for navigation and finding prey? ________________

ESSAY: 

39. How could you tell if a mammalian skull you found was that of a herbivore or a carnivore?

40. Why is the use of the term “cold-blooded” inappropriate in accurately describing those types of creatures?