Investigating God's World Chapter 2 test
primates
An animal order including gorilla or chimpanzees or monkeys and apes
rodents
All _______ are herbivores.
blubber
Under the skin of a polar bear is a thick layer of _____________ which acts like a rubber wetsuit by insulating its body from the icy arctic waters
cheetah
a long, sleek cat found in Africa and Asia, is *the fastest land animal on earth*
marsupials
a mammal that gives birth to live offspring which finish developing in a special pouch
echidna
a spiny anteater from Australia that is *an egg-laying mammal with short spines*
nocturnal
active only at night
purebreed
an animal whose mother and father are of the same breed
social animals
animals that live in small or large groups with others of the same kind
vertebrates
animals with backbones
Squirrels
are familiar rodents that may live in trees or on the ground.
Polar bears
are good swimmers.
the smallest rodents
are mice (2½ to 3½ inches long)
the largest rodents
are the capybaras (can grow up to four feet and weigh up to 150 pounds)
Example of canines
dogs, coyotes, foxes, wolves.
carnivores
flesh eaters
insectivores
insect-eating; feed mostly on insects
Shrews, moles, and hedgehogs are
insectivores
instinct
is an inherited behavior pattern
examples of marsupials
kangaroos, koalas, opossums, numbats, *wombats*, and bandicoots
habitat
kind of place an animal prefers to live; each type of animal has its own
prides
lions are found in the wold on African game preserves, and they live in family groups called __________.
are considered felines
lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, *cougars, lynxes*, bobcats, and wildcats.
Giant Panda
live in the bamboo forests of China because they love to eat bamboo, which makes up 99% of their diet.
herbivores
plant-eaters
extinct
species no longer exist; through the centuries, many animals have become __________.
moose
the largest deer
bats
the only mammals that fly
fox
the smallest and most widespread of all the wild dogs, have sharp, pointed faces with large ears and, unlike most dogs, they also have long, bushy tails.
Characteristic of mammals
warm blooded have backbone produce milk breathe with lungs have hair most have four limbs most give birth to live young
coyotes
wild dog that is smaller than the wolf and inhabits much of the United States and Canada
canines
Dogs, domestic or wild are called ___________.
mammary glands
Female mammals have been provided with special _________________ which produces milk only as long as the young are nursing and need the milk
frog
In addition to the hoof, a horse has a padded cushion known as the _______ on the bottom of its foot.
cud
In the four-chambered stomach of a ruminant, food is processed with a special bacteria which help the action of the rumen to form the food into balls called _________.
five tones of bamboo
One giant panda over the course of a year can eat an incredible _____________.
chimpanzee, or chimp
Probably the best known of the apes is the ______________________________.
four-chambered stomach
Ruminants have a ________________________________ .
felines
Scientist refer to cats as ___________.
musk
The distinct odor of the skunk is the odor of the __________ it manufactures. Although all the members of the weasel family produce ___________, only the skunk has the ability to spray it at a target.
mane
The lion is the only cat with a ___________ and a tuft of fur at the end of its tail.
balance of nature
We see God's care in nature as an amazing design that we call the ___________. One of the main ideas in the _______________. is that of change and the ability of nature to respond to change.
warmblooded
maintaining a relatively constant body temperature regardless of the temperature of their environment