Investigating God's World Chapter 2 test

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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


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