Abeka Investigating God's World chapter 2

what has a long, sticky tongue used for catching and eating ants and termites?

aardvark, giant anteater, pangolin

define nocturnal

active only at night

Define Herbivore

an animal that eats plants

Define social animal

an animal that lives in a group with others of the same kind

define purebred

an animal whose mother and father are of the same breed

Define Vertebrate

an animal with a backbone

define instinct

an inherited behavior pattern

What wild dog has very small ears

arctic fox

what wild dog has a white coat?

arctic fox

What is the only flying mammal?

bat

What keeps whales and dolphins warm?

blubber

What wild cat is smaller than a lynx?

bobcat

Identify: tough, short hairs found on pigs

bristles

What disease carried by rats killed millions people during the 1300's-1600's?

bubonic plague

What is the name scientists used for dogs?

canines

what wild cat is the fastest land animal on earth?

cheetah

a true hibernator

chipmunk

name 2 ground squirrels

chipmunk, woodchuck

used for defense, in catching prey, and climbing

claws

What is often a camouflage for wild cats?

coloration

what wild dog lives in a den?

coyote

Name a mammal which lays eggs

echidna, platypus

echidna

egg-layer

platypus

egg-layer

Helps to see in the dark

eyeshine

Define carnivore

flesh eater

nocturnal squirrel

flying squirrel

Identify: soft, dense hair

fur

the most familiar eastern squirrel

gray squirrel

What are the hairs that gives the dog's coat shape and texture?

guard hairs

What has spines that protects from predators?

hedgehog, echidna

Name 3 ways that warm-blooded animals stay warm during cold weather

hibernating, migrating, staying active

What is another name for front teeth?

incisors

given by the mother

intelligence

what is the largest cat in the America's

jaguar

what wild cat is spotted?

jaguar, leopard

Name 5 marsupials

kangaroo, koala, opossum, numbat, wombat, bandicoot, wallaby

helps to walk softly for stalking prey

padded feet

What locates underwater insects with a sensitive bill?

platypus

Identify: sharp hairs used for protection

quills, spines

squirrel called a chickaree

red squirrel

what helps to prevent claws from wearing out?

retractile front claws

beaver

rodent

capybara

rodent

guinea pig

rodent

mouse

rodent

porcupine

rodent

prairie dog

rodent

squirrel

rodent

What is the largest group of mammals?

rodents

What is used for grooming and licking meat from bones?

rough tongue

What tiny mammal which must eat almost 24 hours a day in order to stay alive?

shrew

Name three things that help mammals tolerate very hot climates.

sleep during the heat of the da, ears may be larger for extra heat loss, may have less hair than other mammals

what helps wild cats run fast or leap far?

strength

define intelligence

the ability to learn a behavior pattern

define eyeshine

the glow produced when light is reflected off a special structure in the back of a cat's eye

define habitat

the kind of place where each animal prefers to live

Define feline

the way scientists refer to cats

What is the major difference between a rat and a mouse?

their size; a rat is bigger

What is unique about the cat's front claws?

they retract

what wild cat is the longest cat?

tiger

What are two uses of hair for mammals?

to keep warm; to hide from enemies

List the 7 characteristics of mammals

warm-blooded, have backbone, produce milk, breathe with lungs, have hair, most have four limbs, most give birth to live young

Identify: long facial hairs used for touch

whiskers

what helps to know if a cat is able to fit through small spaces?

whiskers

What does a bat have as forelimbs?

wings

what wild dog lives in a pack

wolf

Identify: very thick, curly hair

wool

Do wild cats purr?

yes

what can be moved in various positions for better hearing?

Ears with many muscles

Why do the incisors of a rodent not wear away with gnawing?

God designed them to keep growing

What glands on a female mammal produce milk?

Mammary glands

Which group of mammals gives birth to offspring which spend very little time inside the mother's body and develop in a special pouch?

Marsupials

What do whiskers do for a cat?

They help it determine if it can fit through narrow spaces

kangaroo

marsupial

koala

marsupial

opossum

marsupial

What lives underground and uses large shovel-shaped paws to dig tunnels?

mole

List five rodents

mouse, rat, squirrel, beaver, capybara, guinea pig, chinchilla gerbil, marmot, muskrat, porcupine, prairie dog, woodchuck