Biology 16.4: The Mammalian Orders III (Legacy Christian Academy 2015)
__________ have been crossed with __________, and their offspring-known as mules and ninnies-are always _________.
Donkeys horses sterile
The camel stores fat in ______ _________ atop the body instead of in a layer under the skin.
large humps
All ungulates whether odd toed or even toed are primarily (what type of animal) ________ ___________.
large mammals
Camels are known as "the ____ ____ ____ _____".
ship of the desert
Hoofed animals are called ________.
ungulates
The Alaskan brown bear can weigh over how many pounds?
1,600
Wolves can eat up to _______ of their body weight at one meal.
1/5
Seals can stay submerged for ______ to _____ minutes at a time.
15 20
The elephant seal is said to descend to _______ feet to eat bottom dwelling sharks, squids, and rays.
2,000
In 1910 there were over _______ horses in the United States, while today, there are just over ________.
20 million 8 million
There are over ___ species of carnivores, including bears, cats, dogs, raccoons, seals, skunks, mongooses, and hyenas.
200
A camel can lose as much as _____% of its body weight and still survive, whereas a person who loses ______% of his bodily fluids is unable to function.
27 12
The rhinoceros has ______ functional toes on each foot.
3
A ruminant's stomach is divided into how many sections?
4
Tapirs have _____ toes on its front feet and _____ toes on his back feet.
4 3
Seal's blood can carry about _____ _____ _____ ______ oxygen carrying hemoglobin as human blood.
5 times as much
A large male may be ___ _____ long (including tail) and weigh 125 pounds.
6 feet
The _______ ___________ __________ (also known as the ______ bear) is considered the largest land dwelling carnivore.
Alaskan brown bear kodiak
What is the difference between antlers and horns?
Antlers are solid bone and are shed annually while horns are hollow structures that are usually permanent and not shed
Horse fossils have been found on all continents except ___________.
Australia
Sheep, cattle, goats, and antelope are included in what group?
Bovids
What family of artiodactyls includes such important animals as cattle, sheep, and goats?
Bovids
Deer have what type of antlers?
Branching
What is the most obvious way to distinguish between an artiodactyl?
By their number of toes
_______ do not appear to be members of that kind.
Foxes
Camels have been a prime source of ____, ____, and _____ as well as ________ for desert dwellers.
Meat Milk clothing transportation
____________ are artioodactyls have two toes which form hooves.
Most
Name two aquatic animals of the order Carnivora.
Seal and walrus
The largest of the cats is a ______ _______, which can weigh up to 650 pounds and measure 10 feet in length (excluding tail).
Siberian tiger
What is the largest land-dwelling carnivore?
The Alaskan Brown Bear (Kodiak Bear)
What do camels have on their feet that connect their two toes together? How do they help the camel?
Thick pads They give them snowshoe-like support on sand and insulation from heat and cold.
In general, as carnivores we lead more _______ lifestyles than herbivores (because they must spend their lives hunting).
active
Most cats are tremendously quick _____ ______ _____ in charges.
ambushing their prey
The deer belong to a family of ruminants that are distinguished from other bovids by the growth of _____, rather than horns.
antlers
Most have either _______ (which are solid hornlike structures that are shed annually) or _______ (which are hollow structures that are usually permanent and not shed).
antlers horns
Seals are what type of carnivores?
aquatic
Walruses are ________ carnivores.
aquatic
It is quite apparent that zebras and horses _____ _____ the same kind, as crosses between horses and zebras are always ___________.
are not infertile
It will kill by biting the _____ ____ _____ _____ of it's prey.
back of the neck
When ______ are ripe, bears will eat them.
berries
Artiodactyls known as _____ (sheep, cattle, goat, & antelope) have been particularly valuable as sources of food.
bovids
The term "chew the cud" refers to the habit of be _______ _________ _______ ________ which is later ______ (thrown up) and _______ more thoroughly.
chewing and swallowing food regurgitated chewed
Camels have the ability to excrete _________ __________ , which wastes little water.
concentrated urine
The New World lions are known as the _______ (commonly known as a mountain lion or puma) and the ______.
cougar jaguar
Animals that were plentiful and are now extinct (in the recent past) are generally extinct due to _______ ____ _______ ________ and slaughter by people.
destruction of animal habitats
Among the extinct carnivores is the __________.
dinosaur
Even toed mammals can be divided into two groups: those that _____ _____ ______ _______ (cows, sheep, etc.) and those that ______ ____ (hippopotamus).
do chew the cud do not
Even toed ungulates belong to the order known as Artiodactyla (artios means="_______," and dactylos means= "________")
even toe
The polar bear is an _____ _______ and preys primarily on seals.
excellent swimmer
A type of animal or plant that is no longer found alive on the earth is said to be _________.
extinct
Most mammals walk on their toes, while the bear is supported by a ________ ___________.
flat-footed stance
Artiodactyls vary in height from the 15 inch Royal antelope to the 18 foot _______, the ________ mammal.
giraffe tallest
More people in the world use _______ ________ than cow's milk.
goat's milk
Cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and antelopes (surprise) all have ________.
horns
The tusks serve as _______ _______ when the animal hoists itself out of the water or to punch holes into the ice to open an air hole to breathe.
ice axes
Because zebras are ___________ to many diseases making a cross between a zebra and a horse would be an ideal animal for African ranchers.
immune
The polar bear is the only large land carnivore which does not ____ ____ ____.
instinctively fear man
The weasel will attack prey _____ ______ ______.
larger than itself
Bears are the ______ carnivorous of the flesh eaters.
least
Horses have been replaced in the workforce by __________.
machinery
Goats are noted for their _______, which is higher in _____ & _____ than cow's milk.
milk fat and protein
There are three families (horses, tapers, and rhinoceroses) with an _______ number of functional toes, given the order named Perissodactyla (perissos means= ________).
odd odd
Bears are _________ (eating both plant and animal foods).
omnivores
Wolves run in _______ (groups of wolves) of up to three dozen.
packs
Lions live in groups called _________.
prides
The first division of a ruminants stomach is known as the ___________.
rumen
Animals that chew the cud are called __________.
ruminants
The weasel is ______ and hunts at night.
ruthless
Their eyes are placed on the _______ ____ ______ _______, limiting their ________ vision (use of both eyes together) but increasing their __________ (side) vision.
side of their head binocular peripheral
The horse is a ______ perissodactyl and has been one of the most useful animals in man's creation.
single-toed
Bears are also fond of _______ ________.
some insects
The polar bear will often deliberately _____ and ____ ___ ______ for food.
stalk and kill a human
Carnivores are noted for their cunning abilities of ________ _______ _________.
stalking their prey
Seals have ________ bodies covered with short, dense fur that serves as ______.
streamlined insulation
Wolverines are noted for their _____ and ______.
strength ferocity
Zebras look like ________ ___________ but are not.
striped horses
The rhinoceros is often seen in the mud. It does so because it has no______ glands and the water _______ it off, while the mud creates a protective _______ to protect her from the sun.
sweat cool coating
Most ungulates are _______ ___________ because they need a means of escape from predators.
swift runners
How many chambers does the camel's stomach have?
three
The rhinoceros can weigh up to ______ _____ ____ ______ tons can have either____ or ____ horns on their head.
three and a half Two Three
Walruses differ from seals, in that they have __________, which are elongated upper incisor teeth.
tusks
Ungulates are divided into _____ groups, according to the number of toes they have.
two
All bovids are ruminants with what type of hollow horns?
unbranched
The rumen holds _______ _________ until it can be masticated (chewed) thoroughly.
unchewed food
The tusks can also be used as __________ to repel polar bear attacks.
weapon
Seals have ________ ____________ instead of paws or feet.
webbed fingers
For unknown reasons, horses disappeared from the _________ world, surviving only in the East.
western
The camel's large fat stores serve two purposes: 1. They allow the camel to go for long periods ______ _________ and; 2. They serve as a _______ ______ ________.
without food source of water
The largest member of the weasel family is the _________.
wolverine
Plants and animals that still exist today, but are in danger of extinction are said to be ____________.
endangered
Artiodactyls convert stored ______ (from photosynthesis) into ______ ________ that man and many flesh-eating animals can use (such as meat and milk).
energy energy forms
Horses, zebras, and donkeys are all members of what family?
equine
Most (cattle, buffalo, antelope, deer, sheep, goats, camels) have an _______ number of functional toes (two or four).
even
The common ________ ________ is also a member of the cat family.
house cat
Tapirs resemble a pig, but have an extra ______ _____ and ________ ________.
long snout and short trunk
The most famous of the extinct elephants is the woolly ____________.
mammoth
Wolves will usually _____ _____ ______.
mate for life
How many species of even-toed undulates are there?
11
