1. Birds and Mammals

2. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Mouth usually has teeth Mammal

3. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Air sacs are attached to the lungs Birds

4. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Mammary glands to feed the young Mammal

5. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Parental care of the young Bird Mammal

6. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Three- chambered heart Neither

7. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Body covered with feathers Bird

8. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Keep a steady internal body temperature Bird Mammal

9. Determine which characteristic is common to birds or mammals or both. Skin is covered with hair Mammal

10. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Mammals with large and sharp canine teeth Carnivore

11. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Animals that eat plants Herbivore

12. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Hoofed mammals with incisors and molars Herbivore

13. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Animals that eat insects, frogs, seeds, nuts and berries Omnivore

14. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Owls, hawks and eagles with hooked beaks and talons Carnivore

15. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore Animals that eat meat Carnivore

16. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Animals that prey upon other animals Predators

17. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Berry eating birds such as waxwings and sparrows Seed Dispersal

18. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Ruby-throated hummingbirds Pollinator

19. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Barn owls, Red- tailed hawks, barn swallows Predators

20. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Nectar feeders with long tube- shaped bills Pollinator

21. Matching Match the organism/description to one of the following words. Pollinator Seed Dispersal Predators Scavengers Eat dead and decaying material – vultures and crows Scavengers

22. The gizzard of a bird A. stores air B. grinds food B. grinds food C. connects the esophagus to the stomach D. helps the bird fly

23. Which of the following is NOT a correct pairing of a bird and its adaptations? A. Owl: hooked beak and talons B. Hummingbird: very high-speed wing flaps and a long slender bill C. Flamingo: long wading legs with webbed feet D. Bald Eagle: very long wings and spear- shaped bill

24. Consider the digestive system of birds. Which choice below shows the correct sequence of organs? A. stomach → crop → beak → gizzard B. beak → crop → stomach → gizzard C. beak → gizzard → crop → stomach D. beak → stomach → gizzard → crop

25. Birds can be accurately described by all of the following EXCEPT A. Young develop inside eggs with leathery shells B. Have a heart with four chambers C. Have adaptations for diet and habitat D. endothermic

26. Rabbits and hares have these sharp, flat-edged teeth at the front of the mouth for biting and cutting plants. A. incisors B. canines C. premolars D. molars

27. What is the function of the placenta? A. Place for newly born marsupials to continue to develop after birth B. Breaks down old red blood cells C. Produce milk for the young mammal D. Passes materials between mother and the developing embryo

28. This is the largest order of mammals. They are characterized by gnawing incisors. A. Hoofed mammals B. Marine mammals C. Rodents D. Insect eating mammals

29. What is the largest muscle below the rib cage of a mammal that helps it obtain oxygen? A. diaphragm B. umbilical cord C. placenta

30. Class Mammalia derives its name from A. The organ that passes materials between mother and the developing embryo B. The large muscle located at the bottom of mammalian ribs C. Organs in the mother’s body that produce milk D. The four-chambered organ made up of atria and ventricles

31. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the nervous system of mammals? A. Mammals have a ventral nerve cord B. The brains of mammals enable them to learn and remember C. The senses of mammals are highly developed and adapted. D. Mammals have a dorsal spinal cord

32. Which statement best defines a marsupial? A. Mammals such as armadillos, sloths, and anteaters that lack teeth B. Mammals in which females nurse underdeveloped young inside a pouch C. Mammals that transfer pollen from one flower to another flower D. Mammals in which pregnant females possess a placenta

33. Give at least three characteristics that make the platypus a typical mammal. Additionally, give two characteristics that are unusual for mammals. Mammal-like CharacteristicUnusual Characteristic endothermic chordate vertebrate has fur feeds young with milk 4 chambered heart duck-like bill venom glands and spurs lays eggs in a nest