Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
sloths are adapted for a diet of - CORRECT ANSWER - leaves
the ____ are the only egg-laying mammals - CORRECT ANSWER - monotremes
otters belong to the same family as the - CORRECT ANSWER - Fisher
_____ of the following is an odd-toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER - zebra
Mammals all have _____ cervical vertebra - CORRECT ANSWER -7
About ____% of all mammal species are in the Order Rodentia - CORRECT ANSWER -
40%
____ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys - CORRECT ANSWER - Colobus
Monkeys
The Virginia Opposum arrived in North America in the - CORRECT ANSWER - Pliocene
The __ is the sole member of its family - CORRECT ANSWER - Pronghorn
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasizes
structure of the - CORRECT ANSWER - detention
About ___ of the marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1/2
, the Ocelot is found in - CORRECT ANSWER - Central America
____ of the following is an odd-toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER - Rhinoceros
Meerkats belong to the mongoose family - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Mammals are characterized by having ___ occipital condyles - CORRECT ANSWER -2
odd toed ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems than the even toed ungulates -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
____ families of marsupials occur in australia - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
a capuchin is a species of - CORRECT ANSWER - New World Monkey
there are ___ surviving species of Order Monotremata - CORRECT ANSWER -3
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and the ___ of fox squirrels
- CORRECT ANSWER - amount of black fur
modern ___ are thought to be most like the first mammals - CORRECT ANSWER -
insectivores
wilson and reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders - CORRECT ANSWER -7
mammals have ___ jaw articulation - CORRECT ANSWER - dentary-squamosal
___is a rocky semi-desert dweller - CORRECT ANSWER - Dorcas Gazelle