Mammals

Front

What group of mammals do bats, dolphins, horses, humans, and dogs belong to?

Back

Placentals

Front

What is the muscle that helps mammals use their lungs?

Back

Diaphragm

Front

How do newborn mammals typically eat?

Back

They drink milk from their mothers.

Front

Name one of the two egg-laying mammals known as monotremes.

Back

Duck-billed platypus.

Front

What order do mammals that lay eggs belong to?

Back

Monotremata.

Front

What is a defining characteristic of placental mammals?

Back

They give birth to live young that have developed inside the mother's uterus.

Front

What is the primary function of the diaphragm in mammals?

Back

To assist in breathing by contracting and expanding the lungs.

Front

What type of mammal is a kangaroo?

Back

Marsupial.

Front

What is the main source of nutrition for mammal infants?

Back

Milk from their mothers.

Front

What are the two main types of mammals based on their reproductive methods?

Back

Eutherians (placental) and non-eutherians (monotremes and marsupials).