Mammal Review

Which order is characterized by increased agility in aboreal habitats & includes lemurs, gibbons, and great apes?

• monotremata

• primates

• carnivora

• chiroptera

Which order is characterized by being streamlined and nearly hairless with layers of blubber and includes toothed and baleen whales?

• chiroptera

• cetacea

• carnivora

• monotremata

Species in this order eat mostly meat and includes dogs, cats, seals, and otters.

• carnivora

• cetacea

• chiroptera

• rodentia

This is the largest mammalian order.

• rodentia

• carnivora

• cetacea

• primates

Members of this order are active at night and use echolocation and includes bats.

• chiroptera

• carnivora

• cetacea

• marsupialia

Members of this order have immature young that crawl into a pouch after birth and includes koalas, kangaroos, & opossums.

• marsupialia

• monotremata

• carnivora

• rodentia

Members of this order lay eggs, only live in Australia & New Guinea, and the name means 'one opening'.

• marsupialia

• monotremata

• rodentia

• carnivora

Members of this order have two incisors that always grow and includes squirrels, mice, and porcupines.

• chiroptera

• marsupialia

• monotremata

• rodentia

Echidnas and the platypus belong to this order.

• chiroptera

• cetacea

• marsupialia

• monotremata

The 'age of mammals' which occurred 70 mya is known as the ____________ period.

• mesozoic

• tertiary

• jurassic

• paleozoic