Beaver/Otter Check

A group of beavers living together

• dam

• lodge

• colony

• family

Thin, transparent eyelid that protects the eye underwater

• nictitating membrane

• cell membrane

• mucus membrane

Which animal produces castoreum?

• beaver

• otter

Beaver's hind feet act as

• wheels

• engines

• paddles

• flippers

What does a beaver use its front feet for? Select 3

• digging

• climbing trees

• handling food

• building dams

Beavers are mainly

• crepuscular

• diurnal

• nocturnal

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Beavers eat

• animals

• insects

• plant food

Adult beavers may cut up to ______ trees a year

• 500

• 100

• 300

River Otters are closely related to

• squirrels

• weasels

• cats

• opossums

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Otters are considered the most __________ of all wild animals

• playful

• aggressive

• sleepy