Mammals Wildlife Practice

Name an extirpated species that was just reintroduced to Southwestern Virginia.

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What is the major difference between sika deer and nutria?

• Sika deer were introduced to help the natural environment.

• Both species are nonnative, but nutria have become invasive due to their negative impact on the ecosystem.

• Both species are nonnative, but sika deer have become invasive due to their negative impact on the ecosystem.

• Nutria were introduced to help beavers build dams and supply water to farmers.

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What is the most expensive introduced (nonnative species) in VA looking at money cost to eradicate?

Arrange the Taxonomy in order from general to most specific: ​ (a)   ​​ , ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   , ​ (d)   , ​ (e)   , Genus , Species .​

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Species
• Genus
• Family
• Nombre
• Xylem

Which of the following are types of teeth that can be found in mammals?

• Incisors

• Canine

• Molars

• Premolars

• Fangs

Which mammal has the most teeth?

What type of animal could this be?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Rodent

• Skunk

What is the gap between incisors and molars called in rodents?

How many incisors does this animal have? What type is it?

• 4

  herbivore

• 6

  omnivore

• 6

  canine

• 4

  omnivore

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Which of the following is a unique characteristic of mammals?

• 3 bones in the inner ear

• Hair

• Lower jaw bone is 1 bone.

• Milk production for young

• Breathes with lungs