bio land animals test 4/27

on what day were land animals created?

the sixth day

what are the three categories of land animals?

(1) cattle (2) creeping things and (3) beasts of the earth

insects probably account for what % of all creatures?

99.99%

vertebrates are broken down into what two groups?

(1) warm blooded and (2) cold blooded

how many stomachs does a cow have?

4

name an even-toed cud chewer

sheep, oxen, deer, goats, bison, gazelles

name an even-toed non-cud chewer

 pigs, hippos

cud means

a ball

name an odd-toed animal

horses, donkey, zebras, rhinos

carnivore means

meat eater

name an animal that has retractable claws

house cats, lynx, lions, tigers

name an animal that has immovable clause

dogs, wolves, foxes, bears

aardvark means

earth pig

how long is an anteater's tongue?

2 feet long

armadillo means

little armored one

pangolin means

to roll

marsupial means

pouched one

marsupials live exclusively in

Australia

how fast can a kangaroo move?

25-30 mph

how many hours a day do koalas sleep?

about 22 hours per day

what is the diet of a koala?

leaves and buds of eucalyptus trees

name a type of monkey

baboons, spider monkeys

name a type of ape

gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans

rodents means

to gnaw

the worlds largest rodent is the

capybara

how do hedgehogs protect themselves?

they roll into a ball

platypus means

flat foot

the largest living land animals are

elephants

reptile means

creeping thing

name the three division of snakes with an example

(1) non-venomous (bull, king, garter, snakes)

(2) constricter (boas, pythons, anaconda)

(3) venomous (cobras, copperheads, rattlesnakes)

what is the only poisonous lizard in the United States?

the gila monster

dinosaur means

dreadful or terrible lizard

amphibian means

both life

spider means

to spin

how many different types of spiders are there?

over 30,000

true insects have what?

3 body parts and 6 legs

what are fleas?

bloodsucking parasites that spread disease

what is the most abundant form of life on earth?

bacteria

pick an essay question to answer (1) what is the difference between a horse and a zebra? (2) what is the difference between a rabbit and a hare? (3) describe the difference between snakes and lizards. (4) describe the difference between a crocodile and an alligator.