WIS2552 Topic 9-18 Exam II Study Guide
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___ families of Marsupials occur in Australia. - Answer✔️✔️-15
____ families of Marsupials occur in South America - Answer✔️✔️-3
A Capuchin is a species of _______ - Answer✔️✔️-New World Monkey
About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young.
- Answer✔️✔️-1/2
About ____ of all mammal species are in the Order Rodentia. - Answer✔️✔️-
40%
_____________ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys. - Answer✔️✔️-
Colobus Monkeys
________ is a rocky semi-desert dweller. - Answer✔️✔️-Dorcas Gazelle
Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae. - Answer✔️✔️-7
Mammals all have _________ dentition. - Answer✔️✔️-heterodont
Mammals are characterized by having __ occipital condyles. - Answer✔️✔️-2
Mammals have ____________ jaw articulation. - Answer✔️✔️-dentary-
squamosal
Meerkats are indigenous to the ______ desert. - Answer✔️✔️-Kalahari
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Modern ________ are thought to be most like the first mammals. -
Answer✔️✔️-insectivores
T/F Mountain Lions and Florida Panthers are members of the same
species. - Answer✔️✔️-True
T/F Odd-toed Ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems
than the Even-toed Ungulates. - Answer✔️✔️-True
Of the following, pigs are most closely related to _____. - Answer✔️✔️-deer
Orangutans are native to ________. - Answer✔️✔️-Southeast Asia
Otters belong to the same family as the _____. - Answer✔️✔️-Fisher
__________ of the following is an odd-toed ungulate. - Answer✔️✔️-
Rhinoceros
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and
the ________________ of Fox Squirrels. - Answer✔️✔️-amount of black fur
__________ is an African antelope of tall grass. - Answer✔️✔️-Roan Antelope
Schmidt's Spot-nosed Guenon is a species of ____________. - Answer✔️✔️-
Old World Monkeys
_____________ is the habitat of the Hartebeast. - Answer✔️✔️-Short-Mid
Grassland
Sloths are adapted for a diet of _______. - Answer✔️✔️-leaves
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Which of the following is an odd-toed ungulate. - Answer✔️✔️-Tapir
The _______ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa. - Answer✔️✔️-Addax
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly
emphasizes structure of the __________. - Answer✔️✔️-dentition
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly
emphasizes structure of the ______. - Answer✔️✔️-foot
T/F The Dingo of Australia is actually a marsupial. - Answer✔️✔️-False
The ___________ are the only egg-laying mammals. - Answer✔️✔️-
monotremes
The Ocelot is a species that is indigenous to ________________. -
Answer✔️✔️-Central America
The ______ is a forest dwelling close relative of the Giraffe. - Answer✔️✔️-
Okapi
The ___________ is the sole member of its family. - Answer✔️✔️-Pronghorn
The _________ are insectivorous mammals limited to Madagascar. -
Answer✔️✔️-Tenrecs
The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the _________. -
Answer✔️✔️-Pilocene
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