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04/23/2011

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What are birds derived from?
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Birds are derived from a grop of bipedal dinosaurs that are fast moving and intelligent.
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What shared characteristics are there of birds and therapods?
Definition
elongated s shaped neck, digitgrade poisture, hollow bones, ankle, 3 toes pointed forward and one backward
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What are the bird characteristics?
Definition
endothermic, hollow bones, have feathers, four chamber heart, lay eggs, specialized beaks, and foot, and wings
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What is the Precambriam Era?
Definition
90 percent of earth's time, fossil finding era
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What was the Paleozoic Era?
Definition
A time of great diversity
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What was the Meszoic Era?
Definition
Rise of the reptiles, meteorite hit earth kilt most of the plant life, by blocking the son killing many reptiles opening the door for mammals
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What was the Cenozoic Era?
Definition
rise of the mammals,
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What gave rise to the Mammals?
Definition
A group of therapsid reptiles
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What are Cynodonts?
Definition
A group for the therapsids that were mamal like
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What were the Cynodonts characteristics?
Definition
secondary plate that was a roof in the mouth that separated the mouth from the nose allowing mamals to breathe and eat at the same time, specialized teeth, molars and incisors, jaw bone allowed for hearing, they had whiskers, they walked on four legs
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What are the characteristics of mammals?
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endothermic, skin and hair, hollow bones, 4 chambered heart, vivarity, mammory glands, three bones in ear, different teeth
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What are passieries?
Definition
bird nest that are cupped shaped woven from plant materials
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What are Swifts?
Definition
birds nest made out of sticky sticks cement
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What are Gebres?
Definition
birds nest made out of aquatic plants that float on water
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What are the three subclasses categories?
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Subclass Prototeria:monotremes( monotremata)

Subclass Metatheris: Marisupals(pouch like mammals)

Subclass: Eutheria( placental mammals)

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What are the Monotremes?
Definition

egg laying mammals that refer to one hole used for everything

they don't have mammory glads, but sweat glands

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What are the types of Monotremes?
Definition

Spiny Echinida- doesn't lay eggs in a nest, has sticky eggs that are attatched to mother body, no nipples, sweat glands

 

Duck Platypus- lays eggs in a nest but stays by nest to protect the eggs

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What are Marisupals?
Definition

pouched like mammals, such as kangaroos, kialoas.

The enfant is have born and continues to develope in mothers pouch on teat, females have two vaginas and males have two penis

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What are Eutheria?
Definition
Mammals with Placentas
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Metatheria
Definition
marisupals, kangaroos, kiolas
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Rodentia
Definition
50% of mammals, include rats, mice, squirells, hamsters, beavers
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Proboscidea
Definition
mammals with large trunks for grabbing items, include elephants, mammoths
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Pinnipedia
Definition
mammals that have fin foots, include seals, sea lions, walruses
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Macroscelidea
Definition
Mammals that have curled nose to direct insects to mouthe; elephant shrews
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Serenia
Definition
Aquatic mammals that breathe through mouth and nose include manatees and dugongs
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Insectivora
Definition
insect eaters with pointed teeth and nose pointed foward include moles, hedgehogs, shrews
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Chiroptera
Definition
Forelimbs modifed into wings; bats
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Perissoclactyla
Definition
mammals with odd number of toes,  horses, zebra, rhinos, donkeys
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Lagomorpha
Definition
Hindlegs longer than front; rabbits, hares
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Artiodactlya
Definition
mammals with even number of toes include pigs, cows, sheep, deer, camels
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Cretacea
Definition
marine mammals include, dolphins and whales
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Carnivora
Definition
meat eaters with sharp teeth include cats, dogs, wolves, bears
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Primates
Definition
Animals that are intelligent with thumbs include, monkeys, apes, humans
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Edentata
Definition
armadillos and anteaters
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