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2. Bats are flying mammals. They sleep during the day, so they are rarely seen. List
the features you would expect them to have.
Typical mammalian features include being warm blooded, giving birth to live young which
are fed on milk, having hair or fur.
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4. ________________

5. A pet snake only needs feeding once a week. Most cats and dogs eat twice a day.
Explain why cats and dogs need more food.
Mammals need more food than other vertebrate groups because they are warm blooded.
They need extra energy to keep their body temperature constant.

6. Explain what makes each of the following vertebrate animals different from most
of their group whale, bat, snake, and penguin.
Whales - unlike most mammals they have very little body hair.
Bat- unlike most mammals they can fly.
Snake- unlike most reptiles they do not have legs.
Penguin- unlike most birds they cannot fly.

7. Classify the following animals and describe a feature they have that doesn’t fit
their group olm, platypus, caecilian, and armadillo.
Olm- amphibian, but lives only in water and has grills.
Platypus- mammal, but lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
Caecilian- amphibian, but lives hidden ground instead of in water. They also give birth to
live young, instead of laying eggs.
Armadillo- mammal, but has a low body temperature.
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E. ANS: a. Archaeopteryx is difficult to classify because it has features from more than one
group.
ANS: b. It shares features with birds (features and a beak) and reptiles (teeth and a tail)