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Mammal Terms Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

An organism that consumes both plants and animals is known as a/an.....
a.
carnivore
b.
omnivore
c.
herbivore
d.
insectivore
 

 2. 

An animal that is native to an area but has been hunted or driven away and no longer exists there is known as .......
a.
extinct
b.
extirpated
c.
rare
d.
lost
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 3. 

An animal that is active primarily in the mornings and evenings is known as _________________. (spelling counts)
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match the following terms and definitions.
a.
extirpated
g.
crepuscular
b.
omnivore
h.
diurnal
c.
carnivore
i.
delayed fertilization
d.
insectivore
j.
delayed implantation
e.
herbivore
k.
cache
f.
nocturnal
l.
extinct
 

 4. 

active mainly at night
 

 5. 

eats primarily meat
 

 6. 

active in the mornings and evenings (dawn & dusk)
 

 7. 

eats both plants and other animals
 

 8. 

stored food usually located in or near the den of the animal
 

 9. 

eats primarily arthropods and insects
 

 10. 

situation where after breeding, the fertilized egg remains dormant in the uterus which allows births to occur when resources are abundant
 



 
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