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Monotreme
Zoobot Final
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11th Grade
06/09/2009

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What country to platypuses live?
-New Zeland
-Australia
-South Africa
-Switzerland
Definition
Australia
Term
there are estimated less than _____ long beaked echidnas left?
-1000
-20000
-300000
-4000000
Definition
300,000
Term
What are Monotremes categorized as?
-oviparous
-ovoviviparous
-vioviparous
-viviparous
Definition
oviparous
Term
What are the two types of echidna?
-Long-tailed and short-tailed
-long-beaked and Short-beaked
-Long-eared and Short-eared
-Long-spiked and short-spiked
Definition
Long-beaked and Short-beaked
Term
How do Monotremes feed as infants?
-Suck milk through nipples located on the underside of the mother
-Suck milk through feeding tube located near the mother's cloaca
-suck milk thourhg pores sweated by the mother
-suck milk through the mother's skin
Definition
Suck milk through pores sweated by the mother
Term
How do male platypuses defend them seleves?
-Through prickly spines emerging from the back
-By emitting a aggressive high-pitched shriek
-by squirting venom from a venom duct
-by quickly burrowing deep underground
Definition
By squirting venom through a venom duct
Term
What does monotremata mean?
-One-holed
-one-tuffed
-one-nosed
-one-eared
Definition
One-holed
Term
All of these are characteristics of Echidnas EXCEPT:
-Hind feet point backwards
0sonout made of bone, cartilage and keratin
-scattered spines
-short, stubby tail
Definition
Short, stubby tail
Term
What does the root of Platypus (platus) mean?
-Plate like
-Tall
-Flat
-Duckbilled
Definition
Flat
Term
Echidnas eat all of the following EXCEPT:
-Fish
-Ants
-Earthworms
-Termites
Definition
Fish
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