BE AN EXPERT: MAMMALS

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1. Mammal Vocabulary      5 Points
Define the following terms.animal

animal
invertebrate
vertebrate
herbivore
placental
mammal
incisors
canines
bovine
molars
diaphragm
taxonomy
omnivore
nocturnal
ruminants
gestation period
carnivore

2. Mammal Characteristics     5 Points
Name three characteristics that distinguish mammals from all other animals.
    A. _____________________________________________________________
    B. _____________________________________________________________
    C. _____________________________________________________________

3. Mammal Groups     5 Points
Name the three Main groups of mammals.
    A. ________________________
    B. ________________________
    C. ________________________

4. Mammal Milk     5 Points
Examine the label on a container of whole milk.
List the types of nutrients whole milk contains?

5. Mammal Orders     10 Points
There are 20 orders of mammals.
Name a mammal from each of the 13 most common orders.

6. Mammal Classification      5 Points
Classify three mammals from phylum through species.

7. Mammal Report      10 Points
From study, reading, and research, write a simple history of a wild mammal that lives in your area.

A. Describe its habitat.


B. Reproduction

C. What does it eat?

D. What eats it?

E. How are plants important to this mammal?

F. Describe how it is helpful or harmful to people.

8. Horse Diagram     5 Points
Label the parts of this horse.

9. Mammal Tracks     15 Points
Create a poster to display in the classroom that shows the tracks that mammals make.
The tracks should include the forelegs and hind legs.
The tracks should be drawn full sized and identified.
Your chart should include 8 different mammals.

10. Mammal Food Chain     5 Points
Trace two possible food chains of carnivorous mammals.
Start with decomposers in the soil and trace the chain through four stages to the carnivore.

Decomposers in soil  -->                             -->                            -->                           -->

Decomposers in soil  -->                             -->                            -->                           -->


11. Gray Whales  10 Points
Match the numbers on the diagram to the features in the lists.

_____ dorsal "knuckles" _____ flukes _____ flipper _____ blowhole _____ baleen _____ eye _____ parasites _____ ventral groove	_____ cranium _____ cervical vertebrae _____ thoracic vertebrae _____ lumbar vertebrae _____ caudal vertebrae _____ pelvic bones _____ ribs _____ scapula _____ humerus _____ radius _____ ulna _____ phalanges

12. Mammal Gestation Periods and Care     15 Points
The data chart shows the gestation period of several mammals.
The chart also shows the length of time that the mammals care for their young after birth.
Add three mammals to the chart.

Graphing
Construct a double bar graph for gestation period and for time spent caring for young.
Use different colors for gestation time and care time

Interpreting Data
Which mammal in the table care for their young for the shortest time? ________________

Which mammal in the table care for their young for the longest time? ________________

Drawing Conclusions
How are the size of the mammal and the length of time it cares for the young related?

Which animal is the exception to this pattern? _____________________

13. Animal Science: Breeds     10 Points
Choose a farm animal group: horses, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, or hogs.
Name four breeds, their principal use and merits. Record where the breed originated.

14. Animal Science: Diseases      10 Points
List 5 diseases that the group you chose could contract.
Describe the symptoms, how it is contracted, and how it can be prevented.

15. Too Many Otters    10 Points
Take the role of a wildlife biologist and try to manage the population of river otters in a given area.
Found at: http://wildillinois.org/illinois_river_otter_management_lesson_plan.pdf

You are preparing to release a group of 4 adult river otters into Milford State Park. 
There have not been river otters in your area for 20 years.
You are responsible for managing the new river otter population in a 50 square mile area.
To help track the river otters, your area is divided into 16 squares or quadrants.
Each quadrant is about 3 square miles. 
Decide the best place to release the otters and answer the questions about the choices you made.

16. Trapping in the United States      5 Points
Make a list of the states that allow trapping and those states that don't allow trapping.

17. Otter Pelts      5 Points
Research how river otters are trapped and what river otter pelts are used for.

18. Rabbit Internal Diagram     5 Points
Label the internal organs of the rabbit.

19. Animal Careers     5 Points
List three career opportunities in animal science.

Pick one of the careers and find out more about it.    I chose ____________________.

• Education needed
   
• Training
  
  
• Experience required for this profession.

• Why does this career interest you
  
  
  
  

20.  Mammal Teeth     5 Points
Identify and label the teeth of on this mammal skull.

MAMMAL TEETH Canines Carnassal Teeth Incisors Molars Premolars

21. Cow Diagram    5 Points
Match the cow body part to its matching number.

_____ Muzzle _____ Hip _____ Teat _____ Pastern _____ Fore Ribs _____ Hoof _____ Head _____ Tail _____ Chest _____ Legs _____ Rump _____ Neck _____ Rear Udder _____ Jaw _____ Fore Udder _____ Loin _____ Hock _____ Rear Ribs _____ Median Ligament _____ Pin Bone

22. Beef Meat Cuts Diagram      5 Points
Identify the beef cuts of a steer.
Put the number of the beef cut into the blank.

_____ Shank _____ Chuck _____ Flank _____ Short Plate _____ Brisket _____ Round _____ Sirloin _____ Rib _____ Shank _____ Short Loin

23. Sheep Diagram     10 Points
Try this sheep diagram from Oklahoma State University's Department of Animal science.
This is a REAL "College for Kids" assignment.
Put the number of the body part in the correct location of the sheep diagram.

1. Rear Shank 2. Hoof 3. forehead 4. Dock 5. Neck 6. Nostril 7. Rump 8. Ear 9. Mouth 10. Point of Shoulder 11. Loin 12. Stifle 13. Forelock 14. Rear Flank 15. Shoulder 16. Eye 17. Face 18. Breast 19. Foreshank 20. Knee 21. Dewclaw 22. Top of Shoulder 23. ShortRack or Back 24. Hock 25. Foreflank 26. Underline of Belly

24. Pig Diagram     10 Points
Try this Pig diagram from Oklahoma State University's Department of Animal science.
This is a REAL "College for Kids" assignment.
Put the number of the body part in the correct location of the pig diagram.

ONLINE RESOURCE
Animal Tracks Den found at:
http://www.bear-tracker.com/

Animal Vocabulary found at:
http://www.endangeredandrareanimals.com/aimal_vocab.htm

Animals and Livestock found at:
http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=10

Farm management Resources found at:
http://farm-mgmt.wsu.edu/publication_lists.htm

Gestation Periods Summary Chart found at:
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/biology/gestation-periods.htm

Health Alert for Horses and Local Residents found at:
http://www.ucdailynews.com/news/local/10764866.html

HorseQuest found at:
http://horsequest.info/

Mammal Orders found at:
http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/~kittel/WEcol_Handouts/MammalOrders_Sheryn06.pdf

Mammals found at:
http://www.smithlifescience.com/PH12-3Mammals.htm

NetVet: Veterinary Resources found at:
http://netvet.wustl.edu/vet.htm

North American Mammals found at:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/

Taxonomy Page and Mammal Orders found at:
http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/classification.htm

Virtual Livestock Library found at:
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/library/

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