What is a mammal?

Examines the characteristics of mammals and illustrates how their body has adapted to a variety of habitats., Describes the characteristics of mammals by comparing them with reptiles. Discusses differences in location of legs, sense organs, ears, jaws, brain, the effects of heat and cold, heart, body covering, reproduction, and care of the young. Points out that a mammal is an animal that has mammary glands and nurses its young. Shows that mammals live in the air, in water, and on land, and are divided into those that give birth to live young, those that lay eggs, and those that are marsupials.
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Examines the characteristics of mammals and illustrates how their body has adapted to a variety of habitats., Describes the characteristics of mammals by comparing them with reptiles. Discusses differences in location of legs, sense organs, ears, jaws, brain, the effects of heat and cold, heart, body covering, reproduction, and care of the young. Points out that a mammal is an animal that has mammary glands and nurses its young. Shows that mammals live in the air, in water, and on land, and are divided into those that give birth to live young, those that lay eggs, and those that are marsupials.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Biology Series Unit 7 - Animal Classification and Physiology

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  2. Stinging celled animals--Coelenterates 1960
  3. Adaptive Radiation - the Mollusks 1961
  4. Echinoderms: Sea Stars And Their Relatives. 1961
  5. First Many Celled Animals : Sponges 1962
  6. Flatworms: Platyhelminthes. 1962
  7. The First Many - Celled Animals - The Sponges 1962
  8. The Jointed-Legged Animals: Arthropods 1962
  9. The Single-Celled Animal: Protozoa 1962
  10. What Is a Bird? 1962
  11. What Is an Amphibian? 1962
  12. Parasitism - Parasitic Flatworms 1963
  13. What Is a Fish? 1963
  14. Nematode 1973
  15. Nematode 1973
  16. Echinoderms: Sea stars and their relatives 1987
  17. What is a mammal? 1987

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