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Stuff Every Mammal Study Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Mammal Study Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Mammal Study merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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- What does the word mammal come from, referring to milk-producing body parts?
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Latin mamma for breast. The scientific name Mammalia comes from Latin mamma, meaning teat or breast.
- Which three middle ear bones help carry sound in mammals?
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Malleus, incus, and stapes. Mammals have a chain of three middle ear bones: malleus, incus, and stapes.
- What covers a mammal's body that no other animal group has?
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Hair. Hair is a definitive characteristic of mammals, though some have very little.
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- What does the word mammal come from, referring to milk-producing body parts?
- Which three middle ear bones help carry sound in mammals?
- What covers a mammal's body that no other animal group has?
- Which mammal is the only one that can truly fly?
- About how many cervical neck vertebrae do most mammals have?
- Which mammal group lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
- What temporary organ connects a developing placental fetus to the mother?
- What is the study of mammals called?
- Which is the largest order of mammals by number of species?
- What is the main function of a mammal's fur?
- What kind of teeth do most carnivorous mammals have for shearing meat?
- How many stomach sections does an even-toed ungulate like a cow have?
- What do bats use to find their way and catch insects in the dark?
- Which mammal is known for a very long lifespan of up to 211 years?
- What is a mammal that walks on its toes, like a cat or dog, called?
- What is an animal adapted to digging and living mostly underground called?
- Which type of mammal has a prehensile tail for grasping branches?
- What do herbivores rely on in their gut to break down tough plant fibers?
- What does a mammal use its diaphragm for?
- What is the main sugar found in the milk of placental mammals?
- What is the process called when a young mammal stops depending on milk?
- What do prairie dogs use complex calls to signal?
- What does a skunk's black-and-white coat likely do?
- Why do arctic foxes and snowshoe hares change coat color with the seasons?
- What is a mammal that walks on the tips of its toes, like a horse, called?
- How do whales and dolphins move through the water?
- What is a mammal that lives in trees and has long limbs for reaching called?
- What does a mammal's neocortex, unique to mammals, belong to?
- How many chambers does a mammalian heart have?
- What do red blood cells in mammals lack to carry more oxygen?
- What is the thick insulating layer called in marine mammals like whales?
- Why do camels have dense fur in the desert?
- What do elephants use infrasonic rumbling calls for?
- What is a mammal that hangs beneath branches, like a sloth, achieving?
- What do many mammals use scent marking for?
- What kind of diet does an omnivore eat?
- Why are small mammals under about 18 ounces mostly insectivorous?
- What does a mammal's larynx control?
- What does a mammal's dermis layer contain?
- What is the name for animals that eat fruit?
- What kind of teeth do grazing animals that eat hard grasses have?
- What do pinnipeds like seals use their fore-flippers for?
- Which feature means an animal has a backbone?
- What do mammals produce to feed their young?
- Which mammal is the largest animal, reaching about 30 meters?
- Which mammal group gives birth to live young with a placenta?
- Which group includes kangaroos and carries young in a pouch?
- Which order includes bats?
- Which order includes cats, dogs, and seals?
- Which order includes humans, monkeys, and lemurs?
- Which order includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs? 🔒
- Which small mammal has a lifespan of only about two years? 🔒
- What is the name for the study of how organisms are grouped? 🔒
- Which kingdom do mammals belong to? 🔒
- What do we call animals without a backbone? 🔒
- Which sense organ do bats have on their wings to detect airflow? 🔒
- What is an animal that eats leaves called? 🔒
- What is an animal that eats seeds called? 🔒
- What do vervet monkeys give for different predators? 🔒