Mammals R&Q

  • Due No due date
  • Points 10
  • Submitting a text entry box

Go to: https://www.ck12.org/c/biology/mammal-overview/lesson/Mammals-Advanced-BIO-ADV/?referrer=concept_details

Read the article, take the practice quiz at the top of the page, and then answer the following questions IN YOUR OWN WORDS in a text entry box. 

 

Answer the following questions: 

  1. What characteristics are most commonly used to identify mammals, especially living ones?
  2. What functions does hair (or fur) serve for mammals?
  3. Why is the presence of most mammalian traits not observed in fossils?
  4. What are some defining characteristics of mammalian skeletons?
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