Mammalogy Of animal MCQs

1. Mammalogy is the scientific study of:

a) Reptiles

b) Birds

c) Mammals

d) Amphibians

Answer: c) Mammals

2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of mammals?

a) Presence of hair or fur

b) Laying eggs

c) Mammary glands

d) Warm-bloodedness

Answer: b) Laying eggs

3. What is the term for the specialized teeth found in mammals used for grinding food?

a) Incisors

b) Canines

c) Premolars

d) Molars

Answer: d) Molars

4. Which of the following is not a subclass of mammals?

a) Prototheria

b) Metatheria

c) Eutheria

d) Monotremata

Answer: d) Monotremata

5. Which organ do mammals primarily use for respiration?

a) Gills

b) Lungs

c) Skin

d) Trachea

Answer: b) Lungs

6. What is the study of mammals’ distribution called?

a) Mammalogy

b) Mammalography

c) Mammalology

d) Mammalogeography

Answer: d) Mammalogeography

7. Which of the following is not a type of mammalian locomotion?

a) Bipedal

b) Quadrupedal

c) Arboreal

d) Volant

Answer: d) Volant

8. What is the name of the protective covering that encases mammal embryos?

a) Shell

b) Capsule

c) Membrane

d) Placenta

Answer: d) Placenta

9. Which of the following is not a type of mammal reproduction?

a) Viviparity

b) Oviparity

c) Ovoviviparity

d) Parthenogenesis

Answer: d) Parthenogenesis

10. What is the term for the process of mammals shedding their fur or hair?

a) Molt

b) Ecdysis

c) Exuviation

d) Molting

Answer: d) Molting

11. Which of the following is not a type of mammal gland?

a) Sebaceous gland

b) Sudoriferous gland

c) Mammary gland

d) Avian gland

Answer: d) Avian gland

12. What is the function of the placenta in mammals?

a) Respiration

b) Protection

c) Nutrition

d) Locomotion

Answer: c) Nutrition

13. What is the scientific term for mammals that lay eggs?

a) Eutherians

b) Metatherians

c) Monotremes

d) Placentals

Answer: c) Monotremes

14. Which of the following is not a type of mammalian locomotion?

a) Cursorial

b) Fossorial

c) Saltatorial

d) Arboreal

Answer: d) Arboreal

15. Which subclass of mammals includes the monotremes?

a) Prototheria

b) Metatheria

c) Eutheria

d) Theria

Answer: a) Prototheria

16. What is the function of the mammary glands in mammals?

a) Reproduction

b) Thermoregulation

c) Lactation

d) Digestion

Answer: c) Lactation

17. Which of the following is not a type of mammalian locomotion?

a) Saltatorial

b) Gliding

c) Sessile

d) Volant

Answer: c) Sessile

18. What is the primary food source for most mammals?

a) Plants

b) Insects

c) Small mammals

d) Other animals

Answer: a) Plants

19. What is the function of the diaphragm in mammals?

a) Respiration

b) Protection

c) Thermoregulation

d) Locomotion

Answer: a) Respiration

20. Which subclass of mammals includes marsupials?

a) Prototheria

b) Metatheria

c) Eutheria

d) Theria

Answer: b) Metatheria

21. What is the term for the process of mammals shedding their fur or hair?

a) Molt

b) Ecdysis

c) Exuviation

d) Molting

Answer: d) Molting

22. Which of the following is not a type of mammal gland?

a) Sebaceous gland

b) Sudoriferous gland

c) Mammary gland

d) Avian gland

Answer: d) Avian gland

23. What is the function of the placenta in mammals?

a) Respiration

b) Protection

c) Nutrition

d) Locomotion

Answer: c) Nutrition

24. What is the scientific term for mammals that lay eggs?

a) Eutherians

b) Metatherians

c) Monotremes

d) Placentals

Answer: c) Monotremes

25. Which of the following is not a type of mammalian locomotion?

a) Cursorial

b) Fossorial

c) Saltatorial

d) Arboreal

Answer: d) Arboreal

26. What is the function of the mammary glands in mammals?

a) Reproduction

b) Thermoregulation

c) Lactation

d) Digestion

Answer: c) Lactation

27. Which subclass of mammals includes placental mammals?

a) Prototheria

b) Metatheria

c) Eutheria

d) Theria

Answer: c) Eutheria

28. What is the primary food source for most mammals?

a) Plants

b) Insects

c) Small mammals

d) Other animals

Answer: a) Plants

29. Which of the following is not a type of mammal reproduction?

a) Viviparity

b) Oviparity

c) Ovoviviparity

d) Parthenogenesis

Answer: d) Parthenogenesis

30. What is the function of the diaphragm in mammals?

a) Respiration

b) Protection

c) Thermoregulation

d) Locomotion

Answer: a) Respiration

31. Which subclass of mammals includes marsupials?

a) Prototheria

b) Metatheria

c) Eutheria

d) Theria

Answer: b) Metatheria

32. What is the term for the process of mammals shedding their fur or hair?

a) Molt

b) Ecdysis

c) Exuviation

d) Molting

Answer: d) Molting

33. Which of the following is not a type of mammal gland?

a) Sebaceous gland

b) Sudoriferous gland

c) Mammary gland

d) Avian gland

Answer: d) Avian gland

34. What is the function of the placenta in mammals?

a) Respiration

b) Protection

c) Nutrition

d) Locomotion

Answer: c) Nutrition

35. What is the scientific term for mammals that lay eggs?

a) Eutherians

b) Metatherians

c) Monotremes

d) Placentals

Answer: c) Monotremes

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