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