Mammals

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Evolutionary History
-first true
mammals: late
Triassic (220
million years ago)
-over 5,000
species; 26 orders
-wide range of
habitats in water
and on land
Acquire Energy
chemoheterotrophic
-herbivores
-carnivores
-omnivores
Reproduction
Sexual
reproduction
Most have live
offspring
Most mammals
are placental
Gestation period
Offspring fed milk
Adaptations
Hair
Mammary glands
Lower jaw made of a single bone
Teeth
Endothermic
Four-chambered heart



Impact on Human Society
Agricultural-milk and meat
-some are pests
Medical-used for research
Biotechnology-some mammals are genetically
engineered
Economic-agriculture, pets (millions)
Model System
Mice-67% of animals used in biomedical
research; full genome
Chimpanzee
Drugs are usually tested on mammals


Quirky Fact
Eucalyptus is used to make cough drops -- and
because koala bears eat so much eucalyptus,
they smell like cough drops. The smell helps
them keep fleas away.
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