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Biology

Classification CHORDATA

                  ---MAMMALS

Mammal FEATURES

Hair (inc whiskers or quills)

Nurse young (milk)

Vertebrate

Bilateral symmetry

3 inner ear bones--incus, malleus, stapes

4-chambered heart (also birds)

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:   Chordates/vertebrates

              Learn about vertebrates

Class:     Mammals

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Prior Knowledge/Preview
See mammals in the wild eMammal Smithsonian Wild
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Inquiry science
       Printable activity
Mammal activity Go To Lesson19 CK-12
       On-line activity:

Summarize the characteristics and evolutionary history of mammals Lumen Learning

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LAB experiments
       Lab #1
       Lab #2
       Lab #3
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Gliding through Air and Water: Dolphins and Flying Squirrels NASM
BATS
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Applications and examples
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EXTENSION material for the curious
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