MammalsKayla LinthicumBrittany Wendt

Key Examples of Group

•Kingdom: Eukaryote•Domain: Animalia•Phylum: Chordata

Eukarya Archaea

Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia

Chordata

Eubacteria

Classification

3 Subgroups• Monotremes

• Platapus• Marsupials

• Kangaroo• Eutherians

• Cow

General Reproductive System

oMulticellularoNo cell walloHeterotrophsoDeuterosomes

3 subgroups:• Monotremes

• Lay eggs

• Marsupials• Pouches

• Eutherians• Placenta

Mammals

Distinguishing characteristics

•having hair•feeding their young with milk produced from sweat glands •warm blooded

Body Symmetry & Structures Specifi c to the group

•bilaterally symmetrical•three middle ear bones •lower jaw made of one single bone

Circulatory System

•three parts• The blood• The blood

vessels that carry the blood

• A four chamber heart that pumps the blood.

Nervous System

All mammals have a neocortex, which allows them to generate motor commands and have conscious thought and language.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

•kidneys to get rid of nitrogenous waste

Mouth Esophagus Stomach Liver Pancreassmall

intestinelarge

intestine