20 Questions
What is the function of an animal's hair?
Help it fit in with its surroundings and serve as insulation
How many types of teeth does Manal have?
Four
What is the role of mammal's teeth?
Store and absorb nutrition, enable hunting and killing prey
How many chambers does the circulatory system divide the heart into?
Four
Where is skeletal muscle present in an organism?
In all of its bones and is voluntary
What is the result of the sperm fertilizing the embryo?
Embryonic stem cells
What is the primary function of hair?
Insulation
What muscle aids respiration in mammals?
Diaphragm
What is the function of the individual alveoli in mammalian lungs?
Increase surface area for gas diffusion
What nutrient-rich energy source is produced in the mammary glands of mammals?
Milk
What occurs when mammalian mothers stop nursing their young?
Weaning
List four bodily cavities in the human body.
Thoracic, cranial, abdominal, and spinal
What type of tissue makes up the majority of body surfaces and shields other tissues from harm and dehydration?
Epithelial tissue
What type of tissue transmits information throughout the body?
Nerve tissue
What allows body structures to move because of its contraction?
Muscular tissue
What does the skin control in the human body?
Body temperature
Who started a city called Gadir (now Cádiz) on the coast of Andalusia in the 9th century BCE?
Phoenicians
What did the Muslims (Moors) originally call the whole Iberian Peninsula?
Al-Andalus
Who took over Andalusia between 210 and 206 BCE, and what did it become under their rule?
Romans, Roman province called Baetica
What does Andalusia refer to after Christians started taking back the land in the 11th century?
Part still under Muslim control
Test your knowledge about the characteristics of mammal hair and the functions of different types of mammal teeth. Learn about how hair provides insulation and helps animals blend in with their environment, as well as how mammal teeth are used for hunting and storing nutrition.
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