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Q: What is the distinctive characteristic of 'marsupials'?
  • A. They carry young ones in pouches
  • B. They hibernate in winter
  • C. They lay eggs
  • D. They migrate from one place to another
Correct Answer: Option A - Marsupials have the typical characteristics of mammals e.g. mammary gland, three middle ear bones and true hair. Marsupials are group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals (like the wallaby and Kangaroo etc.). They give birth to the young ones but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals. Examples of marsupials are red kangaroo, and the Virginia opossum, the only native marsupial found in United States and Canada.
A. Marsupials have the typical characteristics of mammals e.g. mammary gland, three middle ear bones and true hair. Marsupials are group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals (like the wallaby and Kangaroo etc.). They give birth to the young ones but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals. Examples of marsupials are red kangaroo, and the Virginia opossum, the only native marsupial found in United States and Canada.

Explanations:

Marsupials have the typical characteristics of mammals e.g. mammary gland, three middle ear bones and true hair. Marsupials are group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals (like the wallaby and Kangaroo etc.). They give birth to the young ones but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals. Examples of marsupials are red kangaroo, and the Virginia opossum, the only native marsupial found in United States and Canada.