Marsupial Animals
Grade 9•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can describe the unique reproductive strategies that distinguish marsupials from other mammals like eutherians and monotremes.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
View questions preview
1. Define the terms "placental mammal," "marsupial," and "monotreme" as they relate to reproductive strategies, using information from the video.
2. Describe two key differences between the reproductive strategies of placental mammals and marsupials, as highlighted in the video.
3. Explain why the narrator calls the word "Mammalia" a misnomer.
...and 4 more questions
Educational Video
The three different ways mammals give birth - Kate Slabosky
TED-Ed