1 66 THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, 



QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION, 



BASED ON THE FOREGOING TEXT. 



1. Explain the meaning of each of the following terms: 

 Species, Genus, Order, Class. 



2. Classify the animal creation according to Cuvier, and 

 state which class has since been further added to and 

 divided. 



3. Name and sketch examples of each of the great 

 divisions of the Animal Kingdom. 



4. Give the names of the classes into which Vertebrate 

 animals are divided, and the leading characteristics of 

 each. Sketch one animal in each group. 



5. What is meant by the higher and lower animals ? 



6. What animals constitute the order Monotremata? 

 Sketch them, and give some account of their natural 

 history. 



7. Name the orders into which Mammalia are divided,' 

 and sketch an example of each. 



8. What are the characteristics of Marsupials, and 

 from what word is their name derived ? Name the animal 

 representing them, and give some account of its habits. 



9. To which group do Opossums belong, and in what 

 countries are they found ? 



10. Although the Flying Opossum in some respects 

 resembles the Flying Squirrel, how would you discover the 

 difference if a skull of each were shown you ? 



11. What group of animals constitute the class called 

 Cetacea ? 



12. How can you prove that it is wrong to call a Whale 

 a fish f 



13. Name different families into which Whales are 

 divided. 



