Mammals Crossword

5. a protein that breaks down polymeres, e.g. lactase
6. animals that digest plant material in a multi-chambered stomach (e.g., cows)
7. a glands that produces oil for skin and hair is ...
8. egg-laying mammals like the platypus
9. a pouch in the intestine that helps digest plant material
13. a process where microorganisms break down food, especially in the hindgut of animals like horses and rabbits, to digest fiber
15. animals that give birth to live young
17. animals with a single-chamber stomach like pig
18. an organ that produces and releases substances like hormones
19. the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach

1. a temporary female organ that nourishes a developing baby in viviparous mammals
2. the fur or hair of a mammal
3. the part of the brain responsible for thinking and sensory processing
4. plant material that is slowly digested
7. the release of substances from cells or glands
10. warm-blooded animals with hair and mammary glands
11. animals with four limbs
12. mammals that carry and nurse their young in a pouch
14. animals that lay eggs
16. an organ that mixes food with digestive juices with low pH