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What are the earth's fifth largest continent?
Antarctica is the fifth largest continent on Earth. It is the southernmost continent and is known for its icy landscapes and extreme weather conditions.
What is a large area of land called?
In order of size: A pile A hill A mountain An island A state/territory A country A continent A moon A planet Some of these can be in different orders. Land is not often used in the context of a moon or planet, but can be.
What caused the original continent to break up?
The original continent, called Pangaea, broke up due to the movement of tectonic plates in a process known as plate tectonics. This movement created rifts that eventually separated the landmass into the continents we know today.
What is second largest continent on earth?
AFRICA
What is the thick sedimentary accumulation at the continent's base called?
The thick sedimentary accumulation at the base of a continent is known as the continental crust. This layer is composed of various sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks that have accumulated over billions of years through geological processes such as erosion, deposition, and tectonic activity.
What mammal group do kangaroos koalas and possums belong in?
These animals are all classified in the mammal group known as marsupials.
What group includes marsupials monotremes and placental animals?
Marsupials, monotremes and placental animals are members of the group known as mammals, or Mammalia.
Why are marsupials important?
Marsupials also known as metatherian mammals have 272 species and most of these animals are can be found in Central and South America. Marsupials are important because these animals also balance the ecosystem.
What do we call animals with pouches?
Most animals with pouches belong to the group of mammals known as "marsupials". However, not all marsupials have pouches, and not all animals with pouches are marsupials. The echidna, for example, develops a rudimentary pouch during the breeding season.
What is the group of mammals called that kangaroos and koalas belong to?
Koalas, kangaroos, and opossums are marsupials.
How are kangaroos and opossums different?
Kangaroos and opossums both belong to the group of animals known as marsupials.
Are baby koalas called joeys?
All baby marsupials are called joeys. It is not known why.
Why are koala babys called joeys?
All baby marsupials are called joeys. It is not known why.
Which continent is known for its unique animals?
Australia
Are wolves marsupials?
No way!Marsupials are animals with pouchesOne of Australia's extinct marsupials, the Thylacine, was commonly known as either the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. It was, however, neither a tiger nor a wolf. It was a carnivorous marsupial, a member of the dasyurid family.
Are quolls predators?
Yes, quolls are predators. They belong to a group of animals known as the dasyurids, which are carnivorous marsupials. Quolls prey on smaller mammals and marsupials, birds, lizards and smaller snakes.
What are all the animals with pouches?
Animals that have pouches belong to the class of mammals called Marsupials. Marsupials include kangaroos, bandicoots, wombats, banded anteaters, koalas, opossums, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, and many other species that I cannot name.
