Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Marsupials
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What are the three groups of mammals?
- Marsupials, Monotremes, Reptiles
- Marsupials, Monotremes, Placentals
- Monotremes, Placentals, Amphibians
- Placentals, Reptiles, Amphibians
There are three groups of mammals, and the marsupials are one. All mammals are either Monotremes (echidnas and the platypus), Marsupials, or Placentals (us and dogs and monkeys and things).
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How does a newborn marsupial get to its mother’s pouch?
- The mother carries it there
- It is born in the pouch
- It crawls to the pouch by itself
- The mother places it in the pouch
Babies exit the mother as a red jellybean-sized Stallone and must climb up the front and into her pouch.
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What unusual behaviour do mother marsupials display before a new joey arrives?
- They gather leaves and twigs
- They clean out their pouch
- They build a nest
- They store extra food
Researchers can tell when a mother marsupial is expecting because she begins preening her pouch. Before a new embryonic joey can climb into the pouch to suckle, the mother has to make way for the new kid, cleaning out her pouch.
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Where were marsupials first dominant before spreading to Australia?
- Africa
- Europe
- North America
- South America
During the dinosaurs’ final days, the ancestors of marsupials were huge in South America. Since they didn’t have placental mammals to compete with, there were sabre-toothed marsupials, ferocious bear-like marsupials and more.
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What event allowed marsupials to migrate to Australia?
- Separation of Australia from Antarctica
- An ice age
- Meteor impact
- Volcanic eruption
The separation of Australia from Antarctica occurred around 80 million years ago. Seafloor spreading had pushed the two continents away from one another, filling the gap with an ocean about 100 km wide.
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Published – March 20, 2025 05:30 pm IST
