Kangaroos have one opening more like a bird or reptile called a cloaca which has digesitive, excretory and reproductive functions.

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The statement presented concerns kangaroos and their anatomy, specifically mentioning a cloaca that combines digestive, excretory, and reproductive functions.
First, it's important to identify which mammal groups possess a cloaca. Monotremes (like the platypus and echidna) have a cloaca, a single posterior opening serving multiple systems. 
Second, marsupials (the group that includes kangaroos) generally have separate openings for the urinary, digestive, and reproductive tracts, rather than a single cloaca. This means their anatomy does not feature a digestive-excretory-reproductive cloacal opening like birds or many reptiles.
Therefore, the claim that kangaroos have a cloaca with all three functions is not accurate for marsupials. The statement blends characteristics typical of monotremes with marsupial anatomy, which leads to a misconception.
In the absence of any provided answer options to evaluate, the central point to consider is whether marsupials such as kangaroos share a cloacal arrangement similar to birds or reptiles. They do not; instead they have separate openings compatible with their reproductive and excretory systems.
Note: the given answer field lists True, but anatomical evidence from mammalian classifications indicates marsupials lack a Cloaca in the same sense as birds and reptiles.

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Kangaroos have one opening more like a bird or reptile called a cloaca which has digesitive, excretory and reproductive functions.

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