Question 1

Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?

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A) quadrupedal walking 
B) prehensile hands 
C) opposable thumbs 
D) habitual bipedal walking 
A) quadrupedal walking 
B) prehensile hands 
C) opposable thumbs 
D) habitual bipedal walking D

Question 2

Humans differ MOST from the other primates in

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A) the senses. 
B) the importance of living in social groups. 
C) sexual behavior. 
D) number of offspring at each birth. 
A) the senses. 
B) the importance of living in social groups. 
C) sexual behavior. 
D) number of offspring at each birth. C

Question 3

New World monkeys DO NOT differ from Old World primates in

Accepted Answer

A) number of teeth. 
B) presence of prehensile tail in some species. 
C) shape of nose. 
D) color vision. 
A) number of teeth. 
B) presence of prehensile tail in some species. 
C) shape of nose. 
D) color vision. D

Question 4

A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called

Accepted Answer

A) bathing. 
B) dominance hierarchy. 
C) grooming. 
D) vocalization. 
A) bathing. 
B) dominance hierarchy. 
C) grooming. 
D) vocalization.

Question 5

Nonhuman primates communicate through all of the following EXCEPT

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A) vocalizations. 
B) symbolic language. 
C) facial expression. 
D) body gestures. 
A) vocalizations. 
B) symbolic language. 
C) facial expression. 
D) body gestures.

Question 6

The brains of primates are

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A) larger in absolute size than the brains of any other mammals. 
B) all as complex as the human brain. 
C) larger in relative size than the brains of other mammals. 
D) the only mammalian brains capable of reasoning and problem solving. 
A) larger in absolute size than the brains of any other mammals. 
B) all as complex as the human brain. 
C) larger in relative size than the brains of other mammals. 
D) the only mammalian brains capable of reasoning and problem solving.

Question 7

Criteria for phenetic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Accepted Answer

A) merely lists of characteristics. 
B) outdated and,therefore,of little use in modern biology. 
C) statements about adaptive patterns. 
D) subjective and culturally-biased. 
A) merely lists of characteristics. 
B) outdated and,therefore,of little use in modern biology. 
C) statements about adaptive patterns. 
D) subjective and culturally-biased.

Question 8

Criteria for cladistic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Accepted Answer

A) statements about adaptation 
B) cultural categories 
C) based on evolutionary relationships 
D) based on subjective assessments 
A) statements about adaptation 
B) cultural categories 
C) based on evolutionary relationships 
D) based on subjective assessments

Question 9

Like some of the prosimians,some of the marmosets of South America

Accepted Answer

A) give birth to twins. 
B) lack color vision. 
C) have grooming claws. 
D) have prehensile tails. 
A) give birth to twins. 
B) lack color vision. 
C) have grooming claws. 
D) have prehensile tails.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?

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A) birth of live young 
B) hair (at least at some time in their evolutionary history) 
C) milk for nourishing the young 
D) warm-bloodedness 
A) birth of live young 
B) hair (at least at some time in their evolutionary history) 
C) milk for nourishing the young 
D) warm-bloodedness

Question 11

The author of the text uses hominid to refer to

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A) only humans and our direct ancestors 
B) humans and the African apes 
C) humans and all the apes 
D) extinct humans 
A) only humans and our direct ancestors 
B) humans and the African apes 
C) humans and all the apes 
D) extinct humans

Question 12

Relative to the other primates,the prosimians

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A) are more intelligent. 
B) have better vision. 
C) have a better sense of smell. 
D) are more widely dispersed. 
A) are more intelligent. 
B) have better vision. 
C) have a better sense of smell. 
D) are more widely dispersed.

Question 13

There are now about how many species of living primates?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 to 300 
D) 500 
A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 to 300 
D) 500

Question 14

The ability to grasp with the hands (and,sometimes,feet)is called

Accepted Answer

A) opposability. 
B) manual dexterity. 
C) bipedalism. 
D) prehensile. 
A) opposability. 
B) manual dexterity. 
C) bipedalism. 
D) prehensile.

Question 15

The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is

Accepted Answer

A) the three branches of the federal government. 
B) the academic departments at a university. 
C) the address on a letter. 
D) the teams in major league sports. 
A) the three branches of the federal government. 
B) the academic departments at a university. 
C) the address on a letter. 
D) the teams in major league sports.

Question 16

Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because

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A) they are larger than most animals. 
B) they are less well-adapted. 
C) they develop slowly. 
D) they have more to learn than most animals in order to survive. 
A) they are larger than most animals. 
B) they are less well-adapted. 
C) they develop slowly. 
D) they have more to learn than most animals in order to survive.

Question 17

Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?

Accepted Answer

A) warm-bloodedness 
B) birth of live young 
C) nourishment of the young with milk 
D) parental care of the young 
A) warm-bloodedness 
B) birth of live young 
C) nourishment of the young with milk 
D) parental care of the young

Question 18

In some primates,there is differential social power and influence.This is technically known as

Accepted Answer

A) social status. 
B) dominance hierarchy. 
C) troop organization. 
D) charisma. 
A) social status. 
B) dominance hierarchy. 
C) troop organization. 
D) charisma.

Question 19

The most accurate description of the adaptive environment of the primate order is

Accepted Answer

A) tropical. 
B) terrestrial. 
C) savanna. 
D) arboreal. 
A) tropical. 
B) terrestrial. 
C) savanna. 
D) arboreal.

Question 20

Primates identify one another,as species and as individuals,mostly through

Accepted Answer

A) smell. 
B) observation of mating behavior. 
C) color patterns,largely on the face,and facial features. 
D) social status and power level. 
A) smell. 
B) observation of mating behavior. 
C) color patterns,largely on the face,and facial features. 
D) social status and power level.

Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?

Humans differ MOST from the other primates in

New World monkeys DO NOT differ from Old World primates in

A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called

Nonhuman primates communicate through all of the following EXCEPT

The brains of primates are

Criteria for phenetic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Criteria for cladistic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Like some of the prosimians,some of the marmosets of South America

Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?

The author of the text uses hominid to refer to

Relative to the other primates,the prosimians

There are now about how many species of living primates?

The ability to grasp with the hands (and,sometimes,feet)is called

The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is

Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because

Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?

In some primates,there is differential social power and influence.This is technically known as

The most accurate description of the adaptive environment of the primate order is

Primates identify one another,as species and as individuals,mostly through

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The Origin of Species and the Shape of Evolution

A Brief Evolutionary Timetable

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The Evolution of Genus Homo

Evolution and Adaptation in Human Populations

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Exam 7: The Primates

Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?

Humans differ MOST from the other primates in

New World monkeys DO NOT differ from Old World primates in

A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called

Nonhuman primates communicate through all of the following EXCEPT

The brains of primates are

Criteria for phenetic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Criteria for cladistic taxonomic categories are best seen as

Like some of the prosimians,some of the marmosets of South America

Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?

The author of the text uses hominid to refer to

Relative to the other primates,the prosimians

There are now about how many species of living primates?

The ability to grasp with the hands (and,sometimes,feet)is called

The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is

Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because

Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?

In some primates,there is differential social power and influence.This is technically known as

The most accurate description of the adaptive environment of the primate order is

Primates identify one another,as species and as individuals,mostly through

Biological Anthropology

The Evolution of Evolution

Evolutionary Genetics

The Processes of Evolution

The Origin of Species and the Shape of Evolution

A Brief Evolutionary Timetable

Primate Behavior and Human Evolution

Studying the Human Past

Evolution of the Early Hominids

The Evolution of Genus Homo

Evolution and Adaptation in Human Populations

Human Biological Diversity

Biological Anthropology and Todays World

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