Question 1

Which of the following are NOT vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A) sharks 
B) apes 
C) frogs 
D) lobsters 
A) sharks 
B) apes 
C) frogs 
D) lobsters

Question 2

Most prosimians now live

Accepted Answer

A) on mainland Africa. 
B) on mainland Asia. 
C) in the New World. 
D) on Madagascar and the islands of Southeast Asia. 
A) on mainland Africa. 
B) on mainland Asia. 
C) in the New World. 
D) on Madagascar and the islands of Southeast Asia.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a reason we humans are placed in kingdom Animalia?

Accepted Answer

A) We ingest our food. 
B) We have nervous systems and sense organs. 
C) We are capable of intentional movement. 
D) We reproduce sexually. 
A) We ingest our food. 
B) We have nervous systems and sense organs. 
C) We are capable of intentional movement. 
D) We reproduce sexually.

Question 4

The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is

Accepted Answer

A) Darwin. 
B) Linnaeus. 
C) Lyell. 
D) Lamarck. 
A) Darwin. 
B) Linnaeus. 
C) Lyell. 
D) Lamarck.

Question 5

The first nonhuman primate observed hunting was the

Accepted Answer

A) bonobo. 
B) chimpanzee. 
C) gorilla. 
D) orangutan. 
A) bonobo. 
B) chimpanzee. 
C) gorilla. 
D) orangutan.

Question 6

Which is NOT a difference between some prosimians and the anthropoid primates?

Accepted Answer

A) grooming claws 
B) limited opposability 
C) number with color vision 
D) birth of twins or triplets 
A) grooming claws 
B) limited opposability 
C) number with color vision 
D) birth of twins or triplets

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of the prosimians?

Accepted Answer

A) About half are nocturnal. 
B) They most resemble the earliest primates. 
C) Most lack color vision. 
D) Most lack stereoscopic vision. 
A) About half are nocturnal. 
B) They most resemble the earliest primates. 
C) Most lack color vision. 
D) Most lack stereoscopic vision.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a difference between the hominoids and the Old World monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A) larger brains 
B) larger size 
C) fewer offspring at each birth 
D) no tails 
A) larger brains 
B) larger size 
C) fewer offspring at each birth 
D) no tails

Question 9

Most primates give birth to

Accepted Answer

A) litters of young. 
B) twins. 
C) one offspring at a time. 
D) triplets. 
A) litters of young. 
B) twins. 
C) one offspring at a time. 
D) triplets.

Question 10

Primates live in societies based largely on

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious herding behavior. 
B) collective relationships among a group of individuals. 
C) inborn,genetically-based behavior patterns. 
D) agreed upon,although unwritten,formalized laws. 
A) unconscious herding behavior. 
B) collective relationships among a group of individuals. 
C) inborn,genetically-based behavior patterns. 
D) agreed upon,although unwritten,formalized laws.

Question 11

Chimpanzees exhibit one behavior in the wild that can be considered cultural.It is

Accepted Answer

A) the hunting of small animals. 
B) the ability to learn human sign language. 
C) a complex social organization and symbolic communication. 
D) the manufacture of simple tools. 
A) the hunting of small animals. 
B) the ability to learn human sign language. 
C) a complex social organization and symbolic communication. 
D) the manufacture of simple tools.

Question 12

Superfamily Hominoidea consists of

Accepted Answer

A) all human species,living and extinct. 
B) the great apes. 
C) the great apes and the lesser apes. 
D) all apes and all humans. 
A) all human species,living and extinct. 
B) the great apes. 
C) the great apes and the lesser apes. 
D) all apes and all humans.

Question 13

The dominant sense of the primates is

Accepted Answer

A) smell. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) taste. 
A) smell. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) taste.

Question 14

Humans are considered

Accepted Answer

A) Old World primates. 
B) New World primates. 
C) prosimians. 
D) apes. 
A) Old World primates. 
B) New World primates. 
C) prosimians. 
D) apes.

Question 15

Humans differ LEAST from the other primates in

Accepted Answer

A) locomotion. 
B) complexity and size of brain. 
C) the senses. 
D) length of time of dependency and maturation. 
A) locomotion. 
B) complexity and size of brain. 
C) the senses. 
D) length of time of dependency and maturation.

Question 16

The ability to touch the thumb with the tips of the other fingers is called

Accepted Answer

A) prehensile. 
B) opposability. 
C) dexterity. 
D) grasping. 
A) prehensile. 
B) opposability. 
C) dexterity. 
D) grasping.

Question 17

Humans are members of phylum chordata because of our

Accepted Answer

A) jointed legs. 
B) backbones. 
C) complex digestive systems. 
D) multicellular structure with hard parts. 
A) jointed legs. 
B) backbones. 
C) complex digestive systems. 
D) multicellular structure with hard parts.

Question 18

A cladistic taxonomy is based on

Accepted Answer

A) order of evolutionary branching. 
B) phenotypic characteristics. 
C) adaptive features. 
D) comparison of coding genes. 
A) order of evolutionary branching. 
B) phenotypic characteristics. 
C) adaptive features. 
D) comparison of coding genes.

Which of the following are NOT vertebrates?

Most prosimians now live

Which of the following is NOT a reason we humans are placed in kingdom Animalia?

The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is

The first nonhuman primate observed hunting was the

Which is NOT a difference between some prosimians and the anthropoid primates?

Which of the following is NOT true of the prosimians?

Which of the following is NOT a difference between the hominoids and the Old World monkeys?

Most primates give birth to

Primates live in societies based largely on

Chimpanzees exhibit one behavior in the wild that can be considered cultural.It is

Superfamily Hominoidea consists of

The dominant sense of the primates is

Humans are considered

Humans differ LEAST from the other primates in

The ability to touch the thumb with the tips of the other fingers is called

Humans are members of phylum chordata because of our

A cladistic taxonomy is based on

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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Exam 7: The Primates

Which of the following are NOT vertebrates?

Most prosimians now live

Which of the following is NOT a reason we humans are placed in kingdom Animalia?

The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is

The first nonhuman primate observed hunting was the

Which is NOT a difference between some prosimians and the anthropoid primates?

Which of the following is NOT true of the prosimians?

Which of the following is NOT a difference between the hominoids and the Old World monkeys?

Most primates give birth to

Primates live in societies based largely on

Chimpanzees exhibit one behavior in the wild that can be considered cultural.It is

Superfamily Hominoidea consists of

The dominant sense of the primates is

Humans are considered

Humans differ LEAST from the other primates in

The ability to touch the thumb with the tips of the other fingers is called

Humans are members of phylum chordata because of our

A cladistic taxonomy is based on

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

Filters