Question 1

A polyandrous bond is primarily found among:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the apes because pair bonding helps with rearing offspring during a long adolescence 
B) ​all monkeys because of territorial issues and the need to protect young 
C) ​some New World monkey species in which males assist with offspring 
D) ​some Old World monkey species in which females assist each other with offspring 
A) ​the apes because pair bonding helps with rearing offspring during a long adolescence 
B) ​all monkeys because of territorial issues and the need to protect young 
C) ​some New World monkey species in which males assist with offspring 
D) ​some Old World monkey species in which females assist each other with offspring

Question 2

Which of the following topics would best be approached by studying primates in their natural habitat?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​language learning skills 
B) ​social dynamics 
C) ​comparative intelligence 
D) ​conceptual capacity 
A) ​language learning skills 
B) ​social dynamics 
C) ​comparative intelligence 
D) ​conceptual capacity

Question 3

The type of vision in which two eyes sit next to each other on the same plane so that their visual fields overlap is called _______________ vision.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of vision in which two...

Question 4

Mickey, the chimp featured in the "Biocultural Connection," was released from the New Mexico research facility to:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a private home where a human family could care for her 
B) ​another research facility in the United States 
C) ​a rescue organization sanctuary 
D) ​a zoo facility for breeding 
A) ​a private home where a human family could care for her 
B) ​another research facility in the United States 
C) ​a rescue organization sanctuary 
D) ​a zoo facility for breeding

Question 5

Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed making and using tools far more than bonobos.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among primates, the limb pattern structure allows for speed.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Among all African apes, as with humans, there is no fixed breeding season.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Identify each of the five contemporary primate groups, including geographical location, forms of social organization and behavior, and specific biological characteristics associated with each.​

Accepted Answer

The five contemporary primate groups are

Question 9

What are the purposes of primate grooming?​

Accepted Answer

It serves hygienic purposes to

Question 10

What amazing discovery did primatologist Jane Goodall make in her studies of chimpanzees in 1960?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​that chimpanzees use tools 
B) ​that chimpanzees use social mediation and peacemaking 
C) ​that chimpanzees share 98 percent of the same DNA with humans 
D) ​that apes have opposable thumbs 
A) ​that chimpanzees use tools 
B) ​that chimpanzees use social mediation and peacemaking 
C) ​that chimpanzees share 98 percent of the same DNA with humans 
D) ​that apes have opposable thumbs

Question 11

Today, from a molecular approach, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans are classified as:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​prosimians 
B) ​haplorhines 
C) ​strepsirhini 
D) ​hominids 
A) ​prosimians 
B) ​haplorhines 
C) ​strepsirhini 
D) ​hominids

Question 12

Which of the following is not an evolutionary trend specific to primate skeletons?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​eyes rotated more forward 
B) ​reduction of size of snout 
C) ​more forward position for the opening at the base of the skull 
D) ​hands and feet have five radiating digits 
A) ​eyes rotated more forward 
B) ​reduction of size of snout 
C) ​more forward position for the opening at the base of the skull 
D) ​hands and feet have five radiating digits

Question 13

The U.S. federal facility that has eschewed the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research is _______________.​

Accepted Answer

National I

Question 14

Primatologists believe that all of the following could contribute to the appearance of distinct dialects among primate communities in the wild except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​social factors 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​habitat acoustics 
D) ​genetic markers 
A) ​social factors 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​habitat acoustics 
D) ​genetic markers

Question 15

Ritual cleaning of another animal is called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ritual cleaning of another animal is called...

Question 16

Which of the following is the most accurate statement?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Apes include both the greater apes and also monkeys. 
B) ​Humans, monkeys, and apes are primates, but only humans are mammals. 
C) ​Apes and humans are primates, but monkeys are not. 
D) ​Biologically speaking, humans are apes. 
A) ​Apes include both the greater apes and also monkeys. 
B) ​Humans, monkeys, and apes are primates, but only humans are mammals. 
C) ​Apes and humans are primates, but monkeys are not. 
D) ​Biologically speaking, humans are apes.

Question 17

Tarsiers are named for the elongated foot bone they have called a __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tarsiers are named for the elongated foot...

Question 18

A prehensile monkey would be found:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​swinging from the trees with both limbs 
B) ​grasping on a tree limb by the tail 
C) ​cracking nuts through use of opposable thumbs 
D) ​walking bipedally for short distances 
A) ​swinging from the trees with both limbs 
B) ​grasping on a tree limb by the tail 
C) ​cracking nuts through use of opposable thumbs 
D) ​walking bipedally for short distances

Question 19

Which Old World monkey is of special interest to paleoanthropologists because it lives in savannahs like those in which we expect ancestral humans may have lived?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​baboons 
B) ​chimpanzees 
C) ​lemurs 
D) ​bonobos 
A) ​baboons 
B) ​chimpanzees 
C) ​lemurs 
D) ​bonobos

Question 20

Chimpanzees hunt in teams, particularly when hunting for _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chimpanzees hunt in teams, particularly when hunting...

A polyandrous bond is primarily found among:

Which of the following topics would best be approached by studying primates in their natural habitat?

The type of vision in which two eyes sit next to each other on the same plane so that their visual fields overlap is called _______________ vision.

Mickey, the chimp featured in the "Biocultural Connection," was released from the New Mexico research facility to:

Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed making and using tools far more than bonobos.

Among primates, the limb pattern structure allows for speed.

Among all African apes, as with humans, there is no fixed breeding season.

Identify each of the five contemporary primate groups, including geographical location, forms of social organization and behavior, and specific biological characteristics associated with each.

What are the purposes of primate grooming?

What amazing discovery did primatologist Jane Goodall make in her studies of chimpanzees in 1960?

Today, from a molecular approach, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans are classified as:

Which of the following is not an evolutionary trend specific to primate skeletons?

The U.S. federal facility that has eschewed the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research is _______________.

Primatologists believe that all of the following could contribute to the appearance of distinct dialects among primate communities in the wild except:

Ritual cleaning of another animal is called _______________.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

Tarsiers are named for the elongated foot bone they have called a __________.

A prehensile monkey would be found:

Which Old World monkey is of special interest to paleoanthropologists because it lives in savannahs like those in which we expect ancestral humans may have lived?

Chimpanzees hunt in teams, particularly when hunting for _______________.

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 3: Living Primates

A polyandrous bond is primarily found among:​

Which of the following topics would best be approached by studying primates in their natural habitat?​

The type of vision in which two eyes sit next to each other on the same plane so that their visual fields overlap is called _______________ vision.​

Mickey, the chimp featured in the "Biocultural Connection," was released from the New Mexico research facility to:​

Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed making and using tools far more than bonobos.​

Among primates, the limb pattern structure allows for speed.​

Among all African apes, as with humans, there is no fixed breeding season.​

Identify each of the five contemporary primate groups, including geographical location, forms of social organization and behavior, and specific biological characteristics associated with each.​

What are the purposes of primate grooming?​

What amazing discovery did primatologist Jane Goodall make in her studies of chimpanzees in 1960?​

Today, from a molecular approach, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans are classified as:​

Which of the following is not an evolutionary trend specific to primate skeletons?​

The U.S. federal facility that has eschewed the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research is _______________.​

Primatologists believe that all of the following could contribute to the appearance of distinct dialects among primate communities in the wild except:​

Ritual cleaning of another animal is called _______________.​

Which of the following is the most accurate statement?​

Tarsiers are named for the elongated foot bone they have called a __________.​

A prehensile monkey would be found:​

Which Old World monkey is of special interest to paleoanthropologists because it lives in savannahs like those in which we expect ancestral humans may have lived?​

Chimpanzees hunt in teams, particularly when hunting for _______________.​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

A polyandrous bond is primarily found among:

Which of the following topics would best be approached by studying primates in their natural habitat?

The type of vision in which two eyes sit next to each other on the same plane so that their visual fields overlap is called _______________ vision.

Mickey, the chimp featured in the "Biocultural Connection," was released from the New Mexico research facility to:

Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed making and using tools far more than bonobos.

Among primates, the limb pattern structure allows for speed.

Among all African apes, as with humans, there is no fixed breeding season.

Identify each of the five contemporary primate groups, including geographical location, forms of social organization and behavior, and specific biological characteristics associated with each.

What are the purposes of primate grooming?

What amazing discovery did primatologist Jane Goodall make in her studies of chimpanzees in 1960?

Today, from a molecular approach, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans are classified as:

Which of the following is not an evolutionary trend specific to primate skeletons?

The U.S. federal facility that has eschewed the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research is _______________.

Primatologists believe that all of the following could contribute to the appearance of distinct dialects among primate communities in the wild except:

Ritual cleaning of another animal is called _______________.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

Tarsiers are named for the elongated foot bone they have called a __________.

A prehensile monkey would be found:

Which Old World monkey is of special interest to paleoanthropologists because it lives in savannahs like those in which we expect ancestral humans may have lived?

Chimpanzees hunt in teams, particularly when hunting for _______________.