Question 1

For primates, what was the primary advantage of arboreal life?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It opened up an abundant food supply. 
B) ​It allowed them to escape from predators and hide in trees. 
C) ​It allowed them to build nests up off of the cold and damp ground. 
D) ​It allowed them to see their prey and become better hunters. 
A) ​It opened up an abundant food supply. 
B) ​It allowed them to escape from predators and hide in trees. 
C) ​It allowed them to build nests up off of the cold and damp ground. 
D) ​It allowed them to see their prey and become better hunters.

Question 2

Distinguish between the strepsirhines and the haplorhines.​

Accepted Answer

Strepsirhines are a subdivision in the P

Question 3

All living prosimian species are small.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Name at least two different types of social behavior that may be exhibited among chimps after conflict.​

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, b

Question 5

Which of the two, chimpanzees or bonobos, have been observed in the wild making and using more tools?_________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the two, chimpanzees or bonobos,...

Question 6

What kinds of noninvasive methods can primatologists use to study living primate biology?​

Accepted Answer

They can collect samples such

Question 7

Mammals possess a skeleton in which the limbs are positioned to the sides of the body.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Primatologist Jane Goodall carried out long-term field studies with __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Primatologist Jane Goodall carried out long-term field...

Question 9

Tool use among gorillas:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​has not been found in the wild 
B) ​is restricted only to foraging for food 
C) ​is widespread and involves food and shelter 
D) ​has been observed only among adolescents 
A) ​has not been found in the wild 
B) ​is restricted only to foraging for food 
C) ​is widespread and involves food and shelter 
D) ​has been observed only among adolescents

Question 10

Recent conservation efforts have had greatest success among all of the following species except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​bonobos 
B) ​tamarins 
C) ​mountain gorillas 
D) ​lowland gorillas 
A) ​bonobos 
B) ​tamarins 
C) ​mountain gorillas 
D) ​lowland gorillas

Question 11

The continuities between other primates and ourselves reveal a common __________ heritage between us.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The continuities between other primates and ourselves...

Question 12

Which is the only animal group to use mediators in conflict resolution?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​orangutans 
B) ​gorillas 
C) ​chimpanzees 
D) ​bonobos 
A) ​orangutans 
B) ​gorillas 
C) ​chimpanzees 
D) ​bonobos

Question 13

Chimpanzees have been observed administering medicinal plants to each other, especially mothers to infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following does not accurately describe the primate visual system?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Nerve cells integrate the images derived from each eye. 
B) ​Visual field is three-dimensional, registering height, width, and depth. 
C) ​Nerve connections in the back of the eyes process visual information. 
D) ​Eyes sit next to each other on the same plane with overlapping visual fields. 
A) ​Nerve cells integrate the images derived from each eye. 
B) ​Visual field is three-dimensional, registering height, width, and depth. 
C) ​Nerve connections in the back of the eyes process visual information. 
D) ​Eyes sit next to each other on the same plane with overlapping visual fields.

Question 15

Closely related species have shared part of their evolutionary history.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What unique chimpanzee hunting practice has been observed in West Africa (specifically the Ivory Coast)?​

Accepted Answer

They have been observed using

Question 17

Why is ape language such a controversial area of study?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Apes cannot actually communicate; it is all by instinct. 
B) ​Ape language challenges the notion of human uniqueness. 
C) ​Ape language systems are complex, but they do not involve utterance. 
D) ​Apes do not have the intellectual ability to discern meanings. 
A) ​Apes cannot actually communicate; it is all by instinct. 
B) ​Ape language challenges the notion of human uniqueness. 
C) ​Ape language systems are complex, but they do not involve utterance. 
D) ​Apes do not have the intellectual ability to discern meanings.

Question 18

What evolutionary advantages were associated with arboreal mammals?​

Accepted Answer

Arboreal life opened up an abu

Question 19

What does it mean to say that the physical differences between humans and apes are largely a matter of degree and not kind?​

Accepted Answer

It means that they are compara

Question 20

Observations among lowland chimpanzees show that young chimps have developed a recent tool innovation through their use of __________ for hunting.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Observations among lowland chimpanzees show that young...

For primates, what was the primary advantage of arboreal life?

Distinguish between the strepsirhines and the haplorhines.

All living prosimian species are small.

Name at least two different types of social behavior that may be exhibited among chimps after conflict.

Which of the two, chimpanzees or bonobos, have been observed in the wild making and using more tools?_________________.

What kinds of noninvasive methods can primatologists use to study living primate biology?

Mammals possess a skeleton in which the limbs are positioned to the sides of the body.

Primatologist Jane Goodall carried out long-term field studies with __________.

Tool use among gorillas:

Recent conservation efforts have had greatest success among all of the following species except:

The continuities between other primates and ourselves reveal a common __________ heritage between us.

Which is the only animal group to use mediators in conflict resolution?

Chimpanzees have been observed administering medicinal plants to each other, especially mothers to infants.

Which of the following does not accurately describe the primate visual system?

Closely related species have shared part of their evolutionary history.

What unique chimpanzee hunting practice has been observed in West Africa (specifically the Ivory Coast)?

Why is ape language such a controversial area of study?

What evolutionary advantages were associated with arboreal mammals?

What does it mean to say that the physical differences between humans and apes are largely a matter of degree and not kind?

Observations among lowland chimpanzees show that young chimps have developed a recent tool innovation through their use of __________ for hunting.

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Exam 3: Living Primates

For primates, what was the primary advantage of arboreal life?​

Distinguish between the strepsirhines and the haplorhines.​

All living prosimian species are small.​

Name at least two different types of social behavior that may be exhibited among chimps after conflict.​

Which of the two, chimpanzees or bonobos, have been observed in the wild making and using more tools?_________________.​

What kinds of noninvasive methods can primatologists use to study living primate biology?​

Mammals possess a skeleton in which the limbs are positioned to the sides of the body.​

Primatologist Jane Goodall carried out long-term field studies with __________.​

Tool use among gorillas:​

Recent conservation efforts have had greatest success among all of the following species except:​

The continuities between other primates and ourselves reveal a common __________ heritage between us.​

Which is the only animal group to use mediators in conflict resolution?​

Chimpanzees have been observed administering medicinal plants to each other, especially mothers to infants.

Which of the following does not accurately describe the primate visual system?​

Closely related species have shared part of their evolutionary history.​

What unique chimpanzee hunting practice has been observed in West Africa (specifically the Ivory Coast)?​

Why is ape language such a controversial area of study?​

What evolutionary advantages were associated with arboreal mammals?​

What does it mean to say that the physical differences between humans and apes are largely a matter of degree and not kind?​

Observations among lowland chimpanzees show that young chimps have developed a recent tool innovation through their use of __________ for hunting.​

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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For primates, what was the primary advantage of arboreal life?

Distinguish between the strepsirhines and the haplorhines.

All living prosimian species are small.

Name at least two different types of social behavior that may be exhibited among chimps after conflict.

Which of the two, chimpanzees or bonobos, have been observed in the wild making and using more tools?_________________.

What kinds of noninvasive methods can primatologists use to study living primate biology?

Mammals possess a skeleton in which the limbs are positioned to the sides of the body.

Primatologist Jane Goodall carried out long-term field studies with __________.

Tool use among gorillas:

Recent conservation efforts have had greatest success among all of the following species except:

The continuities between other primates and ourselves reveal a common __________ heritage between us.

Which is the only animal group to use mediators in conflict resolution?

Which of the following does not accurately describe the primate visual system?

Closely related species have shared part of their evolutionary history.

What unique chimpanzee hunting practice has been observed in West Africa (specifically the Ivory Coast)?

Why is ape language such a controversial area of study?

What evolutionary advantages were associated with arboreal mammals?

What does it mean to say that the physical differences between humans and apes are largely a matter of degree and not kind?

Observations among lowland chimpanzees show that young chimps have developed a recent tool innovation through their use of __________ for hunting.