Question 1

Among primates,the sense of smell has increased and the visual sense has diminished in significance,directly related to a change from nocturnal to diurnal activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following occurs during binocular vision?

Accepted Answer

A) The visual fields are centered literally on top of each other,leading to very penetrating eyesight. 
B) The visual fields of each eye overlap,creating depth perception. 
C) The eyes function much like binoculars,focusing on distance and not nearness. 
D) Stereoscopic vision becomes folded,allowing a two-dimensional visual field. 
E) The eyes become occluded,and the individual cannot see as well in front on the periphery. 
A) The visual fields are centered literally on top of each other,leading to very penetrating eyesight. 
B) The visual fields of each eye overlap,creating depth perception. 
C) The eyes function much like binoculars,focusing on distance and not nearness. 
D) Stereoscopic vision becomes folded,allowing a two-dimensional visual field. 
E) The eyes become occluded,and the individual cannot see as well in front on the periphery.

Question 3

Among primates,humans are least related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Monkeys 
B) Chimpanzees 
C) Gorillas 
D) Bonobos 
E) Orangutans 
A) Monkeys 
B) Chimpanzees 
C) Gorillas 
D) Bonobos 
E) Orangutans

Question 4

Primates are isotherms,or warm-blooded,and are able to adapt in almost any temperature environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Convergent evolution can occur when the environment exerts similar pressures on different species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How are lemurs and lorises alike and also unique from other primates?

Accepted Answer

Lemurs and lorises share several similar

Question 7

What are the characteristics of the primates inhabiting the world today? Compare modern primates to earliest fossil primates.

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of modern primates i

Question 8

What is the function of the primate skeleton?

Accepted Answer

The primate skeleton serves several esse

Question 9

The ability of mammals to maintain a constant body temperature allows them a wide range of adaptation.They are considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A) preadapted. 
B) clinally adapted. 
C) radiotherms. 
D) isotherms. 
E) homeotherms. 
A) preadapted. 
B) clinally adapted. 
C) radiotherms. 
D) isotherms. 
E) homeotherms.

Question 10

The African Wildlife Foundation had to adjust its mission to protect local wildlife in Congo in the early 2000s for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A) a civil war. 
B) increase in poaching. 
C) loss of overseas funding. 
D) insufficient park staff. 
E) evacuation of some AWF staff. 
A) a civil war. 
B) increase in poaching. 
C) loss of overseas funding. 
D) insufficient park staff. 
E) evacuation of some AWF staff.

Question 11

"Habituation" refers to acceptance by wild animals of a human observer as a neutral element in their environment.It affects the gorilla groups discussed in the text in all the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A) changes in daily ranging behavior. 
B) decreased movement overall. 
C) artificial increase in group size. 
D) exposure to disease. 
E) vulnerability to poachers. 
A) changes in daily ranging behavior. 
B) decreased movement overall. 
C) artificial increase in group size. 
D) exposure to disease. 
E) vulnerability to poachers.

Question 12

In Indonesia and Vietnam,the statistics of known primate species and subspecies that face extinction in the next decade are higher than other areas.In these areas researchers estimate what percentage of primate species as threatened today?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 80 
E) 95 
A) 15 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 80 
E) 95

Question 13

The gorilla and chimpanzee both practice a distinctive form of locomotion called:

Accepted Answer

A) brachiation. 
B) knuckle walking. 
C) bipedalism. 
D) quadrupedalism. 
E) slithering. 
A) brachiation. 
B) knuckle walking. 
C) bipedalism. 
D) quadrupedalism. 
E) slithering.

Question 14

Tarsiers resemble monkeys in their noses and lips,and in that part of the brain that governs:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Chimpanzees and humans have the same number of chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Asia and Europe,all prosimians are both nocturnal and arboreal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In which group below do we expect to find that canine tooth size is relatively small,although it has an oversized root,suggestive of larger canines some time back in their ancestry?

Accepted Answer

A) Baboons 
B) Gibbons 
C) Gorillas 
D) Humans 
E) Chimpanzees 
A) Baboons 
B) Gibbons 
C) Gorillas 
D) Humans 
E) Chimpanzees

Question 18

Identify the fovea centralis,and explain its importance in primate evolution.

Accepted Answer

The fovea centralis is a small, central

Question 19

Is the difference between humans and other primates primarily one of degree or one of kind? Is Homo sapiens
unique,or is the distinction a result of defining similarities or differences as part of classifying animals?

Accepted Answer

The difference between humans and other

Question 20

Living primates share a number of features.What are these main features?

Accepted Answer

Living primates, which include lemurs, l

Exam 3: Living Primates

Among primates,the sense of smell has increased and the visual sense has diminished in significance,directly related to a change from nocturnal to diurnal activities.

Which of the following occurs during binocular vision?

Among primates,humans are least related to which of the following?

Primates are isotherms,or warm-blooded,and are able to adapt in almost any temperature environment.

Convergent evolution can occur when the environment exerts similar pressures on different species.

How are lemurs and lorises alike and also unique from other primates?

What are the characteristics of the primates inhabiting the world today? Compare modern primates to earliest fossil primates.

What is the function of the primate skeleton?

The ability of mammals to maintain a constant body temperature allows them a wide range of adaptation.They are considered to be:

The African Wildlife Foundation had to adjust its mission to protect local wildlife in Congo in the early 2000s for all of the following reasons except:

"Habituation" refers to acceptance by wild animals of a human observer as a neutral element in their environment.It affects the gorilla groups discussed in the text in all the following ways except:

In Indonesia and Vietnam,the statistics of known primate species and subspecies that face extinction in the next decade are higher than other areas.In these areas researchers estimate what percentage of primate species as threatened today?

The gorilla and chimpanzee both practice a distinctive form of locomotion called:

Tarsiers resemble monkeys in their noses and lips,and in that part of the brain that governs:

Chimpanzees and humans have the same number of chromosomes.

In Asia and Europe,all prosimians are both nocturnal and arboreal.

In which group below do we expect to find that canine tooth size is relatively small,although it has an oversized root,suggestive of larger canines some time back in their ancestry?

Identify the fovea centralis,and explain its importance in primate evolution.

Is the difference between humans and other primates primarily one of degree or one of kind? Is Homo sapiens unique,or is the distinction a result of defining similarities or differences as part of classifying animals?

Living primates share a number of features.What are these main features?

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The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

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