Question 1

Which of the following do primatologists believe to be the greatest threat to habituated great apes?

Accepted Answer

A) Disease 
B) Poachers 
C) Inbreeding 
D) Agriculturalists 
E) Climate change 
A) Disease 
B) Poachers 
C) Inbreeding 
D) Agriculturalists 
E) Climate change

Question 2

The perception of which of the following colors is a more recent phenomenon for monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A) Blue 
B) Green 
C) Red 
D) Black 
E) Grey 
A) Blue 
B) Green 
C) Red 
D) Black 
E) Grey

Question 3

Primatologists focus solely on studying primates in the wild.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the challenges that face taxonomists? What kinds of dilemmas are there in the fossil record?

Accepted Answer

Taxonomists face several challenges in t

Question 5

In anthropoid primates,the snout or muzzle portion of the skull reduced as the acuity of the sense of smell declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Being arboreal is associated with each of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) an expanded food supply. 
B) ability to live in trees. 
C) ability to gather food instead of forage only. 
D) a smaller body size in terms of other mammals. 
E) ability to continue growing throughout the lifespan. 
A) an expanded food supply. 
B) ability to live in trees. 
C) ability to gather food instead of forage only. 
D) a smaller body size in terms of other mammals. 
E) ability to continue growing throughout the lifespan.

Question 7

The primate skeleton reflects the importance in primate evolution of most of the following characteristics.Which of the following does it not reflect?

Accepted Answer

A) A large brain 
B) Upright posture 
C) Increased significance of smell 
D) Flexible limbs and hands 
E) Stereoscopic vision 
A) A large brain 
B) Upright posture 
C) Increased significance of smell 
D) Flexible limbs and hands 
E) Stereoscopic vision

Question 8

The large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes is an important clue to evolutionary relationships.It is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) clavicle. 
B) suspensory hanging apparatus. 
C) fovea cranium. 
D) fovea centralis. 
E) foramen magnum. 
A) clavicle. 
B) suspensory hanging apparatus. 
C) fovea cranium. 
D) fovea centralis. 
E) foramen magnum.

Question 9

Human dentition shows the five-cusp pattern of other hominoids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Primate conservation has become an issue of vital importance.Why?

Accepted Answer

Primate conservation has become an issue

Question 11

In primates,the canine teeth have only one use,and that is to rip open tough husks of fruit and other foods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the five groups of primates,and explain what is unique about each.

Accepted Answer

1. Lemurs: Lemurs are unique because the

Question 13

"Evolution is written all over our bodies." Discuss what this means,and provide examples to support this statement.

Accepted Answer

The statement "Evolution is written all

Question 14

The adaptation to an arboreal life resulted in many anatomical and behavioral changes for primates.Describe and discuss these.

Accepted Answer

The adaptation to an arboreal life resul

Question 15

Primates locomote (move)in various ways.Compare and contrast brachiation,knuckle-walking,and bipedalism (of humans).

Accepted Answer

Primates locomote in various ways, inclu

Question 16

In humans,bilateral symmetry is considered to be what kind of trait?

Accepted Answer

A) Derived trait 
B) Ancestral trait 
C) Convergent trait 
D) Divergent trait 
E) Nocturnal trait 
A) Derived trait 
B) Ancestral trait 
C) Convergent trait 
D) Divergent trait 
E) Nocturnal trait

Exam 3: Living Primates

Which of the following do primatologists believe to be the greatest threat to habituated great apes?

The perception of which of the following colors is a more recent phenomenon for monkeys?

Primatologists focus solely on studying primates in the wild.

What are the challenges that face taxonomists? What kinds of dilemmas are there in the fossil record?

In anthropoid primates,the snout or muzzle portion of the skull reduced as the acuity of the sense of smell declined.

Being arboreal is associated with each of the following except:

The primate skeleton reflects the importance in primate evolution of most of the following characteristics.Which of the following does it not reflect?

The large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes is an important clue to evolutionary relationships.It is called the:

Human dentition shows the five-cusp pattern of other hominoids.

Primate conservation has become an issue of vital importance.Why?

In primates,the canine teeth have only one use,and that is to rip open tough husks of fruit and other foods.

Identify the five groups of primates,and explain what is unique about each.

"Evolution is written all over our bodies." Discuss what this means,and provide examples to support this statement.

The adaptation to an arboreal life resulted in many anatomical and behavioral changes for primates.Describe and discuss these.

Primates locomote (move)in various ways.Compare and contrast brachiation,knuckle-walking,and bipedalism (of humans).

In humans,bilateral symmetry is considered to be what kind of trait?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

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Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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