Question 1

Primates are characterized by

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A)  forward-facing eyes, varied diet, and nonviolent behavior. 
B)  arboreal adaptation, dietary plasticity, and male dominance. 
C)  docility, toolmaking, and parental investment. 
D)  arboreal adaptation, dietary plasticity, and parental investment. 
A)  forward-facing eyes, varied diet, and nonviolent behavior. 
B)  arboreal adaptation, dietary plasticity, and male dominance. 
C)  docility, toolmaking, and parental investment. 
D)  arboreal adaptation, dietary plasticity, and parental investment. D

Question 2

Primate females

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A)  invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals. 
B)  give birth to more offspring than do most other mammals. 
C)  give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals. 
D)  give birth to twins regularly. 
A)  invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals. 
B)  give birth to more offspring than do most other mammals. 
C)  give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals. 
D)  give birth to twins regularly. C

Question 3

A strepsirhine has a

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A)  wet nose, a snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer hind limbs than forelimbs. 
B)  snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer forelimbs than hind limbs. 
C)  wet nose, a snout, a tooth comb, and a grooming claw. 
D)  tooth comb, a grooming claw, and ischial callosities. 
A)  wet nose, a snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer hind limbs than forelimbs. 
B)  snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer forelimbs than hind limbs. 
C)  wet nose, a snout, a tooth comb, and a grooming claw. 
D)  tooth comb, a grooming claw, and ischial callosities. C

Question 4

Describe the arboreal adaptation of primates and include specific anatomical characteristics.

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Primates have a versatile skeletal struc

Question 5

Discuss the primate parental investment in terms of success in natural selection.What are the most important aspects of primate parenting and what is their value to socialization?

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Primates have relatively few offspring a

Question 6

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are

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A)  now considered extinct due to human exploitation of resources. 
B)  a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C)  not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D)  among the most endangered animal species due to disease. 
A)  now considered extinct due to human exploitation of resources. 
B)  a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C)  not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D)  among the most endangered animal species due to disease.

Question 7

The Linnaean suborder prosimians includes

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A)  only nocturnal species. 
B)  only diurnal species. 
C)  diurnal and nocturnal galagos. 
D)  diurnal and nocturnal lemurs. 
A)  only nocturnal species. 
B)  only diurnal species. 
C)  diurnal and nocturnal galagos. 
D)  diurnal and nocturnal lemurs.

Question 8

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from

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A)  color vision and eyes that are rotated forward. 
B)  their tendency toward nocturnality. 
C)  their reduced sense of smell. 
D)  their grasping hands. 
A)  color vision and eyes that are rotated forward. 
B)  their tendency toward nocturnality. 
C)  their reduced sense of smell. 
D)  their grasping hands.

Question 9

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are

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A)  the presence of a rhinarium, increased mobility, and an opposable thumb. 
B)  increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation. 
C)  arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity. 
D)  the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care. 
A)  the presence of a rhinarium, increased mobility, and an opposable thumb. 
B)  increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation. 
C)  arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity. 
D)  the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care.

Question 10

Phylogeny refers to

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A)  evolutionary relationships that are based on shared characteristics including physical traits, genetics, and behavior. 
B)  the fundamental anatomical features in primates that reflect their high degree of diversity. 
C)  primates' ability to get around in trees using an unusually wide range of motions involving the limbs and trunk. 
D)  a set of behaviors and anatomical characteristics that is unique to mammals adapted to life in the trees. 
A)  evolutionary relationships that are based on shared characteristics including physical traits, genetics, and behavior. 
B)  the fundamental anatomical features in primates that reflect their high degree of diversity. 
C)  primates' ability to get around in trees using an unusually wide range of motions involving the limbs and trunk. 
D)  a set of behaviors and anatomical characteristics that is unique to mammals adapted to life in the trees.

Question 11

The cladistic classification of apes and humans

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A)  includes three subfamilies within hominids: pongines, gorillines, and hominines. 
B)  uses the term hominid to describe only humans and their ancestors. 
C)  divides hominoids into hylobatids, pongids, and hominids. 
D)  includes tarsiers, lemurs, and lorises. 
A)  includes three subfamilies within hominids: pongines, gorillines, and hominines. 
B)  uses the term hominid to describe only humans and their ancestors. 
C)  divides hominoids into hylobatids, pongids, and hominids. 
D)  includes tarsiers, lemurs, and lorises.

Question 12

Primates have long growth and development periods because

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A)  they are like other mammals in taking a long time to develop to sexual maturity. 
B)  on average they are smaller bodied than most other mammals. 
C)  they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals. 
D)  the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates. 
A)  they are like other mammals in taking a long time to develop to sexual maturity. 
B)  on average they are smaller bodied than most other mammals. 
C)  they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals. 
D)  the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates.

Question 13

The cladistic primate classification includes

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A)  anthropods and haplorhines. 
B)  hominoids and chordata. 
C)  strepsirhines and haplorhines. 
D)  pongidae and omomyidae. 
A)  anthropods and haplorhines. 
B)  hominoids and chordata. 
C)  strepsirhines and haplorhines. 
D)  pongidae and omomyidae.

Question 14

Discuss the diversity of the dentition among primates.Pay particular attention to how form follows function with regard to dental morphology and diet.

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Primate dentition reflects retention of

Question 15

Rounded lower cusps indicate a diet of

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A)  fruit. 
B)  meat. 
C)  insects. 
D)  leaves. 
A)  fruit. 
B)  meat. 
C)  insects. 
D)  leaves.

Question 16

The cladistic approach to primate classification is

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A)  based on the use of anatomical and genetic evidence to establish ancestral relationships. 
B)  based on direct observation of phenotypes only. 
C)  also called the gradistic method of classification. 
D)  based on levels of anatomical complexity, without consideration of ancestor-descendent relationships. 
A)  based on the use of anatomical and genetic evidence to establish ancestral relationships. 
B)  based on direct observation of phenotypes only. 
C)  also called the gradistic method of classification. 
D)  based on levels of anatomical complexity, without consideration of ancestor-descendent relationships.

Question 17

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding

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A)  the uses of anatomical and genetic evidence. 
B)  morphology, behavior, and adaptation in the evolutionary past. 
C)  alternative forms of classification. 
D)  levels of anatomical complexity. 
A)  the uses of anatomical and genetic evidence. 
B)  morphology, behavior, and adaptation in the evolutionary past. 
C)  alternative forms of classification. 
D)  levels of anatomical complexity.

Question 18

In class, your professor shows you an MRI scan of a primate brain.The professor points out the relatively large size of the olfactory bulb beneath the frontal lobe.This suggests to you that this

Accepted Answer

A)  primate exhibits a derived trait for an enhanced sense of smell, since this trait is not commonly observed in mammal species. 
B)  is a species of anthropoid because it has an increased reliance on vision. 
C)  primate must be a species of Strepsirhini, as that suborder of primates relies heavily on the sense of smell for many aspects of daily life. 
D)  species is nocturnal. 
A)  primate exhibits a derived trait for an enhanced sense of smell, since this trait is not commonly observed in mammal species. 
B)  is a species of anthropoid because it has an increased reliance on vision. 
C)  primate must be a species of Strepsirhini, as that suborder of primates relies heavily on the sense of smell for many aspects of daily life. 
D)  species is nocturnal.

Question 19

The typical dental formula of lorises and lemurs is

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A)  2/1/3/3. 
B)  1/1/3/3. 
C)  2/1/3/2. 
D)  2/1/2/3. 
A)  2/1/3/3. 
B)  1/1/3/3. 
C)  2/1/3/2. 
D)  2/1/2/3.

Question 20

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including

Accepted Answer

A)  opposable thumbs. 
B)  a precision grip. 
C)  short digits. 
D)  an expanded reliance on sense of smell. 
A)  opposable thumbs. 
B)  a precision grip. 
C)  short digits. 
D)  an expanded reliance on sense of smell.

Primates are characterized by

Primate females

A strepsirhine has a

Describe the arboreal adaptation of primates and include specific anatomical characteristics.

Discuss the primate parental investment in terms of success in natural selection.What are the most important aspects of primate parenting and what is their value to socialization?

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are

The Linnaean suborder prosimians includes

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are

Phylogeny refers to

The cladistic classification of apes and humans

Primates have long growth and development periods because

The cladistic primate classification includes

Discuss the diversity of the dentition among primates.Pay particular attention to how form follows function with regard to dental morphology and diet.

Rounded lower cusps indicate a diet of

The cladistic approach to primate classification is

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding

In class, your professor shows you an MRI scan of a primate brain.The professor points out the relatively large size of the olfactory bulb beneath the frontal lobe.This suggests to you that this

The typical dental formula of lorises and lemurs is

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including

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Exam 6: Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primates are characterized by

Primate females

A strepsirhine has a

Describe the arboreal adaptation of primates and include specific anatomical characteristics.

Discuss the primate parental investment in terms of success in natural selection.What are the most important aspects of primate parenting and what is their value to socialization?

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are

The Linnaean suborder prosimians includes

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are

Phylogeny refers to

The cladistic classification of apes and humans

Primates have long growth and development periods because

The cladistic primate classification includes

Discuss the diversity of the dentition among primates.Pay particular attention to how form follows function with regard to dental morphology and diet.

Rounded lower cusps indicate a diet of

The cladistic approach to primate classification is

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding

In class, your professor shows you an MRI scan of a primate brain.The professor points out the relatively large size of the olfactory bulb beneath the frontal lobe.This suggests to you that this

The typical dental formula of lorises and lemurs is

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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