Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true of gibbons and siamangs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They mate for life. 
B)  They are brachiators. 
C)  There is great sexual dimorphism. 
D)  They live in small family groups. 
A)  They mate for life. 
B)  They are brachiators. 
C)  There is great sexual dimorphism. 
D)  They live in small family groups.

Question 2

The order Primates is usually subdivided into two suborders: the prosimians and the

Accepted Answer

A)  humans. 
B)  ceboids. 
C)  anthropoids. 
D)  catarrhines. 
A)  humans. 
B)  ceboids. 
C)  anthropoids. 
D)  catarrhines.

Question 3

As with humans, other primates need play time to help develop normally. This is because play

Accepted Answer

A)  is important for learning. 
B)  provides a way to learn social skills. 
C)  teaches them status positions. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  is important for learning. 
B)  provides a way to learn social skills. 
C)  teaches them status positions. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 4

Primatologists are most interested in _________ brain size.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  infinite 
D)  pongid 
A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  infinite 
D)  pongid

Question 5

Which of the following traits do most primates NOT share?

Accepted Answer

A)  warm blooded 
B)  two bones in the lower portion of the hind limbs 
C)  long period of dependence of the young 
D)  monoscopic vision 
A)  warm blooded 
B)  two bones in the lower portion of the hind limbs 
C)  long period of dependence of the young 
D)  monoscopic vision

Question 6

Differing adaptations of living primates may suggest why certain ___________ occurred.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergences 
B)  divergences 
C)  subversions 
D)  inversions 
A)  convergences 
B)  divergences 
C)  subversions 
D)  inversions

Question 7

Hominids are distinguished from other primates by

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of intellectual thought. 
B)  consistent erect walking on two feet. 
C)  the inability to plan ahead. 
D)  the inability to make tools. 
A)  a lack of intellectual thought. 
B)  consistent erect walking on two feet. 
C)  the inability to plan ahead. 
D)  the inability to make tools.

Question 8

Explain the reasons for primate variability.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons for primate va

Question 9

List and discuss the importance of the major hominid physical traits.

Accepted Answer

The major hominid physical traits are im

Question 10

Hominids have a division of labor by

Accepted Answer

A)  size of males. 
B)  birth order. 
C)  gender. 
D)  intelligence. 
A)  size of males. 
B)  birth order. 
C)  gender. 
D)  intelligence.

Question 11

Most primate males have

Accepted Answer

A)  a pendulous penis. 
B)  an attached penis. 
C)  no penis. 
D)  a retractable penis. 
A)  a pendulous penis. 
B)  an attached penis. 
C)  no penis. 
D)  a retractable penis.

Question 12

Compare the similarities and differences between the hylobates and pongids.

Accepted Answer

Hylobates, also known as gibbons, and po

Question 13

Only modern humans have spoken, symbolic language because

Accepted Answer

A)  of the size of our brains and the presence of vocal cords. 
B)  other primates have no ability to communicate. 
C)  other primates do not have the ability to vocalize in the wild. 
D)  other primates have no rules of grammar. 
A)  of the size of our brains and the presence of vocal cords. 
B)  other primates have no ability to communicate. 
C)  other primates do not have the ability to vocalize in the wild. 
D)  other primates have no rules of grammar.

Question 14

Females of most primate species have ________ nipples on their chest.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  many 
C)  three 
D)  no 
A)  two 
B)  many 
C)  three 
D)  no

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a hominoid characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively large brains 
B)  a tail 
C)  fairly large arms 
D)  longer and stronger hands than other primates 
A)  relatively large brains 
B)  a tail 
C)  fairly large arms 
D)  longer and stronger hands than other primates

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral ability of hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)  tool making 
B)  language 
C)  gender-role specialization 
D)  being arboreal 
A)  tool making 
B)  language 
C)  gender-role specialization 
D)  being arboreal

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a distinct hominid trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  consistently walks erect 
B)  dish-shaped pelvis 
C)  straight lower limbs 
D)  prehensile feet 
A)  consistently walks erect 
B)  dish-shaped pelvis 
C)  straight lower limbs 
D)  prehensile feet

Question 18

Compared with other primates, the human dependency period is much ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  longer 
B)  shorter 
C)  about the same 
D)  Humans have no dependency period. 
A)  longer 
B)  shorter 
C)  about the same 
D)  Humans have no dependency period.

Question 19

One major difference between hominids and almost all other primates is

Accepted Answer

A)  total equality of labor between genders. 
B)  a division of labor by gender. 
C)  far less aggressiveness. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  total equality of labor between genders. 
B)  a division of labor by gender. 
C)  far less aggressiveness. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 20

Compare the New and Old World monkeys. What is the significance of their differences?

Accepted Answer

New World monkeys and Old World monkeys

Exam 6: The Living Primates

Which of the following statements is NOT true of gibbons and siamangs?

The order Primates is usually subdivided into two suborders: the prosimians and the

As with humans, other primates need play time to help develop normally. This is because play

Primatologists are most interested in _________ brain size.

Which of the following traits do most primates NOT share?

Differing adaptations of living primates may suggest why certain ___________ occurred.

Hominids are distinguished from other primates by

Explain the reasons for primate variability.

List and discuss the importance of the major hominid physical traits.

Hominids have a division of labor by

Most primate males have

Compare the similarities and differences between the hylobates and pongids.

Only modern humans have spoken, symbolic language because

Females of most primate species have ________ nipples on their chest.

Which of the following is NOT a hominoid characteristic?

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral ability of hominids?

Which of the following is NOT a distinct hominid trait?

Compared with other primates, the human dependency period is much ________.

One major difference between hominids and almost all other primates is

Compare the New and Old World monkeys. What is the significance of their differences?

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

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