Question 1

In humans the larynx is high which allows for speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In humans, females tend to have wider pelvises than males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the IUCN's recent list of the world's most endangered primates, which country is home to the greatest number of endangered primate species?

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Madagascar. 
C)  Tanzania. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Ghana. 
A)  China. 
B)  Madagascar. 
C)  Tanzania. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Ghana.

Question 4

Skeletal evidence for language includes reduced flexion of the basicranium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following primates has a Y-5 molar pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tarsiers. 
B)  Marmosets. 
C)  Macaque. 
D)  Lorises. 
E)  Chimpanzees. 
A)  Tarsiers. 
B)  Marmosets. 
C)  Macaque. 
D)  Lorises. 
E)  Chimpanzees.

Question 6

What is the difference between prosimians and strepsirhines?

Accepted Answer

The prosimian group

Question 7

Lemurs, lorises and tarsiers are all

Accepted Answer

A)  prosimians. 
B)  monkeys. 
C)  Ceboids. 
D)  lesser apes. 
E)  anthropoids. 
A)  prosimians. 
B)  monkeys. 
C)  Ceboids. 
D)  lesser apes. 
E)  anthropoids.

Question 8

The primary form of locomotion by gorillas is

Accepted Answer

A)  brachiation. 
B)  jumping and leaping. 
C)  bipedalism. 
D)  knuckle-walking. 
E)  climbing. 
A)  brachiation. 
B)  jumping and leaping. 
C)  bipedalism. 
D)  knuckle-walking. 
E)  climbing.

Question 9

Non-human primate communication is a closed system because

Accepted Answer

A)  different calls are combined often to produce new meanings. 
B)  different calls are not combined to produce new meanings. 
C)  individual utterances can not have multiple meanings. 
D)  multiple utterances can have the same meaning. 
E)  utterances are combined with body language to produce meaning. 
A)  different calls are combined often to produce new meanings. 
B)  different calls are not combined to produce new meanings. 
C)  individual utterances can not have multiple meanings. 
D)  multiple utterances can have the same meaning. 
E)  utterances are combined with body language to produce meaning.

Question 10

In primates, maternal care and play are relatively minor components of normal development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An endocast is a

Accepted Answer

A)  the base of the skull. 
B)  fossilized impression of the brain. 
C)  structure in the throat to prevent choking. 
D)  a part of the brain responsible for vision. 
E)  a part of the brain in primates responsible for speech. 
A)  the base of the skull. 
B)  fossilized impression of the brain. 
C)  structure in the throat to prevent choking. 
D)  a part of the brain responsible for vision. 
E)  a part of the brain in primates responsible for speech.

Question 12

Arboreal primates tend to be larger than terrestrial ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a feature common to primates and other members of the class Mammalia?

Accepted Answer

A)  body hair 
B)  being warm-blooded 
C)  birth of live young 
D)  infants nurse from the mother's mammary glands 
E)  infants are independent from parents immediately after birth 
A)  body hair 
B)  being warm-blooded 
C)  birth of live young 
D)  infants nurse from the mother's mammary glands 
E)  infants are independent from parents immediately after birth

Question 14

Old World monkeys are more closely related to New World monkeys than they are to apes and humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In humans the larynx is high which allows for speech.

In humans, females tend to have wider pelvises than males.

According to the IUCN's recent list of the world's most endangered primates, which country is home to the greatest number of endangered primate species?

Skeletal evidence for language includes reduced flexion of the basicranium.

Which of the following primates has a Y-5 molar pattern?

What is the difference between prosimians and strepsirhines?

Lemurs, lorises and tarsiers are all

The primary form of locomotion by gorillas is

Non-human primate communication is a closed system because

In primates, maternal care and play are relatively minor components of normal development.

An endocast is a

Arboreal primates tend to be larger than terrestrial ones.

Which of the following is not a feature common to primates and other members of the class Mammalia?

Old World monkeys are more closely related to New World monkeys than they are to apes and humans.

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Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

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Exam 7: The Living Primates

In humans the larynx is high which allows for speech.

In humans, females tend to have wider pelvises than males.

According to the IUCN's recent list of the world's most endangered primates, which country is home to the greatest number of endangered primate species?

Skeletal evidence for language includes reduced flexion of the basicranium.

Which of the following primates has a Y-5 molar pattern?

What is the difference between prosimians and strepsirhines?

Lemurs, lorises and tarsiers are all

The primary form of locomotion by gorillas is

Non-human primate communication is a closed system because

In primates, maternal care and play are relatively minor components of normal development.

An endocast is a

Arboreal primates tend to be larger than terrestrial ones.

Which of the following is not a feature common to primates and other members of the class Mammalia?

Old World monkeys are more closely related to New World monkeys than they are to apes and humans.

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

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