Question 1

Among the following primates,the chimpanzee is most closely related to the:

Accepted Answer

A) gibbon 
B) gorilla 
C) humans 
D) rhesus monkey 
A) gibbon 
B) gorilla 
C) humans 
D) rhesus monkey

Question 2

The only European monkey is a:

Accepted Answer

A) baboon 
B) macaque 
C) langur 
D) guenon 
A) baboon 
B) macaque 
C) langur 
D) guenon

Question 3

Apes differ from Old World monkeys in that apes:

Accepted Answer

A) possesses 32 teeth 
B) lack a tail 
C) possess an opposable thumb 
D) are larger than all monkeys 
A) possesses 32 teeth 
B) lack a tail 
C) possess an opposable thumb 
D) are larger than all monkeys

Question 4

Primates are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) long life spans 
B) long gestations 
C) long childhoods 
D) all of the above 
A) long life spans 
B) long gestations 
C) long childhoods 
D) all of the above

Question 5

The family Hominidae includes:

Accepted Answer

A) orangutans 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) all of the above 
A) orangutans 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) all of the above

Question 6

The cones of the eye:

Accepted Answer

A) allow for stereoscopic vision 
B) are more sensitive to low intensities of light than are rods 
C) sense color 
D) none of the above 
A) allow for stereoscopic vision 
B) are more sensitive to low intensities of light than are rods 
C) sense color 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Probably the most important of the senses for the primate's rapid movement in the trees is:

Accepted Answer

A) vision 
B) touch 
C) smell 
D) taste 
A) vision 
B) touch 
C) smell 
D) taste

Question 8

Humans belong to the subfamily:

Accepted Answer

A) Hominidae 
B) Homininae 
C) Ponginae 
D) Hylobatidae 
A) Hominidae 
B) Homininae 
C) Ponginae 
D) Hylobatidae

Question 9

The suborder Prosimii includes the infraorder:

Accepted Answer

A) Lemuriformes 
B) Tarsiiformes 
C) Lorisiformes 
D) a and b 
A) Lemuriformes 
B) Tarsiiformes 
C) Lorisiformes 
D) a and b

Question 10

Matching Questions
match each primate with its range:
-baboon

Accepted Answer

A) southeast Asia 
B) Africa 
C) Madagascar 
D) South America 
A) southeast Asia 
B) Africa 
C) Madagascar 
D) South America

Question 11

Primates are characterized by flexible patterns of locomotion.This is made possible by:

Accepted Answer

A) a flexible shoulder characterized by a well-developed clavicle 
B) five digits on the hand and foot 
C) a grasping big toe 
D) all of the above 
A) a flexible shoulder characterized by a well-developed clavicle 
B) five digits on the hand and foot 
C) a grasping big toe 
D) all of the above

Question 12

The family Lorisidae include the:

Accepted Answer

A) lorises 
B) pottos 
C) galagos 
D) all of the above 
A) lorises 
B) pottos 
C) galagos 
D) all of the above

Question 13

The dental comb is a characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A) Lemuriformes 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Old World monkeys 
D) apes 
A) Lemuriformes 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Old World monkeys 
D) apes

Question 14

All of the following are members of the Cercopithecoidea except:

Accepted Answer

A) gibbons 
B) baboons 
C) langurs 
D) macaques 
A) gibbons 
B) baboons 
C) langurs 
D) macaques

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A) anthropoids are almost always nocturnal 
B) anthropoids are strictly arboreal 
C) anthropoids have retained a good sense of smell 
D) none of the above statements is true 
A) anthropoids are almost always nocturnal 
B) anthropoids are strictly arboreal 
C) anthropoids have retained a good sense of smell 
D) none of the above statements is true

Question 16

The sexual skin:

Accepted Answer

A) is not visible during estrus 
B) is found only in male monkeys 
C) swells and turns bright pink or red during estrus 
D) covers the mammary glands 
A) is not visible during estrus 
B) is found only in male monkeys 
C) swells and turns bright pink or red during estrus 
D) covers the mammary glands

Question 17

The rhinarium is the:

Accepted Answer

A) moist naked area surrounding the nostrils 
B) pattern of ridges on the palm of the hand 
C) naked area on the rear of a female monkey 
D) none of the above 
A) moist naked area surrounding the nostrils 
B) pattern of ridges on the palm of the hand 
C) naked area on the rear of a female monkey 
D) none of the above

Question 18

The marmosets and tamarins differ from the other New World monkeys in that they:

Accepted Answer

A) are strictly nocturnal 
B) have prehensile tails 
C) have claws on all digits except the thumb and big toe 
D) give birth to one young at a time 
A) are strictly nocturnal 
B) have prehensile tails 
C) have claws on all digits except the thumb and big toe 
D) give birth to one young at a time

Question 19

There are ___ kinds of cones I the primate retina that are sensitive to different wave lengths of light.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 20

Matching Questions
match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found:
-platyrrhine nose

Accepted Answer

A) Cercopithecidae 
B) Lemuridae 
C) Ponginae 
D) Cebidae 
E) Gorillinae 
A) Cercopithecidae 
B) Lemuridae 
C) Ponginae 
D) Cebidae 
E) Gorillinae

Among the following primates,the chimpanzee is most closely related to the:

The only European monkey is a:

Apes differ from Old World monkeys in that apes:

Primates are characterized by:

The family Hominidae includes:

The cones of the eye:

Probably the most important of the senses for the primate's rapid movement in the trees is:

Humans belong to the subfamily:

The suborder Prosimii includes the infraorder:

Matching Questions match each primate with its range: -baboon

Primates are characterized by flexible patterns of locomotion.This is made possible by:

The family Lorisidae include the:

The dental comb is a characteristic of:

All of the following are members of the Cercopithecoidea except:

Which of the following statements is true about anthropoids?

The sexual skin:

The rhinarium is the:

The marmosets and tamarins differ from the other New World monkeys in that they:

There are ___ kinds of cones I the primate retina that are sensitive to different wave lengths of light.

Matching Questions match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found: -platyrrhine nose

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Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

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The Early Hominins

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Exam 7: The Living Primates

Among the following primates,the chimpanzee is most closely related to the:

The only European monkey is a:

Apes differ from Old World monkeys in that apes:

Primates are characterized by:

The family Hominidae includes:

The cones of the eye:

Probably the most important of the senses for the primate's rapid movement in the trees is:

Humans belong to the subfamily:

The suborder Prosimii includes the infraorder:

Matching Questions match each primate with its range: -baboon

Primates are characterized by flexible patterns of locomotion.This is made possible by:

The family Lorisidae include the:

The dental comb is a characteristic of:

All of the following are members of the Cercopithecoidea except:

Which of the following statements is true about anthropoids?

The sexual skin:

The rhinarium is the:

The marmosets and tamarins differ from the other New World monkeys in that they:

There are ___ kinds of cones I the primate retina that are sensitive to different wave lengths of light.

Matching Questions match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found: -platyrrhine nose

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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