Question 1

Humans belong to the family:

Accepted Answer

A) Panidae 
B) Hominidae 
C) Hominoidea 
D) Anthropoidea 
A) Panidae 
B) Hominidae 
C) Hominoidea 
D) Anthropoidea

Question 2

Which of the following traits is not found in the order primates?

Accepted Answer

A) replacement of claws by nails 
B) well-developed olfactory sense 
C) long gestation period with a hemochorial placenta 
D) some prehensile capacity in hand with a grasping or opposable thumb 
A) replacement of claws by nails 
B) well-developed olfactory sense 
C) long gestation period with a hemochorial placenta 
D) some prehensile capacity in hand with a grasping or opposable thumb

Question 3

Matching Questions
match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found:
-ischial callosities

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following is not a member of the Cebidae?

Accepted Answer

A) spider monkey 
B) colobus monkey 
C) howler monkey 
D) capuchin monkey 
A) spider monkey 
B) colobus monkey 
C) howler monkey 
D) capuchin monkey

Question 5

Matching Questions
match the suborder with members of that suborder:
-humans

Accepted Answer

A) Prosimii 
B) Anthropoidea 
A) Prosimii 
B) Anthropoidea

Question 6

The following is a list of features that are found in primates but rarely in other mammalian orders.Which of these is most generalized,that is,which is found in the greatest number of primate species?

Accepted Answer

A) grasping big toe 
B) prehensile tail 
C) dental comb 
D) complete eye socket 
A) grasping big toe 
B) prehensile tail 
C) dental comb 
D) complete eye socket

Question 7

Prosimians are classified as primates because they possess:

Accepted Answer

A) a catarrhine nose 
B) an enhanced sense of smell 
C) three bones in the middle ear 
D) none of the above 
A) a catarrhine nose 
B) an enhanced sense of smell 
C) three bones in the middle ear 
D) none of the above

Question 8

New World monkeys are divided into two families,the:

Accepted Answer

A) Lemuridae and Tarsioidea 
B) Callitrichidae and Cebidae 
C) Hominoidea and Hominidae 
D) Cercoptihecoidea and Hylobatidae 
A) Lemuridae and Tarsioidea 
B) Callitrichidae and Cebidae 
C) Hominoidea and Hominidae 
D) Cercoptihecoidea and Hylobatidae

Question 9

Which of the following ape does not live in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) gorilla 
B) orangutan 
C) chimpanzee 
D) bonobo 
A) gorilla 
B) orangutan 
C) chimpanzee 
D) bonobo

Question 10

Which of the following does not accurately describe living humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans are anatomically and physiologically tropical and subtropical animals. 
B) Humans are specialized terrestrial erect bipeds. 
C) Humans possess opposable thumbs and grasping toes associated with the use of tools. 
D) Humans have long childhood periods and long life spans. 
A) Humans are anatomically and physiologically tropical and subtropical animals. 
B) Humans are specialized terrestrial erect bipeds. 
C) Humans possess opposable thumbs and grasping toes associated with the use of tools. 
D) Humans have long childhood periods and long life spans.

Humans belong to the family:

Which of the following traits is not found in the order primates?

Matching Questions match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found: -ischial callosities

Which of the following is not a member of the Cebidae?

Matching Questions match the suborder with members of that suborder: -humans

The following is a list of features that are found in primates but rarely in other mammalian orders.Which of these is most generalized,that is,which is found in the greatest number of primate species?

Prosimians are classified as primates because they possess:

New World monkeys are divided into two families,the:

Which of the following ape does not live in Africa?

Which of the following does not accurately describe living humans?

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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Exam 7: The Living Primates

Humans belong to the family:

Which of the following traits is not found in the order primates?

Matching Questions match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found: -ischial callosities

Which of the following is not a member of the Cebidae?

Matching Questions match the suborder with members of that suborder: -humans

The following is a list of features that are found in primates but rarely in other mammalian orders.Which of these is most generalized,that is,which is found in the greatest number of primate species?

Prosimians are classified as primates because they possess:

New World monkeys are divided into two families,the:

Which of the following ape does not live in Africa?

Which of the following does not accurately describe living humans?

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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