Question 1

With respect to the evolution of the sense organs,the primate skull is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) reduction of the snout 
B) an enlarged cranium 
C) positioning of the eyes on the front of the skull 
D) all of the above 
A) reduction of the snout 
B) an enlarged cranium 
C) positioning of the eyes on the front of the skull 
D) all of the above

Question 2

Humans have a brachial index of 76,while chimpanzees have a brachial index of 93.This shows that in humans,relative to the apes,the:

Accepted Answer

A) radius is shorter than the humerus 
B) humerus is shorter than the radius 
C) tibia is shorter than the femur 
D) femur is shorter than the tibia 
A) radius is shorter than the humerus 
B) humerus is shorter than the radius 
C) tibia is shorter than the femur 
D) femur is shorter than the tibia

Question 3

The increase in brain size over and beyond that due to an increase in body size is measured by the:

Accepted Answer

A) allometric index 
B) encephalization quotient 
C) frontal quotient 
D) interhemispheric index 
A) allometric index 
B) encephalization quotient 
C) frontal quotient 
D) interhemispheric index

Question 4

The adult gorilla has how many teeth?

Accepted Answer

A) 44 
B) 36 
C) 32 
D) 20 
A) 44 
B) 36 
C) 32 
D) 20

Question 5

Matching Questions
match the following predominant locomotor pattern to the correct animal:
-knuckle walking

Accepted Answer

A) tarsier 
B) chimpanzee 
C) siamang 
D) baboon 
E) human 
A) tarsier 
B) chimpanzee 
C) siamang 
D) baboon 
E) human

With respect to the evolution of the sense organs,the primate skull is characterized by:

Humans have a brachial index of 76,while chimpanzees have a brachial index of 93.This shows that in humans,relative to the apes,the:

The increase in brain size over and beyond that due to an increase in body size is measured by the:

The adult gorilla has how many teeth?

Matching Questions match the following predominant locomotor pattern to the correct animal: -knuckle walking

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Exam 8: Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

With respect to the evolution of the sense organs,the primate skull is characterized by:

Humans have a brachial index of 76,while chimpanzees have a brachial index of 93.This shows that in humans,relative to the apes,the:

The increase in brain size over and beyond that due to an increase in body size is measured by the:

The adult gorilla has how many teeth?

Matching Questions match the following predominant locomotor pattern to the correct animal: -knuckle walking

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

The Living Primates

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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