Question 1

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

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A) among the most endangered animals due to human exploitation of resources. 
B) a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C) not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D) among the most endangered animal species due to disease. 
A) among the most endangered animals due to human exploitation of resources. 
B) a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C) not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D) among the most endangered animal species due to disease. A

Question 2

Old World monkeys have:

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A) Y-5 molars. 
B) two sets of molars. 
C) bilophodont molars. 
D) one-inch molars. 
A) Y-5 molars. 
B) two sets of molars. 
C) bilophodont molars. 
D) one-inch molars. C

Question 3

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

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A) they are like other mammals in taking a long time to develop to sexual maturity. 
B) on average they are smaller bodied than most other mammals. 
C) they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals. 
D) the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates. 
A) they are like other mammals in taking a long time to develop to sexual maturity. 
B) on average they are smaller bodied than most other mammals. 
C) they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals. 
D) the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates. C

Question 4

Among all primates, humans have the:

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A) largest body relative to other animals. 
B) greatest level of biological adaptability. 
C) largest body size. 
D) largest brain relative to body size. 
A) largest body relative to other animals. 
B) greatest level of biological adaptability. 
C) largest body size. 
D) largest brain relative to body size.

Question 5

Primate females:

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A) invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals. 
B) give birth to more offspring than do most other mammals. 
C) give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals. 
D) give birth to twins regularly. 
A) invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals. 
B) give birth to more offspring than do most other mammals. 
C) give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals. 
D) give birth to twins regularly.

Question 6

Phylogeny refers to:

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A) evolutionary relationships that are based on shared characteristics including physical traits, genetics, and behavior. 
B) the fundamental anatomical features in primates that reflect their high degree of diversity. 
C) primates' ability to get around in trees using an unusually wide range of motions involving the limbs and trunk. 
D) a set of behaviors and anatomical characteristics that is unique to mammals adapted to life in the trees. 
A) evolutionary relationships that are based on shared characteristics including physical traits, genetics, and behavior. 
B) the fundamental anatomical features in primates that reflect their high degree of diversity. 
C) primates' ability to get around in trees using an unusually wide range of motions involving the limbs and trunk. 
D) a set of behaviors and anatomical characteristics that is unique to mammals adapted to life in the trees.

Question 7

Prehensile tails are:

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A) present in catarrhine primates. 
B) present in most primates. 
C) present only in some platyrrhines. 
D) made strictly of muscle. 
A) present in catarrhine primates. 
B) present in most primates. 
C) present only in some platyrrhines. 
D) made strictly of muscle.

Question 8

Anthropoids differ from prosimians in that they:

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A) have more teeth. 
B) have better color vision. 
C) are less dimorphic sexually. 
D) have a smaller brain relative to body size. 
A) have more teeth. 
B) have better color vision. 
C) are less dimorphic sexually. 
D) have a smaller brain relative to body size.

Question 9

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

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A) eating a wide variety of foods. 
B) lack of diversity of diets over time. 
C) diets composed of a variety of red meats. 
D) diets composed of a variety of fruits. 
A) eating a wide variety of foods. 
B) lack of diversity of diets over time. 
C) diets composed of a variety of red meats. 
D) diets composed of a variety of fruits.

Question 10

Relative to body size, primate brain size is:

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A) proportional to human brain size. 
B) more or less the same in large and small primates. 
C) smaller than in other large mammals. 
D) larger among great apes than among other primates. 
A) proportional to human brain size. 
B) more or less the same in large and small primates. 
C) smaller than in other large mammals. 
D) larger among great apes than among other primates.

Question 11

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

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A) 1 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
B) 2 / 1 / 3 / 3. 
C) 2 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
D) 3 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
A) 1 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
B) 2 / 1 / 3 / 3. 
C) 2 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
D) 3 / 1 / 2 / 3.

Question 12

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from:

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A) the fact that their eyes are rotated forward. 
B) their tendency toward nocturnality. 
C) their color vision. 
D) both a.and c. 
A) the fact that their eyes are rotated forward. 
B) their tendency toward nocturnality. 
C) their color vision. 
D) both a.and c.

Question 13

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

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A) 2-1-2-3. 
B) 2-1-3-3. 
C) 2-2-2-3. 
D) 2-2-3-3. 
A) 2-1-2-3. 
B) 2-1-3-3. 
C) 2-2-2-3. 
D) 2-2-3-3.

Question 14

Which of the following are prosimians?

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A) baboons 
B) gibbons 
C) lemurs 
D) tamarins 
A) baboons 
B) gibbons 
C) lemurs 
D) tamarins

Question 15

The rhinarium is present in:

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A) baboons. 
B) gorillas. 
C) ring-tail lemurs. 
D) howler monkeys. 
A) baboons. 
B) gorillas. 
C) ring-tail lemurs. 
D) howler monkeys.

Question 16

Living lemurs are found only in:

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

Question 17

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including:

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A) opposable thumbs. 
B) a precision grip. 
C) short digits. 
D) an expanded reliance on sense of smell. 
A) opposable thumbs. 
B) a precision grip. 
C) short digits. 
D) an expanded reliance on sense of smell.

Question 18

A strepsirhine has a:

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A) wet nose, a snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer hind limbs than forelimbs. 
B) snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer forelimbs than hind limbs. 
C) wet nose, a snout, a tooth comb, and a grooming claw. 
D) tooth comb, a grooming claw, and ischial callosities. 
A) wet nose, a snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer hind limbs than forelimbs. 
B) snout, downward-facing nostrils, and longer forelimbs than hind limbs. 
C) wet nose, a snout, a tooth comb, and a grooming claw. 
D) tooth comb, a grooming claw, and ischial callosities.

Question 19

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are:

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A) the presence of a rhinarium, increased mobility, and an opposable thumb. 
B) increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation. 
C) arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity. 
D) the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care. 
A) the presence of a rhinarium, increased mobility, and an opposable thumb. 
B) increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation. 
C) arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity. 
D) the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care.

Question 20

While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-like noses.This indicates a species of:

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A) prosimian, because they retain the rhinarium not found in other mammal species. 
B) anthropoid primate, because they retain the rhinarium commonly found in other mammal species. 
C) platyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward. 
D) strepsirhini that retain a rhinarium found only in prosimian primates. 
A) prosimian, because they retain the rhinarium not found in other mammal species. 
B) anthropoid primate, because they retain the rhinarium commonly found in other mammal species. 
C) platyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward. 
D) strepsirhini that retain a rhinarium found only in prosimian primates.

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

Old World monkeys have:

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

Among all primates, humans have the:

Primate females:

Phylogeny refers to:

Prehensile tails are:

Anthropoids differ from prosimians in that they:

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

Relative to body size, primate brain size is:

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from:

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

Which of the following are prosimians?

The rhinarium is present in:

Living lemurs are found only in:

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including:

A strepsirhine has a:

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are:

While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-like noses.This indicates a species of:

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Exam 6: Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

Old World monkeys have:

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

Among all primates, humans have the:

Primate females:

Phylogeny refers to:

Prehensile tails are:

Anthropoids differ from prosimians in that they:

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

Relative to body size, primate brain size is:

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

Primates' enhanced sense of vision stems from:

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

Which of the following are prosimians?

The rhinarium is present in:

Living lemurs are found only in:

Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations, including:

A strepsirhine has a:

The eminent British anatomist Sir Wilfrid E.Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) identified three prominent tendencies.They are:

While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-like noses.This indicates a species of:

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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