Question 1

Living lemurs are found only in:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) logging and land-clearing for agriculture. 
B) hunting. 
C) eagle,leopard,and chimpanzee predation. 
D) all of the above 
A) logging and land-clearing for agriculture. 
B) hunting. 
C) eagle,leopard,and chimpanzee predation. 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Primates are flexible and not particularly vulnerable to habitat change and hunting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Relative to other primates,prosimian adaptations include:

Accepted Answer

A) enlarged olfactory bulb and enlarged scent glands. 
B) larger brain. 
C) reduced number of teeth. 
D) smaller eye orbits. 
A) enlarged olfactory bulb and enlarged scent glands. 
B) larger brain. 
C) reduced number of teeth. 
D) smaller eye orbits.

Question 5

Sagittal crests are pronounced in some primates with highly developed masticatory muscles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Suspensory locomotion is characteristic of macaques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Compare and contrast both the anatomy and the special senses of prosimians and anthropoids.

Accepted Answer

Prosimians tend to have a more developed

Question 8

The typical dental formulas of lorises and lemurs is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Primate females:

Accepted Answer

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) none of the above 
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) none of the above

Question 10

Anthropoids include:

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys,apes,and humans. 
B) African and Asian apes. 
C) tarsiers,monkeys,and apes. 
D) lemurs,lorises,galagos,and tarsiers. 
A) monkeys,apes,and humans. 
B) African and Asian apes. 
C) tarsiers,monkeys,and apes. 
D) lemurs,lorises,galagos,and tarsiers.

Question 11

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

Accepted Answer

A) colobus monkeys. 
B) chimpanzees. 
C) lemurs. 
D) howler monkeys. 
A) colobus monkeys. 
B) chimpanzees. 
C) lemurs. 
D) howler monkeys.

Question 12

Preadaptation is:

Accepted Answer

A) the series of small adaptations that precedes the more observable adaptation. 
B) the use of an anatomical feature in a way unrelated to the feature's original function. 
C) the use of an anatomical feature in the way it was originally intended. 
D) none of the above 
A) the series of small adaptations that precedes the more observable adaptation. 
B) the use of an anatomical feature in a way unrelated to the feature's original function. 
C) the use of an anatomical feature in the way it was originally intended. 
D) none of the above

Question 13

While observing primates at the zoo,you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands,feet,and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure.This is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) an Old World monkey,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
B) a lesser ape,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
C) a New World monkey,because these are the only monkeys that live in trees. 
D) a New World monkey,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
A) an Old World monkey,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
B) a lesser ape,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
C) a New World monkey,because these are the only monkeys that live in trees. 
D) a New World monkey,because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

Question 14

Which of the following are prosimians?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Precision grip is a fist-like grip in which the fingers and thumbs wrap around an object in opposite directions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Living lemurs are found only in:

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

Primates are flexible and not particularly vulnerable to habitat change and hunting.

Relative to other primates,prosimian adaptations include:

Sagittal crests are pronounced in some primates with highly developed masticatory muscles.

Suspensory locomotion is characteristic of macaques.

Compare and contrast both the anatomy and the special senses of prosimians and anthropoids.

The typical dental formulas of lorises and lemurs is:

Primate females:

Anthropoids include:

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

Preadaptation is:

While observing primates at the zoo,you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands,feet,and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure.This is most likely:

Which of the following are prosimians?

Precision grip is a fist-like grip in which the fingers and thumbs wrap around an object in opposite directions.

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

Living lemurs are found only in:

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

Primates are flexible and not particularly vulnerable to habitat change and hunting.

Relative to other primates,prosimian adaptations include:

Sagittal crests are pronounced in some primates with highly developed masticatory muscles.

Suspensory locomotion is characteristic of macaques.

Compare and contrast both the anatomy and the special senses of prosimians and anthropoids.

The typical dental formulas of lorises and lemurs is:

Primate females:

Anthropoids include:

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

Preadaptation is:

While observing primates at the zoo,you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands,feet,and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure.This is most likely:

Which of the following are prosimians?

Precision grip is a fist-like grip in which the fingers and thumbs wrap around an object in opposite directions.

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 Hominid 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 the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

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