Question 1

A feature unique to human teeth and found generally in Hominini teeth is:

Accepted Answer

A) the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
B) a canine that shows no wear on any surface. 
C) the Y-5 cusp pattern. 
D) a canine that shows wear on the tip. 
A) the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
B) a canine that shows no wear on any surface. 
C) the Y-5 cusp pattern. 
D) a canine that shows wear on the tip.

Question 2

By what are primates characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) forward-facing eyes,varied diet,and nonviolent behavior 
B) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and male dominance 
C) docility,toolmaking,and parental investment 
D) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and parental investment 
A) forward-facing eyes,varied diet,and nonviolent behavior 
B) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and male dominance 
C) docility,toolmaking,and parental investment 
D) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and parental investment

Question 3

Discuss the anatomical differences of the skeleton between (bipedal)humans and (quadrupedal)apes.

Accepted Answer

In humans,the foramen magnum is on the b

Question 4

Old World monkeys have ________ molars.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What does brachiation refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) using the forelimbs to move from tree limb to tree limb 
B) quadrupedal locomotion including the use of a tail 
C) clinging and leaping locomotion in an arboreal environment 
D) bipedality in nonhumans 
A) using the forelimbs to move from tree limb to tree limb 
B) quadrupedal locomotion including the use of a tail 
C) clinging and leaping locomotion in an arboreal environment 
D) bipedality in nonhumans

Question 6

Some primates have prehensile tails.Which ones?

Accepted Answer

A) Prehensile tails independently evolved in a handful of Old World and New World primates. 
B) Prehensile tails were found in all the early primates and are common today,but have been lost in apes (including humans)and one species of macaque. 
C) Prehensile tails are found in some platyrrhines. 
D) Prehensile tails are found only in the lemurs of Madagascar. 
A) Prehensile tails independently evolved in a handful of Old World and New World primates. 
B) Prehensile tails were found in all the early primates and are common today,but have been lost in apes (including humans)and one species of macaque. 
C) Prehensile tails are found in some platyrrhines. 
D) Prehensile tails are found only in the lemurs of Madagascar.

Question 7

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

Accepted Answer

A) the uses of anatomical and genetic evidence. 
B) morphology,behavior,and adaptation in the evolutionary past. 
C) alternative forms of classification. 
D) levels of anatomical complexity. 
A) the uses of anatomical and genetic evidence. 
B) morphology,behavior,and adaptation in the evolutionary past. 
C) alternative forms of classification. 
D) levels of anatomical complexity.

Question 8

We observe a remarkable increase in brain size in the order primates.What is this associated with?

Accepted Answer

A) Primates have long growth and development periods to accommodate the development of complex behaviors in individuals. 
B) Primates have shorter developmental periods to accommodate the necessary energy expenditures of larger brain size. 
C) Primate brain size is determined primarily by genetic drift and has no clear adaptive role,other than in humans. 
D) The relatively large brain in primates is due to the expansion of the olfactory system during primate evolution. 
A) Primates have long growth and development periods to accommodate the development of complex behaviors in individuals. 
B) Primates have shorter developmental periods to accommodate the necessary energy expenditures of larger brain size. 
C) Primate brain size is determined primarily by genetic drift and has no clear adaptive role,other than in humans. 
D) The relatively large brain in primates is due to the expansion of the olfactory system during primate evolution.

Question 9

What features does a strepsirhine have?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following does the cladistic primate classification include?

Accepted Answer

A) anthropods and haplorhines 
B) hominoids and chordata 
C) strepsirhines and haplorhines 
D) pongidae and omomyidae 
A) anthropods and haplorhines 
B) hominoids and chordata 
C) strepsirhines and haplorhines 
D) pongidae and omomyidae

Question 11

In your primate anatomy lab you are shown the mandible (lower jawbone)of a species of primate.While looking at the teeth you notice a large space between the canine and first premolar.What do you note in your lab book?

Accepted Answer

A) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,due to the potential presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
B) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth of the mandible suggests the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
C) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,given the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex. 
D) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth suggests the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex. 
A) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,due to the potential presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
B) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth of the mandible suggests the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex. 
C) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,given the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex. 
D) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth suggests the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.

Question 12

What does dietary plasticity in primates refer to?

Accepted Answer

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 13

Which of the following fall under the suborder strepsirhini?

Accepted Answer

A) only nocturnal species 
B) only diurnal species 
C) diurnal and nocturnal galagos 
D) diurnal and nocturnal lemurs 
A) only nocturnal species 
B) only diurnal species 
C) diurnal and nocturnal galagos 
D) diurnal and nocturnal lemurs

A feature unique to human teeth and found generally in Hominini teeth is:

By what are primates characterized?

Discuss the anatomical differences of the skeleton between (bipedal)humans and (quadrupedal)apes.

Old World monkeys have ________ molars.

What does brachiation refer to?

Some primates have prehensile tails.Which ones?

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

We observe a remarkable increase in brain size in the order primates.What is this associated with?

What features does a strepsirhine have?

Which of the following does the cladistic primate classification include?

In your primate anatomy lab you are shown the mandible (lower jawbone)of a species of primate.While looking at the teeth you notice a large space between the canine and first premolar.What do you note in your lab book?

What does dietary plasticity in primates refer to?

Which of the following fall under the suborder strepsirhini?

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

A feature unique to human teeth and found generally in Hominini teeth is:

By what are primates characterized?

Discuss the anatomical differences of the skeleton between (bipedal)humans and (quadrupedal)apes.

Old World monkeys have ________ molars.

What does brachiation refer to?

Some primates have prehensile tails.Which ones?

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

We observe a remarkable increase in brain size in the order primates.What is this associated with?

What features does a strepsirhine have?

Which of the following does the cladistic primate classification include?

In your primate anatomy lab you are shown the mandible (lower jawbone)of a species of primate.While looking at the teeth you notice a large space between the canine and first premolar.What do you note in your lab book?

What does dietary plasticity in primates refer to?

Which of the following fall under the suborder strepsirhini?

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

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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