Question 1

Most New World monkeys have a tendency to use orthograde posture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The tribe hominini consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  all the human species that ever existed (including extinct ones), excluding chimps and gorillas. 
B)  what scientists used to refer to as hominoids 20 years ago. 
C)  all bipedal primates that are represented in living species today. 
D)  all of the great apes. 
E)  all primates that share a genetic relationship with humans. 
A)  all the human species that ever existed (including extinct ones), excluding chimps and gorillas. 
B)  what scientists used to refer to as hominoids 20 years ago. 
C)  all bipedal primates that are represented in living species today. 
D)  all of the great apes. 
E)  all primates that share a genetic relationship with humans.

Question 3

Which of the following is not considered an anthropoid trend?

Accepted Answer

A)  a shift from a moist muzzle and tactile hairs to fingers as the primary organs of touch 
B)  the evolution of a complicated visual system 
C)  an increase of cranial capacity relative to body size 
D)  an increase in hearing capacity at the expense of smell 
E)  a decrease in litter size 
A)  a shift from a moist muzzle and tactile hairs to fingers as the primary organs of touch 
B)  the evolution of a complicated visual system 
C)  an increase of cranial capacity relative to body size 
D)  an increase in hearing capacity at the expense of smell 
E)  a decrease in litter size

Question 4

Which of the following primates is arboreal, active during the day, and has a prehensile tail?

Accepted Answer

A)  prosimian 
B)  a New World monkey 
C)  an Old World monkey 
D)  a gibbon 
E)  extinct 
A)  prosimian 
B)  a New World monkey 
C)  an Old World monkey 
D)  a gibbon 
E)  extinct

Question 5

Like apes and hominids, Old World monkeys have stereoscopic and full color vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the arboreal theory, primates became primates by adapting to life in the savanna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is shared by all anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to knuckle-walk and carry tools 
B)  bipedalism and one offspring born at a time 
C)  prehensile tails 
D)  a decrease in the size of canines and an increase in the size of molars 
E)  stereoscopic vision 
A)  the ability to knuckle-walk and carry tools 
B)  bipedalism and one offspring born at a time 
C)  prehensile tails 
D)  a decrease in the size of canines and an increase in the size of molars 
E)  stereoscopic vision

Question 8

Phylogenetically, who are our closest relatives? What evidence is used to support this relationship?

Accepted Answer

Our closest relatives phylogenetically a

Question 9

Old World monkeys include both arboreal and terrestrial species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Oligocene epoch is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hominins first appear during this epoch. 
B)  It belongs to the Tertiary period. 
C)  This period dates to 38-23 m.y.a. 
D)  It was a time of major geological and climatic change. 
E)  Most of what we know about primates from this period comes from fossils found in the Fayum. 
A)  Hominins first appear during this epoch. 
B)  It belongs to the Tertiary period. 
C)  This period dates to 38-23 m.y.a. 
D)  It was a time of major geological and climatic change. 
E)  Most of what we know about primates from this period comes from fossils found in the Fayum.

Question 11

Which of the following suggests that primates became primates by adapting to life in the trees?

Accepted Answer

A)  visual predation hypothesis 
B)  terrestrial theory 
C)  deciduous hypothesis 
D)  mixed diet hypothesis 
E)  arboreal theory 
A)  visual predation hypothesis 
B)  terrestrial theory 
C)  deciduous hypothesis 
D)  mixed diet hypothesis 
E)  arboreal theory

Question 12

Platyrrhines are to catarrhines as

Accepted Answer

A)  terrestrial is to arboreal. 
B)  Old World monkeys are to New World monkeys. 
C)  New World monkeys are to Old World monkeys. 
D)  brachiators are to nonbrachiators. 
E)  prosimians are to anthropoids. 
A)  terrestrial is to arboreal. 
B)  Old World monkeys are to New World monkeys. 
C)  New World monkeys are to Old World monkeys. 
D)  brachiators are to nonbrachiators. 
E)  prosimians are to anthropoids.

Question 13

Bonobos, which belong to the same genus as chimpanzees, are exceptional among primates because of

Accepted Answer

A)  their ability to withstand the pressures of deforestation. 
B)  their male-centered communities. 
C)  the frequency with which they have sex, a behavior associated with conflict avoidance. 
D)  their marked sexual dimorphism. 
E)  their cannibalism. 
A)  their ability to withstand the pressures of deforestation. 
B)  their male-centered communities. 
C)  the frequency with which they have sex, a behavior associated with conflict avoidance. 
D)  their marked sexual dimorphism. 
E)  their cannibalism.

Question 14

Homologies are similarities between two species that have been jointly inherited from a common ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In primate evolution, in which of the following epochs did prosimians dominate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miocene (24-5 m.y.a.) 
B)  Paleocene (65-54 m.y.a.) 
C)  Oligocene (34-23 m.y.a.) 
D)  Eocene (54-34 m.y.a.) 
E)  Pliocene (5-2 m.y.a.) 
A)  Miocene (24-5 m.y.a.) 
B)  Paleocene (65-54 m.y.a.) 
C)  Oligocene (34-23 m.y.a.) 
D)  Eocene (54-34 m.y.a.) 
E)  Pliocene (5-2 m.y.a.)

Question 16

Which of the following primate traits are believed to have been selected for life in trees?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer offspring and bipedalism 
B)  meat eating and aggression 
C)  larger females and gentle males 
D)  fingernails (instead of claws) and soft fingertips 
E)  stereoscopic vision and an opposable thumb 
A)  fewer offspring and bipedalism 
B)  meat eating and aggression 
C)  larger females and gentle males 
D)  fingernails (instead of claws) and soft fingertips 
E)  stereoscopic vision and an opposable thumb

Question 17

When scientists use the word hominid today, they mean pretty much the same thing as when they used this word 20 twenty years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Based on scientific theories of evolution, humans are not descended from gorillas or chimps. Rather,

Accepted Answer

A)  they are descended from gorillas. 
B)  they are descended from chimps. 
C)  it is the other way around: gorillas and chimps are descended from humans. 
D)  humans and African apes share a common ancestor. 
E)  humans are descended from Adam and Eve. 
A)  they are descended from gorillas. 
B)  they are descended from chimps. 
C)  it is the other way around: gorillas and chimps are descended from humans. 
D)  humans and African apes share a common ancestor. 
E)  humans are descended from Adam and Eve.

Exam 7: The Primates

Most New World monkeys have a tendency to use orthograde posture.

The tribe hominini consists of

Which of the following is not considered an anthropoid trend?

Which of the following primates is arboreal, active during the day, and has a prehensile tail?

Like apes and hominids, Old World monkeys have stereoscopic and full color vision.

According to the arboreal theory, primates became primates by adapting to life in the savanna.

Which of the following is shared by all anthropoids?

Phylogenetically, who are our closest relatives? What evidence is used to support this relationship?

Old World monkeys include both arboreal and terrestrial species.

Which of the following statements about the Oligocene epoch is NOT true?

Which of the following suggests that primates became primates by adapting to life in the trees?

Platyrrhines are to catarrhines as

Bonobos, which belong to the same genus as chimpanzees, are exceptional among primates because of

Homologies are similarities between two species that have been jointly inherited from a common ancestor.

In primate evolution, in which of the following epochs did prosimians dominate?

Which of the following primate traits are believed to have been selected for life in trees?

When scientists use the word hominid today, they mean pretty much the same thing as when they used this word 20 twenty years ago.

Based on scientific theories of evolution, humans are not descended from gorillas or chimps. Rather,

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