Question 1

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Humans belong to the __________ family.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hylobatidae 
B)  Pongidae 
C)  Hominoidea 
D)  Homininae 
A)  Hylobatidae 
B)  Pongidae 
C)  Hominoidea 
D)  Homininae

Question 3

Describe the main differences between New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.

Accepted Answer

New World monkeys and Old World monkeys

Question 4

Most haplorhines have a dental formula including __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 3 molars 
B)  2 incisors, 2 canines, 3 premolars, and 2 molars 
C)  2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 2 molars 
D)  2 incisors, 2 canines , 2 premolars, and 2 molars 
A)  2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 3 molars 
B)  2 incisors, 2 canines, 3 premolars, and 2 molars 
C)  2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 2 molars 
D)  2 incisors, 2 canines , 2 premolars, and 2 molars

Question 5

A frugivorous primate must contend with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary compounds 
B)  high fiber 
C)  competition 
D)  thorns 
A)  secondary compounds 
B)  high fiber 
C)  competition 
D)  thorns

Question 6

The special area used by a primate group is its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  territory 
B)  core area 
C)  home range 
D)  shelter boundary 
A)  territory 
B)  core area 
C)  home range 
D)  shelter boundary

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of gibbons?

Accepted Answer

A)  they sometimes have secretive matings outside of their pair bonds 
B)  they are among the least vocal of all nonhuman primates 
C)  they are highly arboreal 
D)  they range is size from 10 - 25 pounds 
A)  they sometimes have secretive matings outside of their pair bonds 
B)  they are among the least vocal of all nonhuman primates 
C)  they are highly arboreal 
D)  they range is size from 10 - 25 pounds

Question 8

Nearly all threatened nonhuman primate species live __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in developing countries 
B)  near cities 
C)  in Central America 
D)  in Africa 
A)  in developing countries 
B)  near cities 
C)  in Central America 
D)  in Africa

Question 9

Which of the following is true of primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  they live longer lives than all the other mammals 
B)  they grow up faster than other mammals 
C)  they rely on instinct more so than other mammals 
D)  they have an extended ontogeny 
A)  they live longer lives than all the other mammals 
B)  they grow up faster than other mammals 
C)  they rely on instinct more so than other mammals 
D)  they have an extended ontogeny

Question 10

What are the major primate characteristics? How are these features explained by the arboreal hypothesis? How does Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis explain these features?

Accepted Answer

The major primate characteristics includ

Question 11

Encephalization refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bones in the inner ear 
B)  color vision and a bony eye socket 
C)  visual communication 
D)  the volume of the neocortex 
A)  bones in the inner ear 
B)  color vision and a bony eye socket 
C)  visual communication 
D)  the volume of the neocortex

Question 12

The arboreal hypothesis attributes primate characteristics to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  living on the ground 
B)  giving birth to live young 
C)  preying on insects 
D)  none of these 
A)  living on the ground 
B)  giving birth to live young 
C)  preying on insects 
D)  none of these

Question 13

Humans and apes are members of the __________ infraorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  prosimian 
B)  anthropoid 
C)  haplorhine 
D)  strepsirhine 
A)  prosimian 
B)  anthropoid 
C)  haplorhine 
D)  strepsirhine

Question 14

The strepsirhine infraorder includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lemurs 
B)  tarsiers 
C)  monkeys 
D)  none of these 
A)  lemurs 
B)  tarsiers 
C)  monkeys 
D)  none of these

Question 15

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The bony orbital closure is more complete in haplorhines than it is in strepsirhines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Primates usually have at the ends of their digits.

Accepted Answer

A)  claws 
B)  suction pads 
C)  flat nails 
D)  chemo receptors 
A)  claws 
B)  suction pads 
C)  flat nails 
D)  chemo receptors

Question 18

The New World monkeys are classified in the infraorder __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prosimii 
B)  Catarrhinii 
C)  Platyrrhinii 
D)  Pingidae 
A)  Prosimii 
B)  Catarrhinii 
C)  Platyrrhinii 
D)  Pingidae

Question 19

Nonhuman primates exhibit a surprising lack of diversity of size and form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Chimpanzee societies are less cohesive and stable than those of most other nonhuman primates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Humans belong to the __________ family.

Describe the main differences between New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.

Most haplorhines have a dental formula including __________.

A frugivorous primate must contend with __________.

The special area used by a primate group is its __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of gibbons?

Nearly all threatened nonhuman primate species live __________.

Which of the following is true of primates?

What are the major primate characteristics? How are these features explained by the arboreal hypothesis? How does Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis explain these features?

Encephalization refers to __________.

The arboreal hypothesis attributes primate characteristics to __________.

Humans and apes are members of the __________ infraorder.

The strepsirhine infraorder includes __________.

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

The bony orbital closure is more complete in haplorhines than it is in strepsirhines.

Primates usually have at the ends of their digits.

The New World monkeys are classified in the infraorder __________.

Nonhuman primates exhibit a surprising lack of diversity of size and form.

Chimpanzee societies are less cohesive and stable than those of most other nonhuman primates.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 6: The Primates

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Humans belong to the __________ family.

Describe the main differences between New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.

Most haplorhines have a dental formula including __________.

A frugivorous primate must contend with __________.

The special area used by a primate group is its __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of gibbons?

Nearly all threatened nonhuman primate species live __________.

Which of the following is true of primates?

What are the major primate characteristics? How are these features explained by the arboreal hypothesis? How does Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis explain these features?

Encephalization refers to __________.

The arboreal hypothesis attributes primate characteristics to __________.

Humans and apes are members of the __________ infraorder.

The strepsirhine infraorder includes __________.

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

The bony orbital closure is more complete in haplorhines than it is in strepsirhines.

Primates usually have at the ends of their digits.

The New World monkeys are classified in the infraorder __________.

Nonhuman primates exhibit a surprising lack of diversity of size and form.

Chimpanzee societies are less cohesive and stable than those of most other nonhuman primates.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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