Question 1

What do prosimians and strepsirhines have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) a reliance on olfaction 
B) diurnality 
C) complex social systems 
D) speech 
A) a reliance on olfaction 
B) diurnality 
C) complex social systems 
D) speech A

Question 2

Catarrhine species share __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ischial callosities 
B) bilophodont molars 
C) a greater degree of sexual dimorphism than Platyrhine species 
D) all of these 
A) ischial callosities 
B) bilophodont molars 
C) a greater degree of sexual dimorphism than Platyrhine species 
D) all of these D

Question 3

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 C

Question 4

Most primates are herbivores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Primates are members of the __________ group.

Accepted Answer

A) prokaryotic 
B) eutheria 
C) prototheria 
D) metatheria 
A) prokaryotic 
B) eutheria 
C) prototheria 
D) metatheria

Question 6

The petrosal bulla __________.

Accepted Answer

A) covers and protects parts of the inner ear 
B) is only found in primates 
C) is a part of the skeletal system 
D) all of these 
A) covers and protects parts of the inner ear 
B) is only found in primates 
C) is a part of the skeletal system 
D) all of these

Question 7

All primates have a fully opposable thumb and hallux.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not true of gorillas?

Accepted Answer

A) gorillas are extremely sexually dimorphic 
B) gorilla infanticide is rare 
C) females give birth every four years 
D) gorillas live in highly cohesive groups 
A) gorillas are extremely sexually dimorphic 
B) gorilla infanticide is rare 
C) females give birth every four years 
D) gorillas live in highly cohesive groups

Question 9

About __________ mammal species exist today.

Accepted Answer

A) 400 
B) 2,000 
C) 4,000 
D) 200 
A) 400 
B) 2,000 
C) 4,000 
D) 200

Question 10

Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A) gorillas 
B) lemurs 
C) orangutans 
D) bonobos 
A) gorillas 
B) lemurs 
C) orangutans 
D) bonobos

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of primates?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is true of galagos and lorises?

Accepted Answer

A) they are nocturnal 
B) they use olfactory communication 
C) they are largely solitary 
D) all of these 
A) they are nocturnal 
B) they use olfactory communication 
C) they are largely solitary 
D) all of these

Question 15

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 16

is perhaps the most fundamental social adaptation that characterizes most primates.

Accepted Answer

A) A nocturnal lifestyle 
B) Solitary living 
C) Sociality 
D) Extended ontogeny 
A) A nocturnal lifestyle 
B) Solitary living 
C) Sociality 
D) Extended ontogeny

Question 17

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Mammals in the __________ group reproduce without a placenta.

Accepted Answer

A) prototheria 
B) eutheria 
C) metatheria 
D) all of these 
A) prototheria 
B) eutheria 
C) metatheria 
D) all of these

Question 19

Primates achieve stereoscopic vision by having __________.

Accepted Answer

A) forward-facing eyes 
B) large eyes 
C) eyes that see well at night 
D) round eyes 
A) forward-facing eyes 
B) large eyes 
C) eyes that see well at night 
D) round eyes

Question 20

Citing specific examples,relate the characteristics shared by haplorhines.

Accepted Answer

Haplorhines are a suborder of primates t

What do prosimians and strepsirhines have in common?

Catarrhine species share __________.

A frugivorous primate must contend with __________.

Most primates are herbivores.

Primates are members of the __________ group.

The petrosal bulla __________.

All primates have a fully opposable thumb and hallux.

Which of the following is not true of gorillas?

About __________ mammal species exist today.

Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

Nearly all threatened nonhuman primate species live __________.

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

Which of the following is true of primates?

Which of the following is true of galagos and lorises?

The strepsirhine infraorder includes __________.

is perhaps the most fundamental social adaptation that characterizes most primates.

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Mammals in the __________ group reproduce without a placenta.

Primates achieve stereoscopic vision by having __________.

Citing specific examples,relate the characteristics shared by haplorhines.

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Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

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Exam 7: The Primates

What do prosimians and strepsirhines have in common?

Catarrhine species share __________.

A frugivorous primate must contend with __________.

Most primates are herbivores.

Primates are members of the __________ group.

The petrosal bulla __________.

All primates have a fully opposable thumb and hallux.

Which of the following is not true of gorillas?

About __________ mammal species exist today.

Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

Nearly all threatened nonhuman primate species live __________.

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

Which of the following is true of primates?

Which of the following is true of galagos and lorises?

The strepsirhine infraorder includes __________.

is perhaps the most fundamental social adaptation that characterizes most primates.

Nearly all primate species give birth to single offspring.

Mammals in the __________ group reproduce without a placenta.

Primates achieve stereoscopic vision by having __________.

Citing specific examples,relate the characteristics shared by haplorhines.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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