Question 1

Crepuscular primates forage __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mostly at night 
B) only at midday 
C) on an irregular schedule 
D) at dawn and dusk 
A) mostly at night 
B) only at midday 
C) on an irregular schedule 
D) at dawn and dusk

Question 2

Which of the following is true of orangutans?

Accepted Answer

A) they are highly arboreal 
B) they are very solitary 
C) their reproduction is strongly influenced by food supply 
D) all of these 
A) they are highly arboreal 
B) they are very solitary 
C) their reproduction is strongly influenced by food supply 
D) all of these

Question 3

How do primates differ from other mammals in terms of encephalization and ontogeny? How are these related?

Accepted Answer

Primates differ from other mammals in te

Question 4

The primate body plan is highly specialized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At least __________ primate species are critically endangered.

Accepted Answer

A) 250 
B) 150 
C) 50 
D) 25 
A) 250 
B) 150 
C) 50 
D) 25

Question 6

Citing examples,explain the relationship between activity budget and dietary quality.What is a possible relationship between activity budget,dietary quality,and brain evolution?

Accepted Answer

The activity budget refers to the alloca

Question 7

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 8

Most living nonhuman primate species are under threat of extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Chimpanzee diet includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fruit 
B) insects 
C) meat 
D) all of these 
A) fruit 
B) insects 
C) meat 
D) all of these

Question 10

Unlike many mammals,primates tend to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) diurnal 
B) nocturnal 
C) olfactory-based 
D) small 
A) diurnal 
B) nocturnal 
C) olfactory-based 
D) small

Question 11

Explain two possible reasons why nonhuman primates are territorial.

Accepted Answer

Nonhuman primates may be territorial for

Question 12

There are a total of more than __________ primate taxa.

Accepted Answer

A) 350 
B) 1,000 
C) 1,700 
D) 2 million 
A) 350 
B) 1,000 
C) 1,700 
D) 2 million

Question 13

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is largest?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Many strepsirhines move __________.

Accepted Answer

A) with bipedal walking 
B) by arm swinging 
C) by vertical clinging and leaping 
D) by mostly swimming 
A) with bipedal walking 
B) by arm swinging 
C) by vertical clinging and leaping 
D) by mostly swimming

Question 16

The Hominoid superfamily includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A) humans 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Old World monkeys 
D) tarsiers 
A) humans 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Old World monkeys 
D) tarsiers

Question 17

Activity budgets are tightly linked to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) animal size 
B) dietary quality 
C) group size 
D) habitat 
A) animal size 
B) dietary quality 
C) group size 
D) habitat

Question 18

The primate order can be broken down into two suborders including the suborder __________.

Accepted Answer

A) strepsirhines Strepsirhini 
B) prosimians Prosimii 
C) haplorhines Haplorhini 
D) all of these 
A) strepsirhines Strepsirhini 
B) prosimians Prosimii 
C) haplorhines Haplorhini 
D) all of these

Crepuscular primates forage __________.

Which of the following is true of orangutans?

How do primates differ from other mammals in terms of encephalization and ontogeny? How are these related?

The primate body plan is highly specialized.

At least __________ primate species are critically endangered.

Citing examples,explain the relationship between activity budget and dietary quality.What is a possible relationship between activity budget,dietary quality,and brain evolution?

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

Most living nonhuman primate species are under threat of extinction.

The Chimpanzee diet includes __________.

Unlike many mammals,primates tend to be __________.

Explain two possible reasons why nonhuman primates are territorial.

There are a total of more than __________ primate taxa.

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

Which of the following is largest?

Many strepsirhines move __________.

The Hominoid superfamily includes __________.

Activity budgets are tightly linked to __________.

The primate order can be broken down into two suborders including the suborder __________.

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

Filters

Exam 7: The Primates

Crepuscular primates forage __________.

Which of the following is true of orangutans?

How do primates differ from other mammals in terms of encephalization and ontogeny? How are these related?

The primate body plan is highly specialized.

At least __________ primate species are critically endangered.

Citing examples,explain the relationship between activity budget and dietary quality.What is a possible relationship between activity budget,dietary quality,and brain evolution?

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

Most living nonhuman primate species are under threat of extinction.

The Chimpanzee diet includes __________.

Unlike many mammals,primates tend to be __________.

Explain two possible reasons why nonhuman primates are territorial.

There are a total of more than __________ primate taxa.

Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic.

Which of the following is largest?

Many strepsirhines move __________.

The Hominoid superfamily includes __________.

Activity budgets are tightly linked to __________.

The primate order can be broken down into two suborders including the suborder __________.

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

Filters