Question 1

Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:

Accepted Answer

A)  an enlarged olfactory bulb and enlarged scent glands. 
B)  a larger brain. 
C)  a reduced number of teeth. 
D)  smaller eye orbits. 
A)  an enlarged olfactory bulb and enlarged scent glands. 
B)  a larger brain. 
C)  a reduced number of teeth. 
D)  smaller eye orbits.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

In humans, the foramen magnum is on the

Question 3

Strepsirhines 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 4

A feature unique to human teeth and human ancestors' 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 5

Prehensile tails:

Accepted Answer

A)  are present in catarrhine primates. 
B)  are present in most primates. 
C)  are present only in some platyrrhines. 
D)  are made strictly of muscle. 
A)  are present in catarrhine primates. 
B)  are present in most primates. 
C)  are present only in some platyrrhines. 
D)  are made strictly of muscle.

Question 6

The cladistic primate classification includes:

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 7

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

Accepted Answer

A)  among the most endangered animals due to human exploitation of resources. 
B)  a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C)  not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D)  among the most endangered animal species due to disease. 
A)  among the most endangered animals due to human exploitation of resources. 
B)  a healthy population living in a subtropical environment. 
C)  not highly adaptable to changing environments but do well in zoos. 
D)  among the most endangered animal species due to disease.

Question 8

The suborder prosimians includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  New World and Old World monkeys. 
B)  lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers. 
C)  great apes and lesser apes. 
D)  lemurs, lorises, and galagos. 
A)  New World and Old World monkeys. 
B)  lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers. 
C)  great apes and lesser apes. 
D)  lemurs, lorises, and galagos.

Question 9

Brachiation refers 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 10

Low, rounded cusps indicate a diet of:

Accepted Answer

A)  fruit. 
B)  meat. 
C)  insects. 
D)  leaves. 
A)  fruit. 
B)  meat. 
C)  insects. 
D)  leaves.

Question 11

Which of the following were identified by Sir William le Gros Clark as tendencies of primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of a rhinarium and an opposable thumb 
B)  increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation 
C)  arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity 
D)  the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care 
A)  the presence of a rhinarium and an opposable thumb 
B)  increased mobility, arboreal adaptation, and brachiation 
C)  arboreal adaptation, parental investment, and the presence of dietary plasticity 
D)  the presence of a rhinarium, forward-facing eyes, and increased parental care

Question 12

Old World monkeys have:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The rhinarium is present in:

Accepted Answer

A)  baboons. 
B)  gorillas. 
C)  ring-tail lemurs. 
D)  howler monkeys. 
A)  baboons. 
B)  gorillas. 
C)  ring-tail lemurs. 
D)  howler monkeys.

Question 14

The cladistic approach to primate classification is:

Accepted Answer

A)  based on the use of anatomical and genetic evidence to establish ancestral lines. 
B)  based on personal observation of phenotypes only. 
C)  also called the gradistic method of classification. 
D)  based on levels of anatomical complexity, without consideration of ancestor-descendent relationships. 
A)  based on the use of anatomical and genetic evidence to establish ancestral lines. 
B)  based on personal observation of phenotypes only. 
C)  also called the gradistic method of classification. 
D)  based on levels of anatomical complexity, without consideration of ancestor-descendent relationships.

Question 15

While observing primates at the zoo, you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands, feet, and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure. This is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  an Old World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
B)  a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
C)  a New World monkey, because these are the only monkeys that live in trees. 
D)  a New World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
A)  an Old World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
B)  a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet. 
C)  a New World monkey, because these are the only monkeys that live in trees. 
D)  a New World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

Question 16

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

Accepted Answer

A)  2-1-2-3. 
B)  2-1-3-3. 
C)  2-2-2-3. 
D)  2-2-3-3. 
A)  2-1-2-3. 
B)  2-1-3-3. 
C)  2-2-2-3. 
D)  2-2-3-3.

Question 17

Which of the following are prosimians?

Accepted Answer

A)  baboons 
B)  gibbons 
C)  lemurs 
D)  tamarins 
A)  baboons 
B)  gibbons 
C)  lemurs 
D)  tamarins

Question 18

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  eating a wide variety of foods. 
B)  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)  diversity of diets over time. 
C)  diets composed of a variety of red meats. 
D)  diets composed of a variety of fruits.

Question 19

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 20

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
B)  2 / 1 / 3 / 3. 
C)  2 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
D)  3 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
A)  1 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
B)  2 / 1 / 3 / 3. 
C)  2 / 1 / 2 / 3. 
D)  3 / 1 / 2 / 3.

Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:

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

Strepsirhines have:

A feature unique to human teeth and human ancestors' teeth is:

Prehensile tails:

The cladistic primate classification includes:

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

The suborder prosimians includes:

Brachiation refers to

Low, rounded cusps indicate a diet of:

Which of the following were identified by Sir William le Gros Clark as tendencies of primates?

Old World monkeys have:

The rhinarium is present in:

The cladistic approach to primate classification is:

While observing primates at the zoo, you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands, feet, and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure. This is most likely:

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

Which of the following are prosimians?

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

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

Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:

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

Strepsirhines have:

A feature unique to human teeth and human ancestors' teeth is:

Prehensile tails:

The cladistic primate classification includes:

African monkeys, including Miss Waldron's red colobus, are:

The suborder prosimians includes:

Brachiation refers to

Low, rounded cusps indicate a diet of:

Which of the following were identified by Sir William le Gros Clark as tendencies of primates?

Old World monkeys have:

The rhinarium is present in:

The cladistic approach to primate classification is:

While observing primates at the zoo, you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands, feet, and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure. This is most likely:

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

Which of the following are prosimians?

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

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

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

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