Question 1

Chimpanzee social networks involve complex dominance relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A __________ is not a hominoid.

Accepted Answer

A)  gibbon
B)  lemur
C)  human
D)  orangutan
E)  siamangF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Anthropologists most interested in the __________ era.

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A)  Mesozoic
B)  Cenozoic
C)  Paleozoic
D)  Archaean
E)  ProtoerozoicF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Analogies are similarities that are shared by organisms belonging to the same genus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A primary trend in primate evolution involves a shift from sight to smell as the most important means of obtaining information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Prehensile (grasping)  tails are characteristic traits of

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A)  Old World monkeys.
B)  New World monkeys.
C)  pongids.
D)  prosimians.
E)  tarsiers.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 7

The only primates that are not endangered, or soon to be endangered, are

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A)  orangutans.
B)  chimpanzees.
C)  gorillas.
D)  humans.
E)  No primate species are currently endangered.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

__________ is shared by all anthropoids.

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to knuckle-walk and carry tools
B)  Bipedalism and birth of a single offspring
C)  Prehensile tails
D)  A decrease in size of canines and an increase in size of molars
E)  A dry nose separate from the upper lipF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Orangutans are found mostly in Madagascar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The largest (known)  primate that ever lived is

Accepted Answer

A)  Giganto erectus.
B)  Toumai.
C)  Gigantopithecus.
D)  Orrorin tugenensis.
E)  the gorilla.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

List the epochs in the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era.Describe the important aspects of primate evolution that occurred in each of the first four epochs.

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Question 12

Ancient anthropoids began to have fewer offspring that required longer and more attentive care, which selected for

Accepted Answer

A)  pair bonding.
B)  a greater capacity for brachiation.
C)  a diet focused on nuts and tubers.
D)  increased reliance on arboreality (life in trees) , which protected offspring from predators.
E)  support from a social group.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

A(n)  ___________ is a trait that organisms have inherited from a common ancestor.

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A)  analogy
B)  homology
C)  phenotype
D)  allele
E)  meiosisF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Discuss the various forces that are endangering primates around the world.List specific steps that could protect primate species.

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Question 15

List the similarities and differences among the five types of apes.Include such traits as locomotion, social organization, and sexual dimorphism.

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Question 16

__________ do not have tails.

Accepted Answer

A)  New World monkeys
B)  Monkeys
C)  Apes
D)  Lemurs
E)  TarsiersF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Lemurs live primarily in

Accepted Answer

A)  Madagascar.
B)  Indonesia.
C)  Europe.
D)  Japan.
E)  Central America.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The statement, ____________, best describes terrestrial monkeys.

Accepted Answer

A)  "they are smaller than arboreal monkeys"
B)  "they have prehensile tails"
C)  "they do not have tails"
D)  "they have more sexual dimorphism than arboreal monkeys"
E)  "the core social group is made up of males"F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Anthropoids became the most numerous primates during the Oligocene epoch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is

Accepted Answer

A)  the first bipedal hominin.
B)  the first primate of the Paleocene.
C)  a possible Oligocene common ancestor of New and Old World monkeys.
D)  a possible Miocene common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
E)  the first arboreal primate.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Exam 5: The Primates

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