Question 1

Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell 
B)  the presence of color vision in most species 
C)  a more forward facing position of the eyes relative to most other mammals 
D)  visual information from each eye transmitted to visual centers in both hemispheres 
E)  lack of color vision in most species 
A)  the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell 
B)  the presence of color vision in most species 
C)  a more forward facing position of the eyes relative to most other mammals 
D)  visual information from each eye transmitted to visual centers in both hemispheres 
E)  lack of color vision in most species

Question 4

What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Old World monkeys 
B)  New World monkeys 
C)  tarsiers 
D)  lemurs and lorises 
E)  great apes 
A)  Old World monkeys 
B)  New World monkeys 
C)  tarsiers 
D)  lemurs and lorises 
E)  great apes

Question 5

The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

Accepted Answer

A)  Restricted to the islands of Southeast Asia 
B)  Mainly diurnal 
C)  Insectivore leaping from branch to branch to catch prey 
D)  Form stable bonds 
E)  Inhabit wide range of habitats 
A)  Restricted to the islands of Southeast Asia 
B)  Mainly diurnal 
C)  Insectivore leaping from branch to branch to catch prey 
D)  Form stable bonds 
E)  Inhabit wide range of habitats

Question 6

Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  one adult male, several females, and their young 
B)  large communities of bonded males and females, plus young of all ages 
C)  one adult male plus one adult female and their young 
D)  several adult females, one adult male, and any dependent young 
E)  other primate species 
A)  one adult male, several females, and their young 
B)  large communities of bonded males and females, plus young of all ages 
C)  one adult male plus one adult female and their young 
D)  several adult females, one adult male, and any dependent young 
E)  other primate species

Question 7

Prehensile ability to grasp with five digits is

Accepted Answer

A)  a variable trait in the order 
B)  characteristic only of monkeys 
C)  characteristic only of apes and humans 
D)  the only truly distinctive primate trait 
E)  is hindered by an opposable thumb 
A)  a variable trait in the order 
B)  characteristic only of monkeys 
C)  characteristic only of apes and humans 
D)  the only truly distinctive primate trait 
E)  is hindered by an opposable thumb

Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

Prehensile ability to grasp with five digits is

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 6: An Overview of the Primates

Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

Prehensile ability to grasp with five digits is

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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