Question 1

__________ do not have tails.

Accepted Answer

A) New World monkeys 
B) Monkeys 
C) Apes 
D) Lemurs 
E) Tarsiers 
A) New World monkeys 
B) Monkeys 
C) Apes 
D) Lemurs 
E) Tarsiers

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) analogy 
B) homology 
C) phenotype 
D) allele 
E) meiosis 
A) analogy 
B) homology 
C) phenotype 
D) allele 
E) meiosis

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

The Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era

Question 4

Chimpanzee social networks involve complex dominance relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anthropologists most interested in the __________ era.

Accepted Answer

A) Mesozoic 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Archaean 
E) Protoerozoic 
A) Mesozoic 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Archaean 
E) Protoerozoic

Question 6

The largest (known) primate that ever lived is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

There are several forces that are endang

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 lip 
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 lip

Question 9

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" 
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"

Question 10

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 11

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. 
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.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Prehensile (grasping) tails are characteristic traits of

Accepted Answer

A) Old World monkeys. 
B) New World monkeys. 
C) pongids. 
D) prosimians. 
E) tarsiers. 
A) Old World monkeys. 
B) New World monkeys. 
C) pongids. 
D) prosimians. 
E) tarsiers.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The five types of apes include gibbons,

Question 16

Orangutans are found mostly in Madagascar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Anthropoids became the most numerous primates during the Oligocene epoch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A __________ is not a hominoid.

Accepted Answer

A) gibbon 
B) lemur 
C) human 
D) orangutan 
E) siamang 
A) gibbon 
B) lemur 
C) human 
D) orangutan 
E) siamang

Question 19

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. 
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.

Question 20

Lemurs live primarily in

Accepted Answer

A) Madagascar. 
B) Indonesia. 
C) Europe. 
D) Japan. 
E) Central America. 
A) Madagascar. 
B) Indonesia. 
C) Europe. 
D) Japan. 
E) Central America.

__________ do not have tails.

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

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.

Chimpanzee social networks involve complex dominance relationships.

Anthropologists most interested in the __________ era.

The largest (known) primate that ever lived is

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

__________ is shared by all anthropoids.

The statement, ____________, best describes terrestrial monkeys.

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

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

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

Prehensile (grasping) tails are characteristic traits of

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

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

Orangutans are found mostly in Madagascar.

Anthropoids became the most numerous primates during the Oligocene epoch.

A __________ is not a hominoid.

The Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is

Lemurs live primarily in

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Exam 5: The Primates

__________ do not have tails.

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

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.

Chimpanzee social networks involve complex dominance relationships.

Anthropologists most interested in the __________ era.

The largest (known) primate that ever lived is

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

__________ is shared by all anthropoids.

The statement, ____________, best describes terrestrial monkeys.

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

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

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

Prehensile (grasping) tails are characteristic traits of

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

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

Orangutans are found mostly in Madagascar.

Anthropoids became the most numerous primates during the Oligocene epoch.

A __________ is not a hominoid.

The Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is

Lemurs live primarily in

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters