Question 1

Most primates are herbivores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Chimpanzee diet includes __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following can be found on Madagascar?

Accepted Answer

A)   tarsiers
B)   lorises
C)   monkeys
D)   lemurs

Question 4

What do prosimians and strepsirhines have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   a reliance on olfaction
B)   diurnality
C)   complex social systems
D)   speech

Question 5

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

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The activity budget refers to the alloca...

Question 6

Citing specific examples, relate the characteristics shared by haplorhines.

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Haplorhines are a suborder of primates t...

Question 7

Monkeys __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   tend to swing from branch to branch
B)   travel by vertical clinging and leaping
C)   move mostly on the ground
D)   run and leap along branches

Question 8

Primates are members of the __________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)   prokaryotic
B)   eutheria
C)   prototheria
D)   metatheria B

Question 9

The Australian platypus is a member of the prototheria group. Therefore, it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gives birth to live young and feeds them from a nipple in an abdominal pouch
B)   lays eggs
C)   has a placenta
D)   does not produce milk

Question 10

At least __________ primate species are critically endangered.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Most living nonhuman primate species are under threat of extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

About __________ mammal species exist today.

Accepted Answer

A)   400
B)   2,000
C)   4,000
D)   200

Question 13

All platyrrhines __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   have a relatively large body size
B)   have three premolar teeth
C)   are primarily terrestrial
D)   all of these

Question 14

Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Trees and __________ are in a long-running symbiosis.

Accepted Answer

A)   folivores
B)   frugivores

Question 16

Mammals in the __________ group reproduce without a placenta.

Accepted Answer

A)   prototheria
B)   eutheria
C)   metatheria
D)   all of these

Question 17

In general, primates are typified by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   large brains
B)   a high degree of learned behavior
C)   grasping hands
D)   all of these

Question 18

Citing specific examples, relate the characteristics shared by strepsirhines.

Accepted Answer

Strepsirhines, also known as "wet-nosed"...

Question 19

Diurnal primates __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   see only in black and white
B)   rarely eat fruits
C)   have a greater need for color vision
D)   rarely have bony eye sockets

Question 20

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

Exam 6: The Primates

Most primates are herbivores.

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The Chimpanzee diet includes __________.

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Which of the following can be found on Madagascar?

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What do prosimians and strepsirhines have in common?

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

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Citing specific examples, relate the characteristics shared by haplorhines.

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Monkeys __________.

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Primates are members of the __________ group.

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The Australian platypus is a member of the prototheria group. Therefore, it __________.

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At least __________ primate species are critically endangered.

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Most living nonhuman primate species are under threat of extinction.

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About __________ mammal species exist today.

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All platyrrhines __________.

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Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

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Trees and __________ are in a long-running symbiosis.

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Mammals in the __________ group reproduce without a placenta.

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In general, primates are typified by __________.

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Citing specific examples, relate the characteristics shared by strepsirhines.

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Diurnal primates __________.

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

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