Question 1

The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

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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 2

The cladistic primate classification includes:

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A)   anthropods and haplorhines.
B)   hominoids and chordata.
C)   strepsirhines and haplorhines.
D)   pongidae and omomyidae.

Question 3

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

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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 4

Which of the following are prosimians?

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

Question 5

Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

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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 6

The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

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

Question 7

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

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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 8

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

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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 9

Low, rounded cusps indicate a diet of:

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

Question 10

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

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Question 11

The rhinarium is present in:

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

Question 12

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:

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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 13

The suborder prosimians includes:

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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 14

Brachiation refers to

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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 15

The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

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

Question 16

Prehensile tails:

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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 17

Strepsirhines have:

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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 18

Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:

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

Question 19

The cladistic approach to primate classification is:

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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 20

Old World monkeys have:

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

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

Old World monkeys have:

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Dietary plasticity in primates refers to:

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The rhinarium is present in:

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

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Strepsirhines have:

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

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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:

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

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

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The variation in living primates provides models for understanding:

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The dental pattern of Old World higher primates is:

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The cladistic primate classification includes:

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Brachiation refers to

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Which of the following are prosimians?

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The cladistic approach to primate classification is:

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The typical catarrhine dental formula is:

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Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:

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Prehensile tails:

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Low, rounded cusps indicate a diet of:

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