Question 1

There are now about how many species of living primates?

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A)  50
B)  100
C)  200 to 300
D)  500E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The ability to grasp with the hands (and,sometimes,feet) is called

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A)  opposability.
B)  manual dexterity.
C)  bipedalism.
D)  prehensile.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?

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A)  quadrupedal walking
B)  prehensile hands
C)  opposable thumbs
D)  habitual bipedal walkingE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) D

Question 4

The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is

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A)  the three branches of the federal government.
B)  the academic departments at a university.
C)  the address on a letter.
D)  the teams in major league sports.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?

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A)  warm-bloodedness
B)  birth of live young
C)  nourishment of the young with milk
D)  parental care of the youngE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because

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A)  they are larger than most animals.
B)  they are less well-adapted.
C)  they develop slowly.
D)  they have more to learn than most animals in order to survive.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Like some of the prosimians,some of the marmosets of South America

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A)  give birth to twins.
B)  lack color vision.
C)  have grooming claws.
D)  have prehensile tails.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The most accurate description of the adaptive environment of the primate order is

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A)  tropical.
B)  terrestrial.
C)  savanna.
D)  arboreal.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Primates identify one another,as species and as individuals,mostly through

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A)  smell.
B)  observation of mating behavior.
C)  color patterns,largely on the face,and facial features.
D)  social status and power level.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Criteria for phenetic taxonomic categories are best seen as

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A)  merely lists of characteristics.
B)  outdated and,therefore,of little use in modern biology.
C)  statements about adaptive patterns.
D)  subjective and culturally-biased.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Humans differ MOST from the other primates in

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A)  the senses.
B)  the importance of living in social groups.
C)  sexual behavior.
D)  number of offspring at each birth.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 12

The brains of primates are

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A)  larger in absolute size than the brains of any other mammals.
B)  all as complex as the human brain.
C)  larger in relative size than the brains of other mammals.
D)  the only mammalian brains capable of reasoning and problem solving.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Relative to the other primates,the prosimians

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A)  are more intelligent.
B)  have better vision.
C)  have a better sense of smell.
D)  are more widely dispersed.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Nonhuman primates communicate through all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  vocalizations.
B)  symbolic language.
C)  facial expression.
D)  body gestures.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The author of the text uses hominid to refer to

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A)  only humans and our direct ancestors
B)  humans and the African apes
C)  humans and all the apes
D)  extinct humansE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?

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A)  birth of live young
B)  hair (at least at some time in their evolutionary history) 
C)  milk for nourishing the young
D)  warm-bloodednessE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Criteria for cladistic taxonomic categories are best seen as

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A)  statements about adaptation
B)  cultural categories
C)  based on evolutionary relationships
D)  based on subjective assessmentsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called

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A)  bathing.
B)  dominance hierarchy.
C)  grooming.
D)  vocalization.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In some primates,there is differential social power and influence.This is technically known as

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A)  social status.
B)  dominance hierarchy.
C)  troop organization.
D)  charisma.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

New World monkeys DO NOT differ from Old World primates in

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A)  number of teeth.
B)  presence of prehensile tail in some species.
C)  shape of nose.
D)  color vision.E) None of the above
F) All of the above D

Exam 7: The Primates

There are now about how many species of living primates?

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The ability to grasp with the hands (and,sometimes,feet) is called

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Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?

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The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is

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Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?

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Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because

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Like some of the prosimians,some of the marmosets of South America

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The most accurate description of the adaptive environment of the primate order is

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Primates identify one another,as species and as individuals,mostly through

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Criteria for phenetic taxonomic categories are best seen as

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Humans differ MOST from the other primates in

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The brains of primates are

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Relative to the other primates,the prosimians

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Nonhuman primates communicate through all of the following EXCEPT

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The author of the text uses hominid to refer to

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Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?

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Criteria for cladistic taxonomic categories are best seen as

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A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called

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