Anthropology 101 - Human Biological Evolution » Fall 2020 » Primate Taxonomy and Characteristics Quiz

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Question #1
A frugivore is an animal that:
A.   eats mostly fruit
B.   eats mostly leaves
C.   eats gums and saps from trees and other plants
Question #2
A folivore is an animal that
A.   eats gums and saps from trees and other plants
B.   eats mostly leaves
C.   eats mostly fruit
Question #3
The term terrestrial means:
A.   most of the activities take place in the trees
B.   most activities take place on the ground
C.   most of the activities take place during the day
Question #4
The term diurnal means:
A.   most of the activities take place during the day
B.   most of the activities take place in the trees
C.   most of the activities take place on the ground
Question #5
The term philopatric means:
A.   most of the activities take place during the day
B.   animals remain in their natal group throughout their lifespan
C.   most of the activities take place on the ground
Question #6
Polygynous primate groups include:
A.   one-female/multi-male groups
B.   monogamous pairs
C.   multi-male/multi-female groups
Question #7
Polyandrous primate groups include
A.   one-male/multi-female groups
B.   one-female/multi-male groups
C.   multi-male/multi-female groups
Question #8
Most primates live in
A.   zoos
B.   Madagascar
C.   tropical areas
Question #9
A feature that distinguishes primates from almost all other mammals is
A.   arboreal lives
B.   longer pregnancies
C.   shorter periods of dependency on parents
Question #10
Using all four limbs to support the body during locomotion is called
A.   vertical clinging and leaping
B.   brachiation
C.   quadrupedalism
Question #11
The order Primates is traditionally divided into two suborders:
A.   cercopithecoidea and hominoidea
B.   platyrrhines and felidae
C.   strepsirrhini and haplorrhini
Question #12
The suborder strepsirrhini includes
A.   lemurs and lorises
B.   lorises, chimpanzees and gorillas
C.   chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans
Question #13
Compared with the haplorrhines, the strepsirrhines:
A.   have evolved numerous adaptations that suit their diurnal lifestyle.
B.   are typically quite large in body size.
C.   retain many ancestral characteristics.
Question #14
_________ is seen in some New World monkeys, but not in any Old World monkeys.
A.   A prehensile tail
B.   An arboreal lifestyle
C.   A grasping hand
Question #15
Tarsiers, Old World monkeys, apes, and humans are placed together in which suborder?
A.   hominoidea
B.   haplorrhini
C.   strepsirrhini
Question #16
Which of the following are not hominoids?
A.   baboons
B.   chimpanzees
C.   gorillas
Question #17
Sexual dimorphism
A.   refers to differences between the sexes with regard to features such as body size
B.   is more common in arboreal species
C.   refers to differences between adults and adolescents with regard to sexual behavior
Question #18
Among the apes, the ________ have the smallest average body sizes.
A.   gibbons
B.   chimpanzees
C.   macaques
Question #19
Gibbons are adapted for
A.   vertical clinging and leaping
B.   brachiation
C.   quadrupedalism
Question #20
Orangutans belong to which genus?
A.   Hylobates
B.   Pongo
C.   Pan

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