Anthropology 101 - Physical Anthropology » Fall 2019 » Quiz Week 3

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Question #1
A cladogram organizes animals according to:
A.   Traits
B.   Evolutionary relationships
C.   Color
D.   Intelligence
Question #2
The primary means of locomotion for gibbons is:
A.   Bipedal walking
B.   Brachiation
C.   Arboreal quadruped
D.   Arboreal quadruped with prehensile tail
Question #3
New world monkeys have nostrils that face outwards.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Strepsirhines have an unfused mandible (lower jaw appears as two units and not two pieces mended together).
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Analogous traits are traits from two or more different species that are similar in function but not derived from a common ancestor.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Haplorhines distinguish themselves from strepsirhines by having a bony plate in the back of the eye. This is also known as a fully enclosed orbit that has only a small hole to allow the optic nerve to run through. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Which of the following reasons prevent two different species from producing a fully fertile offspring
A.   All answers
B.   Mechanical incompatibility
C.   Behavioral isolation
D.   Zygote inviability
E.   Habitat isolation
Question #8
Which of the following evolutionary forces results in sexual dimorphism. 
A.   Sexual selection
B.   Natural selection
C.   Genetic drift
D.   Gene flow
Question #9
Humans have the following dental formula:
A.   2123
B.   2133
C.   2134
D.   1133
Question #10
Old world monkeys have downward facing nostrils.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Haplorhines have a fused mandible (lower jaw appears as one unit and not two piece mended together). 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
Both Chimpanzees and Bonobos practice male philopatry.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
Many different species of lemur exist because of:
A.   All answers
B.   Adaptive radiation
C.   Different lemur species interbreeding
D.   Post-mating isolating mechanisms
Question #14
How did lemurs end up in Madagascar if their original home was continental Africa?
A.   They were brought over by conservationists
B.   They were swept on raft of tree debris by the ocean current to the island of Madagascar
C.   Eagles flew lemurs to Madagascar
D.   They swam the journey
Question #15
In phylogenetic trees, organisms (such as animals) are organized according to their evolutionary relationship to one another. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #16
The similarity of the a streamlined body and fins to propel in water between fish and whales is an example of convergent evolution. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
Dominant orangutan males have mating access to multiple females and are much larger. 
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
According to the Primate Phylogenic Tree, which of the following is most closely related to child?
A.   Baboon
B.   bonobo
C.   capuchin
D.   ring-tailed lemur
Question #19
The camel and the llama splitting into two separate species is an example of cladogenesis. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
Vertebrates include the following animals:
A.   Frogs
B.   primates
C.   Reptiles
D.   All answers
E.   Amphibians
Question #21
The tarsiers live in social groups that consist of a mated pair along with their offspring. 
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
Gorilla males are much larger than gorilla females.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #23
Normally speaking, two different species cannot mate and produce fertile offspring. 
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #24
New world monkeys have the following dental formula:
A.   2134
B.   2134
C.   1133
D.   2133
Question #25
Bonobo females have far more power and status in their society compared to chimpanzee females in theirs. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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