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Question #1
Tamarins practice which of the following social grouping patterns?
A.
polyandry
B.
polygynandry
C.
multi-male polygyny
D.
one male polygyny
Question #2
Females choose their mates carefully in primate societies because ____________________.
A.
their fathers told them to
B.
none of the answers
C.
their mothers told them to
D.
they invest so much in reproduction that they choose the strongest, healthiest, and capable male that can later be supportive with food and resources
Question #3
A parabolic dental arcade is a trait for which major primate group?
A.
hominins
B.
apes
C.
prosimians
D.
old world monkeys
Question #4
Apidium is known as the first _____________.
A.
tarsier
B.
ape
C.
monkey
D.
lemur
Question #5
Bonobos practice the following social grouping pattern:
A.
solitary
B.
none of the answers
C.
monogamy
D.
fission-fusion polygyny
E.
one male polygyny
Question #6
Which of the following was not an ape?
A.
Aegyptopithecus
B.
Proconsul
C.
Gigantopithecus
D.
Morotopithecus
Question #7
Since Bonobo females form strong long lasting relationships with each other, it is likely that this is the result of female philopatry.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #8
Which of the following dating techniques would be useful in determining the age of footprints left in hardened volcanic ash?
A.
Potassium-argon dating
B.
carbon-14
C.
lithostratigraphy
D.
biostratigraphy
Question #9
Adapoids and omomyoids had flattened nails and not claws.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #10
When a female bonobo is ready to mate, this is indicated by _____________.
A.
estrus
B.
sharing of food
C.
building a nest on a tree
D.
cllimbing a tree
Question #11
Which of the following anatomical parts belong to a bipedal specimen?
A.
foramen magnum located directly underneath skull
B.
toes on foot are parallel to each other
C.
all answers
D.
bowl-shaped pelvic girdle
E.
s-shaped spine
Question #12
The advantages of group cooperation among primates includes:
A.
easier to obtain food due to sharing
B.
all answers
C.
more surveillance against predators
D.
easier to find a mate due to being in a group
Question #13
A fire pit that has stones encircling it can be dated using which of the following dating technique?
A.
biostratigraphy
B.
lithostratigraphy
C.
thermoluminesence
D.
tephrostratigraphy
Question #14
Which of the following primates had an unfused mandible?
A.
tamarin
B.
capuchin
C.
gorilla
D.
sifka
Question #15
Purgatorius was a(n) _______________.
A.
lemur
B.
monkey
C.
tarsier
D.
ancestral primate
E.
rat
Question #16
Siamangs have a lot of sexual dimorphism present.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #17
The earliest hominins were found in ________________.
A.
None of the answers
B.
East Africa
C.
Australia
D.
Europe
E.
West Asia
Question #18
Which of the following hominins had a sagittal crest?
A.
Australopithecus africanus
B.
Ardipithecus
C.
Kenyanthropus platyops
D.
Paranthropus robustus
Question #19
As the mammals dominated the earth, the climate was getting cooler as well.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #20
Which one of the following primates uses knuckle-walking as its primary means of locomotion?
A.
ring-tailed lemur
B.
siamiang
C.
orangutan
D.
bonobo
Question #21
In male philopatry, the society is always going to be dominated by males.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #22
Plesiadapiforms did not have the grasping hands and binocular vision of today's primates.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #23
Which of the following is an ape species?
A.
Australopithecus afarensis
B.
Morotopithecus
C.
Paranthropus bosiei
D.
Ardipithecus
Question #24
Orangutans participate in which of the following social grouping pattern?
A.
solitary
B.
polyandry
C.
monogamy
D.
fission-fusion polygyny
E.
polygynandry
Question #25
Primates split from the main mammalian line because:
A.
all answers
B.
of zygote inviability
C.
trees presented an ecological niche
D.
the climate was getting warmer
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