El Camino College » Anthropology » Anth 1 - Biological Anthropology » Spring 2020

Question #1

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

A. they are like other mammals in taking a long time to develop to sexual maturity.

B. on average they are smaller bodied than most other mammals.

C. the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates.

D. they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals.

Question #2

Arboreal adaptation is:

A. the ability to brachiate.

B. adaptation to life in the trees.

C. adaptation to life in the savanna.

D. the ability to move on four limbs.

Question #3

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition, which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys, is:

A. a long canine tooth in males.

B. a Y-5 molar pattern.

C. bilophodont molars.

D. a 2-1-2-3 dental formula.

Question #4

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

A. chimpanzees.

B. howler monkeys.

C. lemurs.

D. colobus monkeys.

Question #5

Strepsirhines have a special lower incisor called a:

A. bilophodont.

B. tooth comb.

C. two-ridge tooth.

D. diastema.