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

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

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

Question #2

Arboreal adaptation is:

A. the ability to move on four limbs.

B. adaptation to life in the savanna.

C. adaptation to life in the trees.

D. the ability to brachiate.

Question #3

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

A. bilophodont molars.

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

C. a Y-5 molar pattern.

D. a long canine tooth in males.

Question #4

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

A. lemurs.

B. howler monkeys.

C. colobus monkeys.

D. chimpanzees.

Question #5

Strepsirhines have a special lower incisor called a:

A. two-ridge tooth.

B. bilophodont.

C. tooth comb.

D. diastema.