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

Question #1

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

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

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

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

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

Question #2

Arboreal adaptation is:

A. the ability to move on four limbs.

B. adaptation to life in the trees.

C. adaptation to life in the savanna.

D. the ability to brachiate.

Question #3

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

A. a Y-5 molar pattern.

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

C. a long canine tooth in males.

D. bilophodont molars.

Question #4

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

A. colobus monkeys.

B. lemurs.

C. chimpanzees.

D. howler monkeys.

Question #5

Strepsirhines have a special lower incisor called a:

A. bilophodont.

B. diastema.

C. tooth comb.

D. two-ridge tooth.