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

Question #1

Primates have long growth and development periods because:

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

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

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

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

Question #2

Arboreal adaptation is:

A. adaptation to life in the trees.

B. adaptation to life in the savanna.

C. the ability to move on four limbs.

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 long canine tooth in males.

B. bilophodont molars.

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

D. a Y-5 molar pattern.

Question #4

The Y-5 molar morphology is present in:

A. howler monkeys.

B. lemurs.

C. colobus monkeys.

D. chimpanzees.

Question #5

Strepsirhines have a special lower incisor called a:

A. diastema.

B. bilophodont.

C. two-ridge tooth.

D. tooth comb.