Question 1

Primate dietary adaptation is facilitated by

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A)  highly specialized dentition.
B)  expanded numbers of teeth.
C)  four functionally distinctive tooth types.
D)  none of the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following were identified by Sir William le Gros Clark as tendencies of primates?

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A)  the presence of arboreal adaptations
B)  increased parental investment
C)  the presence of dietary plasticity
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Suspensory locomotion is characteristic of which primate?

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A)  macaques
B)  vervets
C)  baboons
D)  gibbonsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include

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A)  an enlarged olfactory bulb and enlarged scent glands.
B)  larger brains.
C)  reduced number of teeth.
D)  smaller eye orbits.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The tarsiers belong to the taxonomic suborder of

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A)  Anthropoidea.
B)  Prosimii.
C)  sapiens.
D)  Homo.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Anthropoids include

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A)  monkeys, apes, and humans.
B)  African and Asian apes.
C)  tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
D)  lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

A feature unique only to human teeth and human ancestors' teeth is

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A)  the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
B)  a canine that shows no wear on any surface.
C)  the Y-5 cusp pattern.
D)  a canine that shows wear on the tip.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The two suborders of primates are

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A)  platyrrhine and catarrhine.
B)  prosimians and anthropoids.
C)  pongidae and hominidae.
D)  tarsiers and anthropoids.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The presence of a honing complex relates to

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A)  molar size.
B)  canine size.
C)  diet.
D)  human reproduction.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Prehensile tails

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A)  are present in catarrhine primates.
B)  are present in most primates.
C)  are present only in some platyrrhines.
D)  none of the above.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

While observing primates at the zoo, you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands, feet, and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure.This is most likely

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A)  an Old World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.
B)  a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.
C)  a New World monkey, because these are the only monkeys that live in trees.
D)  a New World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Describe similarities and differences in diet and dentition among prosimians, Old World monkeys, and apes.

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