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Which of the following is not a primate tendency? |
| | A) | sight to smell |
| | B) | grasping |
| | C) | brain complexity |
| | D) | high parental investment |
| | E) | sociality |
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Which of the following is a monkey, not an ape? |
| | A) | macaque |
| | B) | gorilla |
| | C) | chimpanzee |
| | D) | orangutan |
| | E) | gibbon |
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Which is the largest ape? |
| | A) | chimpanzee |
| | B) | gorilla |
| | C) | orangutan |
| | D) | gibbon |
| | E) | There are only small size differences between the apes. |
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Which of the following statements about gibbons is false? |
| | A) | Gibbons are widespread in the forests of Southeast Asia. |
| | B) | Gibbons are the most agile apes. |
| | C) | Gibbons eat mostly fruit. |
| | D) | Gibbons live in primary groups. |
| | E) | Gibbons spend most of their time on the ground. |
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Which of the following statements about gorillas is not true? |
| | A) | Gorillas are the largest of the apes. |
| | B) | Gorillas spend most of their time on the ground. |
| | C) | The primary social unit is called the primary group. |
| | D) | Group membership for gorillas is fairly stable. |
| | E) | The dominant male is called the silverback. |
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Which of the following statements regarding tool use is true? |
| | A) | Only primates use tools. |
| | B) | Only humans use tools. |
| | C) | Only humans make tools with foresight. |
| | D) | While there are a number of other animals that use tools, no species uses as many tools for as many purposes as humans do. |
| | E) | Only humans have the capacity for deliberate tool manufacture. |
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Which of the following traits is unique to humans? |
| | A) | kinship |
| | B) | learning |
| | C) | aggression |
| | D) | tool use |
| | E) | hunting |
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Which of the following statements about prosimians is true? |
| | A) | All prosimians are nocturnal. |
| | B) | The suborder prosimian includes lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises. |
| | C) | North America was never home to a species of prosimians. |
| | D) | In Madagascar, prosimians have had to compete with a number of anthropoid species for the last 100,000 years. |
| | E) | All prosimians live in Madagascar. |
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Which of the following is a monkey, not an ape? |
| | A) | gorilla |
| | B) | baboon |
| | C) | chimpanzee |
| | D) | orangutan |
| | E) | gibbon |
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Which is the smallest ape? |
| | A) | chimpanzee |
| | B) | gorilla |
| | C) | orangutan |
| | D) | gibbon |
| | E) | There are only small size differences between the apes. |
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Which of the following statements about orangutans is not true? |
| | A) | Orangutans are the most agile brachiators among the apes. |
| | B) | Adult males weigh more than twice as much as adult females. |
| | C) | The diet of orangutans consists of fruit, bark, leaves, and insects. |
| | D) | Orangutans are found today only on two Indonesian islands. |
| | E) | Orangutans tend to be rather solitary animals. |
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Which of the following traits is unique to humans? |
| | A) | exogamy |
| | B) | learning |
| | C) | tool use |
| | D) | hunting |
| | E) | aggression |
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Which of the following is not a threat to the survival of primates? |
| | A) | deforestation |
| | B) | hunting for skins and ornaments |
| | C) | spread of the Ebola virus |
| | D) | hunting for food |
| | E) | capture for use in labs or as pets |
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Which of the following statements about chimpanzees hunting practices is true? |
| | A) | All chimpanzee hunts are planned. |
| | B) | All chimpanzee hunts are opportunistic. |
| | C) | The meat from a successful hunt is shared among the hunting party. |
| | D) | Chimpanzees are not very effective hunters. |
| | E) | Chimpanzees always hunt alone. |
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Which of the following species form permanent mating pairs for life? |
| | A) | chimpanzee |
| | B) | gorilla |
| | C) | orangutan |
| | D) | baboon |
| | E) | gibbon |
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