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True or False

1
Lorises, lemurs, and tarsiers are all diurnal (active in daylight).
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
A distinguishing feature of Old and New World monkeys is their dental formulae.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
Baboon social structure and dominance hierarchies are the same for baboons living in the forest and those on the savanna.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Hominoid teeth are different from monkey teeth in the number of cusps on the lower molars.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
Gibbons are terrestrial quadrupeds and have arms and legs that are roughly the same length.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Howler monkeys get their name from the primatologist who first discovered them in Mexico and South America, Sir Alfred Howler.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
One of the major groups of living anthropoids are the hominoids, composed of apes and humans.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
Although exhibiting a rather stocky appearance, orangutans are agile climbers and hangers.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
Unlike their popular image as aggressive carnivores, gorillas eat a diet consisting almost entirely of leaves and fruit.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
During the past decades, genetic studies have shown that humans and chimpanzees are even more similar that they were previously thought to be.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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