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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park

The Primates

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

To correctly specify a particular species both the genus and species names should be used.
A)True
B)False
2

The Linnaean taxonomic system indicates the relative relationships among organisms.
A)True
B)False
3

There are about 50 living species of primates.
A)True
B)False
4

Hearing is the predominant sense for primates.
A)True
B)False
5

Primates take a long time to mature mostly because of their large, complex brains.
A)True
B)False
6

Of all land mammals, the primates have the smallest relative brain sizes.
A)True
B)False
7

A primate's social status within a group is determined by color patterns on the face.
A)True
B)False
8

Primate social groups are predominantly maintained through grooming.
A)True
B)False
9

Primates give birth to relatively few offspring because of long periods of dependency.
A)True
B)False
10

All the New World primates are monkeys.
A)True
B)False