Please select the best answer for each question.
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A primitive characteristic of prosimians is |
| | A) | their reliance on sense of smell |
| | B) | their large brain size |
| | C) | color vision |
| | D) | their reliance on vision |
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The three groups of living prosimians are |
| | A) | chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas |
| | B) | lorises, lemurs and baboons |
| | C) | lorises, lemurs and tarsiers |
| | D) | monkeys, apes and humans |
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The typical mode of locomotion for monkeys is |
| | A) | bipedal |
| | B) | quadrupedal |
| | C) | clinging and leaping |
| | D) | suspensory climbing |
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The only group with prehensile tails capable of grasping branches is |
| | A) | New World monkeys |
| | B) | Old World monkeys |
| | C) | hominoids |
| | D) | hominids |
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Baboons are one of the most widely studied of the Old World monkeys. One reason for this is |
| | A) | they have an unusual dental formula |
| | B) | adult males are dominant over adult females |
| | C) | females do not participate in dominance hierarchies |
| | D) | they live on the savanna like early humans did |
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An important similarity among all hominoids is |
| | A) | upper body and shoulder anatomy |
| | B) | social organization |
| | C) | longer back limbs than front limbs |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Comparing immunological reactions of antibodies to blood proteins between species can tell you |
| | A) | the strength of the immune system of each species |
| | B) | the genetic similarity of the species being compared |
| | C) | the health of the individual |
| | D) | the potency of the antibodies |
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Gorillas are most closely related to |
| | A) | orangutans |
| | B) | gibbons |
| | C) | humans |
| | D) | monkeys |
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Scientists are constantly debating ways of classifying hominoids. The traditional system, used in this textbook, uses the term hominid for |
| | A) | humans and the great apes |
| | B) | humans, the great apes and the lesser apes |
| | C) | humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos |
| | D) | humans and humanlike ancestors |
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The ape species that is largely arboreal, with a solitary social group structure, and that produces offspring at a very slow rate of one every 8 years is the |
| | A) | bonobo |
| | B) | orangutan |
| | C) | chimpanzee |
| | D) | gorilla |
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The ape species that lives in a social group with one dominant adult male, known as the silverback, who leads the group is the |
| | A) | bonobo |
| | B) | orangutan |
| | C) | chimpanzee |
| | D) | gorilla |
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The ape species that walks upright most easily (aside from humans) is the |
| | A) | bonobo |
| | B) | orangutan |
| | C) | chimpanzee |
| | D) | gorilla |
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Unlike among chimpanzees, one of the strongest social bonds among bonobos exist between |
| | A) | adult males |
| | B) | adult males and adult females |
| | C) | adult females |
| | D) | fathers and infants |
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One cultural activity once believed to be uniquely human has been observed in the chimpanzees of Gombe, as well as in other communities. This activity is |
| | A) | speaking |
| | B) | making tools |
| | C) | using sign language |
| | D) | showing egalitarian social structure |
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Testes size in males in some primate species has been shown to correlate with |
| | A) | diet |
| | B) | tool use |
| | C) | social structure |
| | D) | mode of locomotion |
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