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Chapter 7: Primates Quiz
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1.
The form that something takes is called
primates
cercopithedae
morphology
quantitative
2.
__________________ created a taxonomy of life based on morphology
Thomas Hobbes
Franz Boas
Carolus Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
3.
Primates trends include
stereoscopic vision
all are correct
highly social
long period of juvenile development
grasping hands
4.
All primates have true opposable thumbs.
Yes, all primates have five fingers and opposable thumbs.
No, but the all have grasping hands.
5.
Low ranking baboons with few social connections have
low stress levels
high stress levels
6.
Primates use their large complex brains for
problem solving/finding food
navigating complex social situations
all are correct
7.
All ____________ live on Madagascar and all are threatened.
slow lorises
lemurs
monkeys
apes
8.
Lemurs retain more features of earlier fossil primates than do monkeys and apes.
False
True
9.
Lemurs use _____________ to self-medicate.
cannibis
ayahuasca
cacao leaves
millipedes
honey
10.
Only New World Monkeys have prehensile tails.
False
True
11.
Old World monkeys live in Africa and South A.sia
False
True
12.
Gibbons move by
knuckle-walking
brachiating
flying
clinging and leaping
13.
The largest ape is the
pygmy marmoset
chimpanzee
gibbon
gorilla
14.
The only breeding male in a gorilla troop is called a
silver-fox
silverback
lineback
goldstar
15.
Chimpanzees use the most tools of any primate.
False
True
16.
Male chimpanzees are able to rise through the dominance hierarchy by
brachiating
being the strongest
eating millipedes
forming male coalitions
17.
The cultural relationship relationship between humans and other primates is called
orangutology
paleontology
chimpology
ethnoprimatology
18.
Bonobos use ______ to alleviate social tension.
social media
rock and roll
drugs
sex
19.
Gorillas are mainly carnivores.
True
False
20.
Chimpanzees and gorillas are
solitary
knuckle walkers
strict fruitarians
brachiators
21.
At Virunga National Park
primatologists study lemurs
captive orangutans are returned to the wild
chimpanzees go to retire
more than 150 rangers have been killed protecting the mountain gorillas
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