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Chapter 7: Primates Quiz
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1.
The form that something takes is called
cercopithedae
primates
morphology
quantitative
2.
__________________ created a taxonomy of life based on morphology
Charles Darwin
Franz Boas
Thomas Hobbes
Carolus Linnaeus
3.
Primates trends include
grasping hands
stereoscopic vision
long period of juvenile development
highly social
all are correct
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
high stress levels
low stress levels
6.
Primates use their large complex brains for
navigating complex social situations
problem solving/finding food
all are correct
7.
All ____________ live on Madagascar and all are threatened.
lemurs
apes
slow lorises
monkeys
8.
Lemurs retain more features of earlier fossil primates than do monkeys and apes.
True
False
9.
Lemurs use _____________ to self-medicate.
ayahuasca
honey
cacao leaves
cannibis
millipedes
10.
Only New World Monkeys have prehensile tails.
True
False
11.
Old World monkeys live in Africa and South A.sia
False
True
12.
Gibbons move by
knuckle-walking
clinging and leaping
brachiating
flying
13.
The largest ape is the
chimpanzee
gorilla
pygmy marmoset
gibbon
14.
The only breeding male in a gorilla troop is called a
lineback
goldstar
silver-fox
silverback
15.
Chimpanzees use the most tools of any primate.
False
True
16.
Male chimpanzees are able to rise through the dominance hierarchy by
being the strongest
eating millipedes
brachiating
forming male coalitions
17.
The cultural relationship relationship between humans and other primates is called
ethnoprimatology
chimpology
orangutology
paleontology
18.
Bonobos use ______ to alleviate social tension.
rock and roll
drugs
sex
social media
19.
Gorillas are mainly carnivores.
False
True
20.
Chimpanzees and gorillas are
brachiators
strict fruitarians
solitary
knuckle walkers
21.
At Virunga National Park
captive orangutans are returned to the wild
more than 150 rangers have been killed protecting the mountain gorillas
primatologists study lemurs
chimpanzees go to retire
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