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