Chapter 6 study guide

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding New Wold monkey?

they are strict carnivores

On which of the following continents would you NOT find any non-human primates living in the wild?

Australia

Which of the following traits is/are characteristics of the ring-tailed lemur?

Black and white stripped tail

In September 2000, scientist declared that Miss Waldron's red colobus from West Africa was the first monkey species to be

officially declared exticnt this millennium

Which of the following is the only nocturnal anthropoid?

owl monkey

a frugivore is standing in from of a vending machine. which item will he select?

rainbow fruit bar

Primates are found throughout the

subtropical and tropical zones of south America, Africa, and Asia

Traditionally, primates evolutionary trends have been explained by invoking what?

the arboreal adaptation---primates are adapted to a life in the trees.

The prima-age male that dominates gorilla social groups is known as

silverback

Primate evolutionary trends developed because most primates

spend their lives in the trees

Which of the following statement is correct?

Prehensile tails are only found in some New World monkeys.

All Old World monkeys, apes, and humans share which of following features?

2-1-2-3 dental formula

The tarsier has a dental formula of 2-1-3-3/1-1-3-3. How many Incisors does a tarsier have?

6

Which of the following is NOT a reason that many non-human primates are endangered?

Establishment of biological reserves

What is the period of sexual receptivity in non-human, female primates called?

Estrus

What analyses have shown that chimps are more closely related to humans than they are to orangutans

Genetic and biochemical analyses

The dental formula 2-1-2-3 corresponds to what order of teeth?

Incisors, canines, premolars, molars

Which of the following is NOT an evolutionary trend of primates?

Increasing reliance on the sense of smell

Which of the following structures are found in cercopithecines?

Isichial callosities

Colobines are also often called

Leaf eating monkeys

In which type of primate would you find a "dental comb"

Lemur

Why are Lemurs so diverse compared to lorises?

Lemurs were isolated from competition with higer primates.

Lemurs are found exclusively in which country?

Madagascar

The smallest New World monkeys

Marmosets and tamarins

Prosimians are considered to be the most primitive of the primates. What does "primitive" mean in evolutionary biology?

Most like the ancestor

In the traditional taxonomy, tarsiers are classified with the _____, but we now know that they share a more recent common ancestor with the _____.

Prosimians: anthropoids

What does binocular vision in primates result in?

Stereoscopic vision

In what part of the world would you find a primate that has huge eyes, is exclusively carnivorous, and is a spectacular clinger and leaper?

The island of Southeast Asia

The prosimian suborder includes

The lemurs, lorises, and tarisers

Which of the following statements are accurate in describing chimpanzees?

They occasionally hunt and eat young monkeys

A form of locomotion found among some of the smaller lemurs and tarsiers is __ __ __

Vertical clinging and leaping

gibbonss ______, chimps and gorillas _____ ____, and humans

brachiate, Knuckle-walk, and are bipedal

What does the term "sexual dimorphism" refer to?

difference in size and structure between males and females

Which of the following is a factor in the development of the bushmeat trade?

eco-tourism

In what way do bonobos differ from chimpanzees?

their legs are relatively longer

Which of the following is NOT true of tarsiers?

they live in large social groups

primates are characterized by what type of vision

Binocular(overlapping) vision and stereoscopic vision(depth perception).

Scientist who study the evolution, anatomy, and behavior of non-human primates are

Primatologists

Which of the following hominoids demarcate their territories by sounds?

gibbons and siamangs

monkeys are generally

larger-bodied, larger-brained, and rely less on the sense of smell than do prosimians

Which of the following in NOT characteristic of anthropoid?

relatively shortened gestation period


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