Chapter 6 study guide
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
