Question 1

The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

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A)   Restricted to the islands of Southeast Asia
B)   Mainly diurnal
C)   Insectivore leaping from branch to branch to catch prey
D)   Form stable bonds
E)   Inhabit wide range of habitatsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

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A)   the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell
B)   the presence of color vision in most species
C)   a more forward facing position of the eyes relative to most other mammals
D)   visual information from each eye transmitted to visual centers in both hemispheres
E)   lack of color vision in most speciesF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Prehensile ability to grasp with five digits is

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A)   a variable trait in the order
B)   characteristic only of monkeys
C)   characteristic only of apes and humans
D)   the only truly distinctive primate trait
E)   is hindered by an opposable thumbF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

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A)   Old World monkeys
B)   New World monkeys
C)   tarsiers
D)   lemurs and lorises
E)   great apesF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

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A)   one adult male, several females, and their young
B)   large communities of bonded males and females, plus young of all ages
C)   one adult male plus one adult female and their young
D)   several adult females, one adult male, and any dependent young
E)   other primate speciesF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 6: An Overview of the Primates

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The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

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The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

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Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

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What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

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Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

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Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

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Exam 6: An Overview of the Primates

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The following are characteristics of tarsiers except

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The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except

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Bonobo communities, like those of chimpanzees, are centered around male-male bonds.

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What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?

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Chimpanzees live in groups composed of

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Humans are the only living representatives of the habitually bipedal primates (hominin tribe.)

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