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Matching Questions match the characteristic with the primate group in which it is found: -ischial callosities


A) Cercopithecidae
B) Lemuridae
C) Ponginae
D) Cebidae
E) Gorillinae

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Prosimians are classified as primates because they possess:


A) a catarrhine nose
B) an enhanced sense of smell
C) three bones in the middle ear
D) none of the above

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following does not accurately describe living humans?


A) Humans are anatomically and physiologically tropical and subtropical animals.
B) Humans are specialized terrestrial erect bipeds.
C) Humans possess opposable thumbs and grasping toes associated with the use of tools.
D) Humans have long childhood periods and long life spans.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Humans belong to the family:


A) Panidae
B) Hominidae
C) Hominoidea
D) Anthropoidea

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Matching Questions match the suborder with members of that suborder: -humans


A) Prosimii
B) Anthropoidea

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Which of the following is not a member of the Cebidae?


A) spider monkey
B) colobus monkey
C) howler monkey
D) capuchin monkey

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following traits is not found in the order primates?


A) replacement of claws by nails
B) well-developed olfactory sense
C) long gestation period with a hemochorial placenta
D) some prehensile capacity in hand with a grasping or opposable thumb

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following ape does not live in Africa?


A) gorilla
B) orangutan
C) chimpanzee
D) bonobo

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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New World monkeys are divided into two families,the:


A) Lemuridae and Tarsioidea
B) Callitrichidae and Cebidae
C) Hominoidea and Hominidae
D) Cercoptihecoidea and Hylobatidae

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The following is a list of features that are found in primates but rarely in other mammalian orders.Which of these is most generalized,that is,which is found in the greatest number of primate species?


A) grasping big toe
B) prehensile tail
C) dental comb
D) complete eye socket

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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