Chapter 5 Our Place In Nature: Humans As Primates
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- 1.The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is:
- A.
Darwin
- B.
Linnaeus
- C.
Lyell
- D.
Lamarck
- 2.The best analogue to the system of nested categories in taxonomy is:
- A.
The three branches of the federal government
- B.
The academic departments at a university
- C.
The address on a letter
- D.
The teams in major league sports
- 3.Which of the following is NOT a reason we humans are placed in kingdom Animalia?
- A.
We ingest our food
- B.
We have nervous systems and sense organs
- C.
We are capable of intentional movement
- D.
We reproduce sexually
- 4.Humans are members of phylum chordata because of our:
- A.
Jointed legs
- B.
Backbones
- C.
Complex digestive systems
- D.
Multicellular structure with hard parts
- 5.Which of the following are NOT vertebrates
- A.
Sharks
- B.
Apes
- C.
Frogs
- D.
Lobsters
- 6.Which of the following traits is possessed ONLY by mammals?
- A.
Warm-bloodedness
- B.
Birth of live young
- C.
Nourishment of the young with milk
- D.
Parental care of the young
- 7.Which of the following is NOT a trait of all mammals?
- A.
Birth of live young
- B.
Hair (at least at sometime in their evolutionary history)
- C.
Milk for nourishing the young
- D.
Warm-bloodedness
- 8.There are now about how many species of living primates?
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
200
- D.
The number is unknown
- 9.The most accurate description of the environment of the primate order is:
- A.
Tropical
- B.
Terrestrial
- C.
Savanna
- D.
Arboreal
- 10.The dominant sense of the primates is:
- A.
Smell
- B.
Vision
- C.
Hearing
- D.
Taste
- 11.Which is NOT a general trait of the movement of the primates?
- A.
Quadrupedal walking
- B.
Prehensile hands
- C.
Opposable thumbs
- D.
Habitual bipedal walking
- 12.The ability to grasp with the hands (and, sometimes, feet) is called:
- A.
Opposability
- B.
Manual dexterity
- C.
Bipedalism
- D.
Prehensile
- 13.The ability to touch the thumb with the tips of the other fingers is called:
- A.
Prehensile
- B.
Opposability
- C.
Dexterity
- D.
Grasping
- 14.Most primates give birth to:
- A.
Litters of young
- B.
Twins
- C.
One offspring at a time
- D.
Triplets
- 15.Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because:
- A.
They are larger than most animals
- B.
They are less well-adapted
- C.
They develop slowly
- D.
They have more to learn than most animals in order to survive
- 16.The brains of primates are:
- A.
Larger in absolute size than the brains of any other mammals
- B.
All as complex as the human brain
- C.
Larger in relative size than the brains of other mammals
- D.
The only mammalian brains capable of reasoning and problem solving
- 17.Primates live in societies based largely on:
- A.
Unconscious herding behavior
- B.
Collective relationships among a group of individuals
- C.
Inborn, genetically-based behavior patterns
- D.
Agreed upon, although unwritten, formalized laws
- 18.In some primates, there is differential social power and influence. This is technically known as:
- A.
Social status
- B.
Dominance hierarchy
- C.
Troop organization
- D.
Charisma
- 19.A common primate practice that serves to both maintain hygiene and group harmony and unity is called:
- A.
Bathing
- B.
Dominance hierarchy
- C.
Grooming
- D.
Vocalization
- 20.Most prosimians now live:
- A.
On mainland Africa
- B.
On mainland Asia
- C.
In the New World
- D.
On Madagascar and the islands of Southeast Asia
- 21.Relative to the other primates, the prosimians:
- A.
Are more intelligent
- B.
Have better vision
- C.
Have a better sense of smell
- D.
Are more widely dispersed
- 22.Humans are considered:
- A.
Old World primates
- B.
New World primates
- C.
Prosimians
- D.
Apes
- 23.Humans differ LEAST from the other primates in:
- A.
Locomotion
- B.
Complexity and size of brain
- C.
The senses
- D.
Length of time of dependency and maturation
- 24.Humans differ MOST from the other primates in:
- A.
The senses
- B.
Living in social groups
- C.
Sexual behavior
- D.
Number of offspring at each birth
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