Question 1

Which of the following types of primates possess cheek pouches:

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A)   Prosimians
B)   Cercopithecine monkeys
C)   Colobine monkeys
D)   HominoidsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The only primates that lack tails are:

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A)   Catarrhines
B)   Platyrrhines
C)   Anthropoids
D)   HominoidsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Describe three of the four different locomotor systems found in apes.

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1. Brachiation: This is a form of locomo...

Question 4

The only primates to possess fully prehensile tails are:

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A)   Some callitrichids
B)   Some cebids
C)   Some cercopithecines
D)   Some lemursE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following represent alternative taxonomic positions for tarsiers?

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A)   Anthropoids or Strepsirhines
B)   Anthropoids or Haplorhines
C)   Prosimians or Strepsirhines
D)   Prosimans or HaplorhinesE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The tapetum:

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A)   Is found only in nocturnal lemurs
B)   Is found in all known lemurs
C)   Is a trait that distinguishes all primates from mammals
D)   Is an adaptation to diurnal lifestylesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Two primate species inhabit the same tropical forest, where logging operations have severely disturbed the habitat. There is no evidence that either species has been hunted, but in just a few years, the population size of one species declines. You know that one was a large, folivorous primate, and the other a smaller-bodied frugivore. Using your knowledge of body size energetics and life histories, explain which of the two species is most vulnerable to the kind of population crash described. (This may also be appropriate, with modifications, for Chapter 11).

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