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Which of the following members of the
infraorder Simiformes (the
anthropoids) have
external tails? |
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monkeys |
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African apes |
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monkeys and Asian apes |
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d)
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all species of the
infraorder Simiformes except humans
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| 2. |
The natural habitat of apes today includes tropical regions of:
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Central and South America |
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Southeast Asia and Africa |
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Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa |
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both the Old and the New World |
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| 3. |
The siamangs are
species of:
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a)
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orangutans |
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b)
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chimpanzees |
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c)
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gorillas |
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d)
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gibbons |
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| 4. |
Brachiation is a means of locomotion in which an animal:
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swings under branches using its hands |
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walks or runs on top of branches |
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c)
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leaps from branch to branch much like a frog
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| 5. |
The smallest and most arboreal apes are the ______________. They are
also the best brachiators. |
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a)
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langurs |
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b)
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gibbons |
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c)
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chimpanzees |
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d)
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marmosets |
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| 6. |
Which of the following is true about orangutans?
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They are the largest and rarest of the Asian apes.
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They spend most of their time in large social groups.
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About 10% of their diet is meat. |
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all of the above are true |
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| 7. |
Orangutans have marked sexual dimorphism. This means that they:
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mate frequently throughout the year |
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form long lasting social units consisting of a male, a female, and their children
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have significantly different body sizes based on their
sex |
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| 8. |
The largest apes are:
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from Southeast Asia |
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b)
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gorillas |
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orangutans |
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a and
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| 9. |
Which of the following is true of gorillas?
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They are knuckle walkers. |
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Their arms are shorter than their legs. |
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They walk bipedally most of the time. |
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all of the above are true |
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| 10. |
Which of the following is true of the common chimpanzees?
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They normally form groups of several hundred individuals.
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They are 100% vegetarian in the wild. |
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Their natural habitats include both forests and bordering grasslands.
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| 11. |
Bonobos are
most closely related to:
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a)
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chimpanzees |
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orangutans |
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c)
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gibbons |
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| 12. |
Which of the following primate species are monogamous in mating and
regularly live in nuclear family groups? |
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a)
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gibbons |
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chimpanzees |
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gorillas |
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all of the above |
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| 13. |
Which of the following apes mark and defend the limits of their
territories with loud vocalizations? |
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a)
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gibbons |
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bonobos |
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gorillas |
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orangutans |
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| 14. |
Compared to the common chimpanzees, bonobos:
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are more aggressive |
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copulate frequently and use sexual intercourse as recreation
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live in both forests and grasslands |
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| 15. |
Which of the following apes are
members of the family Hominidae?
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a)
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gibbons |
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b)
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siamangs |
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orangutans |
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none of the above |
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| 16. |
Which of the following statements is true concerning apes?
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All apes lack external tails except for the small ape species of Southeast Asia.
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There are three varieties of gorillas. |
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Females are generally more aggressive than males despite the fact that the males are
larger. |
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