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31. An important characteristic of Tarsiers that now excludes them from the lemurs is: a. are found in the New World b. are vertical clingers and leapers c. have a dry rhinarium d. possess a tapitum lucidum 32. This trait is seen in a characteristic of all New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, Apes, and Humans: a. color vision b. prehensile tail c. tapidum lucidum d. scent marking e. inward flaring nostrils 33. Comparisons of 100 primate genes indicate that humans and chimpanzees last shared a common ancestor about ________ years ago. a. 6-7 million b. 50-60 million c. 14-16 million d. 2-3 million e. 20-30 thousand 34. The "Law of Competitive Exclusion" is relevant to palaeoanthropologists trying to reconstruct the adaptation of early hominids as they also consider and compare the adaptation of these primates: a. Chimpanzees b. Macaques c. Vervets d. Baboons e. None of the above 35. The species, Pan troglodytes, refers to the chimpanzee. The fact that the species name is derived from the Greek word "troglodyte" which means "cave dweller", which is not accurately descriptive, is an example of: a. Linnaeus's prejudice b. Irrelevance of Names rule c. the tendency for the species name to accurately reflect characteristics of the organism d. Priority of Names rule Which of the following are very large, sexually dimorphic, and live in harems comprised of a dominant "silverback" male, several females, and their offspring? a. Gorilla b. Chimpanzee c. Gibbon d. Orangutan e. Aye-Aye rum trees are important in the diet of these primates and they guard these trees from others with "impressive" genital displays: Colobus monkeys Chimpanzees Marmosets Tarsiers Howler monkeys A group of these monkeys living in Japan have invented effective ways of sorting rice from sand and improving the taste of sweet potatoes by washing them in salt water. Baboons Macaques Gibbons Langurs Lemurs

31. An important characteristic of Tarsiers that now excludes them from the lemurs is:
a. are found in the New World
b. are vertical clingers and leapers
c. have a dry rhinarium
d. possess a tapitum lucidum

32. This trait is seen in a characteristic of all New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, Apes, and Humans:
a. color vision
b. prehensile tail
c. tapidum lucidum
d. scent marking
e. inward flaring nostrils

33. Comparisons of 100 primate genes indicate that humans and chimpanzees last shared a common ancestor about ________ years ago.
a. 6-7 million
b. 50-60 million
c. 14-16 million
d. 2-3 million
e. 20-30 thousand

34. The "Law of Competitive Exclusion" is relevant to palaeoanthropologists trying to reconstruct the adaptation of early hominids as they also consider and compare the adaptation of these primates:
a. Chimpanzees
b. Macaques
c. Vervets
d. Baboons
e. None of the above

35. The species, Pan troglodytes, refers to the chimpanzee. The fact that the species name is derived from the Greek word "troglodyte" which means "cave dweller", which is not accurately descriptive, is an example of:
a. Linnaeus's prejudice
b. Irrelevance of Names rule
c. the tendency for the species name to accurately reflect characteristics of the organism
d. Priority of Names rule

Which of the following are very large, sexually dimorphic, and live in harems comprised of a dominant "silverback" male, several females, and their offspring?
a. Gorilla
b. Chimpanzee
c. Gibbon
d. Orangutan
e. Aye-Aye

rum trees are important in the diet of these primates and they guard these trees from others with "impressive" genital displays:
Colobus monkeys
Chimpanzees
Marmosets
Tarsiers
Howler monkeys

A group of these monkeys living in Japan have invented effective ways of sorting rice from sand and improving the taste of sweet potatoes by washing them in salt water.
Baboons
Macaques
Gibbons
Langurs
Lemurs

31. An important characteristic of Tarsiers that now excludes them from the lemurs is:
a. are found in the New World
b. are vertical clingers and leapers
c. have a dry rhinarium
d. possess a tapitum lucidum

32. This trait is seen in a characteristic of all New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, Apes, and Humans:
a. color vision
b. prehensile tail
c. tapidum lucidum
d. scent marking
e. inward flaring nostrils

33. Comparisons of 100 primate genes indicate that humans and chimpanzees last shared a common ancestor about years ago.
a. 6-7 million
b. 50-60 million
c. 14-16 million
d. 2-3 million
e. 20-30 thousand

34. The "Law of Competitive Exclusion" is relevant to palaeoanthropologists trying to reconstruct the adaptation of early hominids as they also consider and compare the adaptation of these primates:
a. Chimpanzees
b. Macaques
c. Vervets
d. Baboons
e. None of the above

35. The species, Pan troglodytes, refers to the chimpanzee. The fact that the species name is derived from the Greek word "troglodyte" which means "cave dweller", which is not accurately descriptive, is an example of:
a. Linnaeus's prejudice
b. Irrelevance of Names rule
c. the tendency for the species name to accurately reflect characteristics of the organism
d. Priority of Names rule

Which of the following are very large, sexually dimorphic, and live in harems comprised of a dominant "silverback" male, several females, and their offspring?
a. Gorilla
b. Chimpanzee
c. Gibbon
d. Orangutan
e. Aye-Aye

rum trees are important in the diet of these primates and they guard these trees from others with "impressive" genital displays:
Colobus monkeys
Chimpanzees
Marmosets
Tarsiers
Howler monkeys

A group of these monkeys living in Japan have invented effective ways of sorting rice from sand and improving the taste of sweet potatoes by washing them in salt water.
Baboons
Macaques
Gibbons
Langurs
Lemurs

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