Assignment
1. Biological anthropologist are interested in nonhuman primates because
A. we share a common ancestry
B. studying thier evolutionary history can teach us about evolutionary process in general
C. because they are intrinsically interesting
d. all of these
2. The primate body plan is highly specialed
A. true
B. false
3. In general, primates are typified by
A. large brains
B. a high degree of learned behavior
C. grasping hands
d. all of the above
4. Primates achieve stereoscopic vision by having
A. forward-facing eyes
B. large eyes
C. eyes that see well at night
D. round eyes2
5. Unlike many mammals, primates tend to be
A. diural
B. nocturnal
C. Ofactory-based
D. small
6.Humans belong to the family
A. Hylobatidae
B. Pongidae
C. Hominoidea
D. Homininae
7. The sysem used for naming primates that include order, family, genus, species, and other higher and lower categories is known as the
A. Linnaean system
B. Milton system
C. Charles-Dominique categorization
D. Platyrrhini naming
8. The study of the interaction between plants, animals and the physical environment is called
A. sociobiology
B. ecology
C. ethology
D. Anthropology
9. Observing living primates can teach us about
A. human evolution
B. adaptive rediation
C. convergent evolution
D. all of these
10. Jane goodall revolutionized the study of non-human primates by
A. spending long periods of time in the field
B. conducting hormonal studies using hormone extracted from feces and urine
C. capturing and studying primates in the lab
D. performing genetics analysis on primate populations
11. Which of the following is a reason living in group helps primates avoid predation
A. in larger groups, there are more eyes on the surroundings
B. social groups can mo smaller predators
C. one's individual chances of being attacked are minimized
D. all of these
12. A relationship between a mae and female living in a pair bond for an extended period of time is called
A. polygyny
B. one-male polgyny
C. monogamy
D. polyandry
13. Nonhuman primates practice group living to improve access to:
A. trees
B.tools
C.breeding territory
D. mates, food, and protection from predators
14. Which social system involves one male living with as many females as he can monopolize?
A. one-male polygyny
B. multi-male polgyny
C. fission-fusion polgynx
D. polyandry
15. What is the best definition of a fossil?
A. the preserved renants of once-living things
B. man-made artifacts from lost civilizations
C. mummified human remains
D. ancient rocks
16. Which statement below is true of fossils?
A. many living creatures become fossils after they die
B. very few living things become fossils
C. while few living things become fossils, most of these fossils have already been discovered and studied
D. since fossilization is so common, we now have a very representative record of most ancient plants and animals.
17. Which of the following dating strategies is an example of a relative dating technique?
A. biostratigaraphy
B. radiometric dating
C. fission track dating
D. electron trap techniques4
18. Which statement best charaterizes chronometric dating techniques?
A. they provide an age for an object relative to other objects
B. they provide a chronological age for an object
C. they rely most heavily on stratigraphy to determine how old something is
D. they use the principle of faunal succession to determine an objects age
19. A scientist is examing how the isotopes of a substance have decayed in order to determine how old a fossil is. this scientist is using to determine the age
of the fossil.
A. Lithostratigraphy
B. paleomagnetism
C. thermoluminescence
D. radiometric dating
20. what best explains the fact that the diversity of monkeys increased during the miocene while the diversity of apes decreased?
A. monkey were able to thrive in more restricted habitats because of thier specialized diets
B. monkeys were able to have denser populations because, although they reproduce slowly, thier increased maternal investments in thier young help more offspring survive
C. monkeys were able to inhabit the dense forest that appeared during the miocene more readily than apes due to thier unique style of locomotion.
D. monkeys were able to colonize grassland and wooded grassland more successfully than apes beacause monkeys reproduce quickly.
21. The study of the distribution of layers of rock is called
A. geology
B. biostratigraphy
C. taphonomy
D. stratigraphy
22. Which of the following states that older strata are laid down below younger strata?
A. the principle of cross-cutting relationship
B. the principle of original horizontality
C. the principle of superposition
D. the principle of faunal successions5
23. Relative dating techniques establish the age of a fossil only in comparison to other material found with it
A. true
B. false
24. chronometric dating techniques provide
A. the age of an object relative items found with it
B. an age estimate in years before the present
C. the relative age of an object
D. information about the magnetic polarity of strata
25. The fossil record of how the reveals the first true primates.
A. paleocene
B. miocene
C. eocene
D. jurassic.