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Anthropology- Exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of the earliest (first) hominoids were- | Proconsul |
| Agonistic refers to ________ | aggression |
| True or False?- The selfish herd concept refers to why some animals may have evolved to live in groups | True |
| Which group of monkeys has large "sacculated" stomachs with multiple folds to assist in the digestion of leafy matter? | Colobines |
| What is a dental ape? | A fossil with apelike teeth and a monkeylike body |
| Which Epoch has been described as "The Planet of the Apes"? | Miocene |
| Omomyids were- | Tarsier-like |
| In terms of taxonomy, what is an example that constitutes as "family level"? | Hominidae |
| lemurs are _______ and baboons are ________ | prosimians; anthropoids |
| If you use a claid approach to classify the living primates, tarsiers are _______ | Haplorhines |
| Which primate fossil specimens have an extra premolar? | Parapithecids |
| True or False?- Only guenons have prehensile tails | False |
| If you are looking at someone face to face, the surface you are observing is the _______ | Ventral |
| What is Postorbital Constriction? | narrowing of the skull behind the orbits |
| The angle of the spine is determined by the shape and position of which structure? | Foramen magnum |
| What is the anatomical name for your jaw? | Mandible |
| If you are looking at the back (spine) of a specimen you are viewing which anatomical plane? | Dorsal |
| Who conducted the first formal wild study of gorillas? | George Schaller |
| Who conducted the first wild study of primate social organization? | Clarence Ray Carpenter |
| Who stated that Primates evolved as insect predators? | Matt Cartmill |
| True or False?- Brain expansion led directly to the emergence of stone tools in Homo. | False |
| True or False?- Primates are, relatively speaking, precocial. | True |
| True or False?- Dolphins have an EQ greater than that of Chimpanzees. | True |
| True or False?- All Apes have thin, dental enamel. | False |
| True or False?- All Primates are descended from a single common ancestor. | True |
| True or False?- In an undisturbed series of sediments, younger sediments are on top of the older ones. | True |
| True or False?- The type specimen and a holotype are the same thing. | True |
| True or False?- Biological species and paleospecies are the same thing. | False |
| True or False?- Volcanic ash hardens to tuff. | True |
| True or False?- We can be sure that fossils found together lived together. | False |
| True or False?- We can get absolute dates from sedimentary rock. | False |
| True or False?- Every primate at the taxonomic family level lives in tropical forests. | True |
| True or False?- Brain growth determines the shape of the skull. | True |
| True or False?- Orangutangs have an IBI of about 8 years. | True |
| True or False?- Humans are catarrhines. | True |
| True or False?- Within a species, a larger brain size denotes superior intelligence. | False |
| True or False?- Fossils are rocks. | True |
| The common name for the species, "Papio anubis" is - | Olive baboon |
| True or False?- Male and female relationships among the Olive baboon is intense. | False |
| The common name for the species, "Pan troglodytes" is the - | Chimpanzee |
| Locomotion is the Chimpanzee species is described as - | knuckle-walking |
| The inter-membral index in the chimpanzee species is approximately _____ | 100 |
| Mating strategy in the Chimpanzee species is - | promiscuous |
| True or False?- Fossil species of the Chimpanzee have been found in China. | False |
| The common name for the species, "Hylobates" is the - | gibbon |
| What is the dental formula for the gibbon? | 2.1.2.3 |
| Locomotion in the gibbon is best described as - | brachiation |
| Mating strategy in the gibbon is described as - | monogamy |
| What continent is the gibbon found on? | Asia |
| Who are our closest living relatives? | primates |
| About how many years ago was our first primate ancestor? | ~65 mya |
| About how many years ago did primates start becoming human? | 1.8 mya |
| What Kingdom are Primates classified as? | Animalia |
| What Phylum are Primates classified as? | Chordata/Vertebrata |
| What Class are Primates classified as? | Mammalia |
| What Order are Primates clasified as? | Primates |
| What Superfamily are Primates classified as? | Hominoidea |
| What Family are Primates classified as? | Hominidae |
| What Subfamily are Primates classified as? | Hominiae |
| What Genus are Primates classified as? | Homo |
| What species are Primates classifed as? | Homo sapiens |
| About how many species of Primates are there? | 250 |
| All species share a common _________ | ancestor |
| Primates are a ________ group | monophyletic |
| NO Primate is an _______ carnivore | exclusive |
| What are the 3 theories supposing how we got here? | Arboreal, Insect Predation, Angiosperm Co-evolutionary |
| What 3 animals are Prosimii (Prosimians)? | lemurs, lorises, tarsiers |
| What 2 animals are Anthropoidea? | monkeys & apes |
| What 2 animals are Strepsirhini | lemurs & lorises |
| What 3 animals are Haplorhini? | tarsiers, monkeys, apes |
| What is the Ongo pygmaeus? | orangutan |
| What is the Pan paniscus? | bonobo |
| Lorisoidea and Tarsioidea (Lorises, Galagos, and Tarsiers) locomotion can be described as VCL, meaning- | vertical clinging and leaping |
| All lemurs live on _______ | Madagascar |
| Lemuroidea make up ____% of all Primates | 20 |
| Lemurs are NOT ______ | monkeys |
| Tarsiers can be found in what region of Asia? | South East |
| Lorises and Galagos are more dispersed and can be found on which 3 continents? | India, Africa, & Asia |
| Lemurs & Lorises have a _______ claw on 2nd digit | grooming |
| Lemurs & Lorises have an ______ sumphysis (mandible) | unfused |
| Lemurs & Lorises have NO _____ ______ ______ | post orbital closure |
| Lemurs & Lorises have a present ______ comb | tooth |
| Lemurs, Lorises, and Tarsiers have Tapetum ludicum, which is - | night vision |
| Primates evolved as what kind of species? | tropical rainforest |
| Cercopithecoidea are what kind of monkeys? | Old World |
| What 2 continents can Old World monkeys be found on? | Africa & Asia |
| What are the 2 subfamilies of the Cercopithecoidea (Old World Monkeys)? | Cercopithecinae & Colobinae |
| What 3 monkeys fall under the subfamily of Cercopithecinae? | babboons, macaques, and guenons |
| What 2 monkeys fall under the subfamily of Colobinae? | colobus monkeys & langurs |
| Colobus monkeys & langurs eat what? | leafs! |
| Baboons, Macaques, and Guenons all have _____ pouches | cheek |
| What kind of monkeys are Ceboidea? | New World Monkeys |
| What continent can New World Monkeys be found on? | South America |
| What 2 familes fall under the Ceboidea (New World Monkeys)? | Callitrichidae & Cebidae |
| Cebidae are "_____" New World monkeys | true |
| Cebidae, "true" New World monkeys have ________ tails | prehensile |
| Callitrichidae (NW monkeys) are ______ & ______ | marmosets & tamarins |
| Marmosets & Tamarins share the same characteristic of ______ | twins |
| 70% of seed dispersal is due to what 2 animals? | primates & bats |
| ______ refers to the front of the body, ______ refers to the back | ventral; dorsal |
| Crania refers to the skull, _______ refers to everything else | postcrania |
| the axial skeleton refers to the ______ & ______ of body | head; trunk |
| ______ refers to the profile view of the skull, ______ refers to the "bird's eye view" of the skull | sagittal; transverse |
| _____ is the bone on which your teeth sit | maxilla |
| the Zygomatic bone tells alot about an animal's ______ and how it chews | diet |
| Humans do not have _______ _______, unlike all other Primates | postorbital constriction |
| As animals get larger, brain size gets relatively _______ and dentition gets relatively _______ | smaller; larger |
| What is a human's dental formula? | 2:1:2:3 |
| New World Monkeys have an extra ______, making their dental formula 2:1:3:3 | premolar |
| The angle of an animal's pelvis determines the way it _____ | walks |
| Apes can rotate their shoulders to allow ________, which gives them the ability to swing through trees | brachiation |
| What are 2 uniquely derived characteristics of humans? | hair grows long & shape of eyes |
| Bipedalism occured once about _____ million years ago | 4.5 |
| Humans have an ______ ______, which allows for precision grip for fine motor skills | opposable thumb |
| What is a human's brain size? | ~1350 cc |
| Humans brains are __% body weight | 2 |
| Humans have an exceptionally complex ________ | language |
| Among humans, language evolved before _______ | artifacts |
| What is strange among humans that is different from other animals? | baby humans! |
| Human babies are extremely ______, however also very _______ | precocial; helpless |
| On a chart comparing brain size to body size, the above line represents relatively ______ brain sizes for the body | larger |
| On a chart comparing brain size to body size, the below line represents relatively _____ brain size compared to the body | smaller |
| Encephalization Quotient (E.Q.) menas what? | relative size of mammals |
| the average mammal's E.Q. is - | 1.0 |
| What is the condition of primates? | precocial implications |
| What are the 5 unique traits of humans? | 1.Bipedal 2.Increased brain size 3.Language 4.Human neonates 5.Secondary sex characteristics |
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