Chapter 5 Quiz

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. The word "primate" was originally used to denote

the primacy of our ancestry correct incorrect

the difference in mating habits of humans and other life forms correct incorrect

the idea that humans and chimpanzees were first to be studied correct incorrect

the higher order of humans in the chain of being correct incorrect

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. By studying nonhuman primates, anthropologists begin to understand

how language works correct incorrect

how our genes respond to the environment correct incorrect

the adaptability of the human brain correct incorrect

the earliest burial rituals correct incorrect

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. Two key characteristics of a primate are

fully opposable thumbs and bipedalism correct incorrect

visual acuity and keen sense of smell correct incorrect

stereoscopic vision and a larger brain correct incorrect

manual dexterity and visual acuity correct incorrect

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. The term anthropoid refers to

all monkeys, apes and humans correct incorrect

apes and humans correct incorrect

all bipedal primates correct incorrect

chimpanzees and bonobos correct incorrect

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. Hominine is

apes and humans correct incorrect

human species correct incorrect

tarsiers correct incorrect

ceboidea correct incorrect

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. A prehensile tail is

the precursor to a full, grasping tail correct incorrect

a tail that can grasp and cling to branches correct incorrect

a highly adapted type of tail used in bipedalism correct incorrect

a tail that serves no actual purpose correct incorrect

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. Old world monkeys are

terrestrial correct incorrect

bi-pedal correct incorrect

nocturnal correct incorrect

brachial correct incorrect

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. Grooming relationships among primates serve to

assert dominance hierarchies correct incorrect

encourage sexual contact correct incorrect

build and maintain affiliations correct incorrect

weaken mother-infant bonds correct incorrect

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. Ethnoprimatology focuses on

the cultural distinctions between humans and chimpanzees correct incorrect

the cultural characteristics of ape communities correct incorrect

the interface between human and ape communities correct incorrect

the evolution of language in non-human primates correct incorrect

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. A dominance hierarchy is

the ranking that individuals have relative to others for access to resources correct incorrect

the innate nature of male-female relationships in non-primate communities correct incorrect

a system that facilitates mating between primate pairs correct incorrect

a way of resolving disputes in non-human primate communities correct incorrect

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. Sexual dimorphism is

a difference between the sexes of a species in reproductive success correct incorrect

a difference between the sexes of a species in ability correct incorrect

a difference between the sexes of a species in behavioral characteristics correct incorrect

a difference between the sexes of a species in body size or shape correct incorrect

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. Understanding how behavior patterns in monkeys and apes compare with humans can be approached using

careful analysis of non-human primate behavior correct incorrect

a comparison of different species correct incorrect

statistical analysis of differing nutrition and mating habits correct incorrect

documenting behavioral commonalities across all primates correct incorrect

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. Conflict resolution among Bonobo apes is often accomplished using

sex correct incorrect

war correct incorrect

food correct incorrect

dispersal correct incorrect

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. A deeper understanding of human distinctiveness can be achieved by

using a holistic and comparative approach including biological and anthropological data and theories correct incorrect

listing similar and different behavioral characteristics of primates and humans correct incorrect

using improved research and methodology to gather more data from non-human primates correct incorrect

recognizing and describing the inherent nature of culture in human communities correct incorrect

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. A defining feature that defines humans is

an evolutionary path that is superior to other primates correct incorrect

a unique set of biological characteristics entirely different from all other primates correct incorrect

a distinct trajectory of biocultural adaptation correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect