Anthropology 2200 Exam 2 Questions With
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Primatology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of the behavior, ecology,
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anatomy, and evolution of non-human primates.
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why study primates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- It provides a cross-species
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perspective
- There are evolutionary implications
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- It allows for evolutionary modeling
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- And it provides insight into human behavior
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Arboreal adaptations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arboreal = Tree (most primates are
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well suited to life in trees)
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How useful are adaptions? Behaviors and anatomical characteristics.
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Dietary plasticity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eat a wide variety of foods.
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high Parental investment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates invest a lot of time in
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raising a small number of offspring
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Fewer offspring and more time invested in the offspring they have.
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,Generalized body structure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- the bones of the shoulders,
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limbs, hands and feet are separate. This allows primates to have flexibility/high
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mobile joints |
- primates have an attached clavicle
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- many have front and hind limbs of equal length and this helps them walk along
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branches easily | |
- many have long tails and in some cases this tail can be prehensile. Long tail
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helps the primate balance on tree limbs as it moves through canopy
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Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Highly mobile joints. Able to move with ease
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between trees. |
Opposable Pollux - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Opposable thumb. Grasping with 4
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fingers and thumb. Pollux = thumb.
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Precision grip - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fine manipulation. Pick up small things
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using 2-3 fingers; forage for small leaves, insects and fruits
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Power grip - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fist-like grip around object. Hand in hand
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with opposable thumb.
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helps to grasp tree branches
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,Opposable Hallux/Pollux - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Opposable big toe. Hallux = Big
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toe. Pollux = thumb.
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opposable big toe allows for grasping of tree branches with their feet
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flexible vertebral columns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates have 4 types of
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vertebrae. this allows for bending and twisting
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human spines are S shaped rather than C shaped
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coccyx = tail | |
Dermal ridges - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Finger/toe prints. Enhanced sense of
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touch. Treads for hands and feet provided better grasp. Like boots.
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in strepsirhines (the more primitive primates) they are simple
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in higher primates they are more complicated. this allows for better grasp
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Nails - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide protection and gripping.
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primates have nails rather than claws; they are flat and short rather than long
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and curved
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, Stereoscopic vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both eyes see at the same time.
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helps with Depth perception during locomotion.
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Color vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Insects/Prey/Fruit. Used to distinguish these
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three things apart from each other. Bright colored insects, fruit, etc.
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Post orbital bar/closure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Product of eyes moving forward.
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Can't put a finger into the orbital = post orbital closure.
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Post orbital bar is the bone around your eye. All primates have a post orbital bar.
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higher primates have post-orbital closure
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Reduced sense of smell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates have a reduced sense
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of smell compared to many mammals
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Due to enhanced vision/they rely on vision more. Smaller and less projecting
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snouts.
Rhinarium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-External wet nose.
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Correct Answers
Primatology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The study of the behavior, ecology,
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anatomy, and evolution of non-human primates.
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why study primates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- It provides a cross-species
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perspective
- There are evolutionary implications
| | | |
- It allows for evolutionary modeling
| | | | |
- And it provides insight into human behavior
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Arboreal adaptations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arboreal = Tree (most primates are
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well suited to life in trees)
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How useful are adaptions? Behaviors and anatomical characteristics.
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Dietary plasticity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eat a wide variety of foods.
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high Parental investment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates invest a lot of time in
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raising a small number of offspring
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Fewer offspring and more time invested in the offspring they have.
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,Generalized body structure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- the bones of the shoulders,
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limbs, hands and feet are separate. This allows primates to have flexibility/high
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mobile joints |
- primates have an attached clavicle
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- many have front and hind limbs of equal length and this helps them walk along
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branches easily | |
- many have long tails and in some cases this tail can be prehensile. Long tail
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helps the primate balance on tree limbs as it moves through canopy
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Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Highly mobile joints. Able to move with ease
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between trees. |
Opposable Pollux - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Opposable thumb. Grasping with 4
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fingers and thumb. Pollux = thumb.
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Precision grip - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fine manipulation. Pick up small things
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using 2-3 fingers; forage for small leaves, insects and fruits
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Power grip - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fist-like grip around object. Hand in hand
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with opposable thumb.
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helps to grasp tree branches
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,Opposable Hallux/Pollux - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Opposable big toe. Hallux = Big
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toe. Pollux = thumb.
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opposable big toe allows for grasping of tree branches with their feet
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flexible vertebral columns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates have 4 types of
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vertebrae. this allows for bending and twisting
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human spines are S shaped rather than C shaped
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coccyx = tail | |
Dermal ridges - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Finger/toe prints. Enhanced sense of
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touch. Treads for hands and feet provided better grasp. Like boots.
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in strepsirhines (the more primitive primates) they are simple
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in higher primates they are more complicated. this allows for better grasp
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Nails - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide protection and gripping.
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primates have nails rather than claws; they are flat and short rather than long
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and curved
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, Stereoscopic vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both eyes see at the same time.
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helps with Depth perception during locomotion.
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Color vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Insects/Prey/Fruit. Used to distinguish these
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three things apart from each other. Bright colored insects, fruit, etc.
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Post orbital bar/closure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Product of eyes moving forward.
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Can't put a finger into the orbital = post orbital closure.
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Post orbital bar is the bone around your eye. All primates have a post orbital bar.
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higher primates have post-orbital closure
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Reduced sense of smell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primates have a reduced sense
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of smell compared to many mammals
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Due to enhanced vision/they rely on vision more. Smaller and less projecting
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snouts.
Rhinarium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-External wet nose.
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