In class your professor shows you an MRI scan of a primate brain. The professor points out the relatively large size of the olfactory bulb beneath the frontal lobe. This suggests to you that:
A) this primate exhibits a derived trait for an enhanced sense of smell, since this trait is not commonly observed in mammal species.
B) this is a species of anthropoid because it has an increased reliance on vision.
C) this primate must be a species of prosimian, as that suborder of primates still relies heavily on the sense of smell for many aspects of daily life.
D) this species is nocturnal.
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Q2: Relative to other primates, prosimian adaptations include:
A)an
Q4: Colobine primates
A) are mostly frugivorous.
B) are usually
Q9: Arboreal adaptation is:
A) adaptation to life in
Q10: High, pointed crowns indicate a diet of:
A)fruit.
B)leaves.
C)meat.
D)insects.
Q15: Modern primates are characterized by arboreal adaptations,
Q16: In your primate anatomy lab you are
Q17: Which of the following are prosimians?
A)baboons
B)gibbons
C)lemurs
D)tamarins
Q18: Primate females
A) invest less in their offspring
Q20: Living lemurs are found only in
A) Asia.
B)
Q20: The suborder prosimians includes:
A)only nocturnal species.
B)only diurnal
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