"So What Is A Primate?" Review

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Why is the collarbone important for primates?

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Its structure allows primates to hang their arms and swing.

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Which of the following IS a characteristic of the Great Apes?

• large size
• strong sense of smell
• black and white vision
• intelligence and ability to learn

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intelligence and ability to learn

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What is one of the MAIN reasons primates in Madagascar are endangered?

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Their habitats are being changed by human activity.

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How do primates benefit MOST from having two eyes that face forward?

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They can see how far away things are.

Front

If Kelly is agile, what does that tell you about her?

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She is quick and flexible.

Front

keen (as used in "So What Is a Primate?")

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sharp

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Kelly's ability to smell is sensitive. What is true of her?

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She is able to detect slight differences in scent.

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Which quote suggests that primate characteristics have changed over time to adjust to their habits? Options: The ability to swing isn't the only adaptation to life in the trees, where most primates live., Many New World monkeys have prehensile tails that wrap around branches and act as an extra hand or foot., The largest primate, the lowland gorilla, can achieve an adult weight of up to 500 pounds., Some species of forest-dwelling lemurs found there live nowhere else in the world, but their homes are nearly all gone.

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The ability to swing isn't the only adaptation to life in the trees, where most primates live.

Front

Which quotation MOST CLEARLY shows how important the resemblance between human beings and primates is? Options: In primates, upper arms are linked to the chest by the collarbone., Primate fingers are flexible with sensitive ends, giving them a keen sense of touch., Most anthropoids have flat faces, keen color vision, and a relatively poor sense of smell., Many anthropoids use and make tools and set up social systems.

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Many anthropoids use and make tools and set up social systems.

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"Between 1950 and 1985, half of all Madagascar's rain forests disappeared, as people cut the trees to grow coffee, mine the earth, and raise cattle." What underlying message does this quote give?

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Human activity is leading to the destruction of some primate habitats.