Jane Goodall

Why does Jane Goodall promote ecological conservation?

• Because apes' natural habitats are being threatened by humans.

• Because apes are hunted for food and sport throughout North America.

• Because it's dangerous for people to get too close to wild apes.

• Because most apes currently have no place to live.

A scientist who studies monkeys, apes, and other non-human primates is a(n):

• Archaelogist

• Primatologist

• Paleontologist

• Climatologist

Place the following events in sequence, from left to right: A) Goodall begins working in Tanzania; B) Goodall works with Louis Leakey; C) Goodall receives her doctorate

• A, B, C

• C, B, A

• B, A, C

• C, A, B

What was the result of Goodall's strategy of observing the same group of chimps for years?

• She made new discoveries about chimpanzee DNA.

• The chimpanzees became comfortable around her, so she was able to observe things no one else had seen.

• She became the first person to realize the evolutionary relationships between chimps and humans.

• She was able to join the chimpanzees' society.

What do chimps and humans have in common?

• They are both classified as great apes.

• They can interbreed.

• Humans evolved from chimpanzees.

• Chimpanzees can use language like humans can.

What was the main focus of Jane Goodall's research?

• Evolutionary relationship between humans, chimpanzees and gorillas.

• The social and family life of chimpanzees.

• The evolutionary history of chimpanzees.

• The ways the different primates use tools.

What two behaviours do humans and chimpanzees both engage in?

• Mating for life and using verbal language.

• Building houses in using tools.

• Walking upright and building houses.

• Using tools and fighting wars with each other.

What conclusion can you draw from Jane Goodall's research?

• Humans are a lot more like great apes than most people realize.

• Humans are a lot less like great apes than most people realize.

• Humans have evolved from chimpanzees and gorillas.

• There is no evolutionary relationships between humans and apes.

Goodall's critics claimed that naming chimpanzees prevented her from doing objective research. What is objective research?

• Research that involves hurting animals.

• Research that involves only numbers, and not names.

• Research that's based only on facts, not personal opinions or emotions.

• Research that's based on mathematics, not observation.

Jane Goodall was named Dame Commander of the British Empire. Who else might be eligible for this honour?

• A man who fought heroically for Britain during World War II.

• A woman who is considered the most talented British sculptor of her generation.

• An American who did a personal favour for the Queen of England.

• A French author who wrote a best-selling history of England.