Primates

______________ are a group of mammals that includes humans,  apes, monkeys, and lemurs.

• primates
• hominoids
• hominins
• primoids

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of primates?

• well developed eyesight

• locomotion

• large brains

• great sense of smell

An _______________ first digit, either a thumb or a toe,  can be brought across the palm or foot to touch   (or nearly touch) the other digits allowing primates to grasp objects.

• opposable
• flexible
• operable
• adjustable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

_______________________ (forward-looking eyes) provide depth perception and enable primates to judge distance and movement of an object.

• Binocular vision
• Monocular vision
• Optical vision
• Holoptic vision

Unlike old world monkeys, new world monkeys ___________________.

• have prehensile tails
• are diurnal
• live in societies 
• have binocular vision

________________ are human-like primates that appear to be more closely related to present-day humans than they are to present-day chimpanzees and bonobos. Humans  are the only species of this type of primates  that is surviving today.

• Hominins
• Hominoids
• Strepsirrhines
• Haplorhines

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The ability to walk upright on two legs is called:

• bipedalism

• quadropedalism

• bicyclepedalism

• tripedalism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A large hole in the base of the skull where the spinal cord connects to the brain:

• foramen magnum

• sagittal crest

• cranial capacity

• S-shaped spine

All of these help us to be bipedal EXCEPT:

• S-shaped spine

• short, wide pelvis

• arched feet

• opposable thumbs

A gorilla's legs are longer than their arms.

• true
• false