Biology 2 - Chapter 16 Test

Nocturnal primates see only in black and white

• True

• False

Strepsirrhines are restricted to South & Central America.

• True

• False

The only kind of primate native to Australia is the human.

• True

• False

Only Old World monkeys have prehensile tails.

• True

• False

Tarsiers are now classified as haplorhines.

• True

• False

Anthropoids include both New World & Old World Monkeys.

• True

• False

From skeletons and associated artifacts, scientists concluded that cave drawings in Lascaux Cave in France were Homo neanderthalis.

• True

• False

Scientists concluded that early humans probably reached Australia by walking a land bridge.

• True

• False

Evidence of arthritis or healed fractures on a Neanderthal skeleton indicates that they individual had to struggle to survive.

• True

• False

Most primates rely primarily on their front limbs for movement.

• True

• False - hind limbs

• False - prehensile tail

• False - opposable thumb