Primates

What's the continent or island where gorillas now live?

• Africa and Asia

• Central/South America

• Asia

• Africa

Which of the following modern groups are descended from the first African colonization?

• Lemurs, Lorises, and Tarsiers.

• Lemurs, and Galagos

• All Prosimians

• Old World Monkeys

What distinguishes monkeys from apes?

• Apes are larger than monkeys.

• "Ape" and "Monkey" are synonyms.

• The Presence/Absence of a Tail.

• They all have opposable thumbs.

What's the continent or island where Orangutans now live?

• Africa and Asia

• Central/South America

• Asia

• Africa

True or False: Lemuroidea is the Superfamily for Lemurs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where do all Lemurs live?

• Africa

• Madagascar

• Asia

• Africa and Asia

Which species of Apes have tails?

• All of them.

• Just the Great Apes.

• Just the Lesser Apes.

• None of them.

Which modern group is descended from the S. American Colonization?

• All Monkeys and All Apes

• All Monkeys

• Old World Monkeys

• New World Monkeys

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What modern groups are descended from the Madagascar colonization?

• Lemurs

• Lemurs and Lorises

• Tarsiers

• Lorises

Which of these are Simians?

• Monkeys and Lesser Apes

• Lesser and Greater Apes

• Lorises, Lemurs, Galagos, and Tarsiers

• All Monkeys and All Apes