Primates

Question 1

What are the features of strepsirrhini?

Answer 1

Rhinarium, Toothcomb, Bicornuate uterus

Question 1

What are features of hylobatidae?

Answer 1

Arboreal, brachiation, tailless

Question 2

What is the adaptation for a larger brain in primates?

Answer 2

Maintain social information and status within the groups

Question 2

Where are the old world monkeys from?

Answer 2

Africa and South East Asia

Question 2

Which genus is within Hominoidea?

Answer 2

Gorrilla, Pan, Pongo, Homo

Question 3

What form of feeding do lemuridae have?

Answer 3

Herbivorous, frugivorous

Question 4

Which species are in scandentia?

Answer 4

Tree shrew

Question 4

What type of nose do haplorrihini’s have?

Answer 4

Separate nose with full continuous lip

Question 4

What is the origin of stepsirrhines?

Answer 4

African

Question 4

What are the features of cercopithecidae?

Answer 4

Omnivores, simple stomachs and cheek pouches

Question 5

What order is in strepsirrhini?

Answer 5

Lemuriformes

Question 6

How do howler monkeys make the noise?

Answer 6

Enlarged hyoid bone

Question 6

What do hylobatidae use singing for?

Answer 6

Territorial defence and family defence

Question 7

What are lemuridae groups like?

Answer 7

Highly social and terrestrial

Question 8

What are the features of indriidae?

Answer 8

Vocal, folivorous, bipedal leaping

Question 9

What are the features of catarrhini?

Answer 9

Narrow septum, downward pointing nostrils

Question 9

Which species are in hylonatidae?

Answer 9

Gibbons and siamang

Question 10

What are the old world monkeys?

Answer 10

Catarrhini

Question 12

What is the primate skull morphology?

Answer 12

Forward facing eyes, postorbital bar

Question 13

What is primate sight like?

Answer 13

Binocular stereoscopic vision

Question 14

What features do Tarsiidae have?

Answer 14

Highly adapted night vision, elongated tarsals, retained grasping metatarsal digits

Question 15

Which species are in Cheirogaleidae?

Answer 15

Dwarf and mouse lemur

Question 15

Which species are in lorisidae?

Answer 15

Lorises and pottos

Question 16

Which animals are in indriidae?

Answer 16

Wooly lemurs, sifakas

Question 17

Which orders are closely related to primates but not part of the order?

Answer 17

Dermoptera and Scandentia

Question 18

Which species are in the cebidae?

Answer 18

Marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, squirrel monkeys

Question 19

What are feature of aotidae?

Answer 19

Monochromotic vision, vocal, male caring

Question 20

Why do mammals have a reduced muzzle?

Answer 20

Rely more on sight than smell

Question 21

What are the features of daubentoniidae?

Answer 21

Noturnal, solitary, specialised dentition and digits.

Question 22

What are the features of lepilemuridae?

Answer 22

Folivorous, bacterial digestion, Low BMR

Question 23

What is primate reproduction like?

Answer 23

Slower maturation, longer life span, more extended and complex parental care

Question 25

Which families are in Lemuroidea?

Answer 25

Lepilemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae

Question 26

Whuch sspecies are in pitheciidae?

Answer 26

Titi

Question 27

Which species are in aotidae?

Answer 27

Night monkeys, howler, spife, spider monkeys

Question 28

What are features of the cebidae?

Answer 28

Specialised insectivores, sap feeders, digits have claws

Question 30

What are the 5 families?

Answer 30

Cheirogalediae, Lemuridae, Lemuroidea, , Lorisoidea

Question 31

What is the social structure of hylobatidae?

Answer 31

Monoganous, extensive male care

Question 32

How are spider monkeys adapted to being semi brachiators?

Answer 32

Prehensile tail

Question 33

What are primate teeth like?

Answer 33

Heterodont

Question 33

What is heterodonty like?

Answer 33

Different types of teeth

Question 35

What are features of galagidae?

Answer 35

Large eyes and ears, arboreal, insect feeders

Question 36

What is the function of the toothcomb?

Answer 36

Grooming

Question 37

How many families of new world monkeys are there?

Answer 37

5

Question 38

What are the families of new world monkeys?

Answer 38

Cebidae, Callitrichidae, Aotidae, Atelidae, Pitheciidae

Question 39

What animals are in lepilemuridae?

Answer 39

Sportive lemurs

Question 40

Which animals of lemuridae show sexual dichromatism?

Answer 40

Black lemur. Males are black, females are cream

Question 41

What is the social structure of aotidae?

Answer 41

Simple pair bonds

Question 43

Which species are in Dermoptera?

Answer 43

Flying lemurs

Question 44

What features are in lemuridae?

Answer 44

Elongated rostrum, broad diastema, sexual dichromatism, long tail

Question 46

What are the features of haplorrihini?

Answer 46

Lack rhinarium, simplex uterus

Question 48

How are primates adapted to foraging?

Answer 48

Grasping limbs, arboreal, digit mobility, nails replacing claaws

Question 50

What is the rhinarium?

Answer 50

Lips split across the teeth

Question 52

Which species are in galagidae?

Answer 52

Galagos (bushbabies)

Question 53

What are cebidae social groups like?

Answer 53

Social flexibility in small family groups

Question 55

What are the sub orders in primates?

Answer 55

Strepsirrhini and Haplorrihini

Question 56

What are the new world monkeys?

Answer 56

Platyrrhini

Question 57

What are features of hominoidea?

Answer 57

Single young, extended development, sexual dimorphism, tool use, culture.

Question 58

What is the social structure of pitheciidae?

Answer 58

Small family groups, male care givers

Question 59

What is the super family of lemuriformes?

Answer 59

Lemuroidea

Question 60

Which species are in cercopithecidae?

Answer 60

Mangabey, geuenon, vervet, macaque, baboon

Question 61

Which animals are in daubentoniidae?

Answer 61

Aye aye

Question 62

How many families are in lemuroidea?

Answer 62

5

Question 63

Which 2 families are in lorisoidea?

Answer 63

Lorisidae, galagidae