Exam 2 topic 6 A

Question 1

Why do we study nonhuman primates?

Answer 1

1. Humans are primates
2. Understanding out ancestor
3. Biology and behavior

Question 2

Three types of mammals

Answer 2

Monotremes, Marsupials, placentals

Question 3

Traits of Mammals

Answer 3

Homeothermy/endothermy (warm blooded)
heterodonty (different teeth)
growth stops at adulthood 
mammary glands
parental care

Question 4

Ancestral mammalian traits characterizing primates

Answer 4

four limbs
5 digits
heterodonty

Question 5

defining traits of primates (shared-derived traits)

Answer 5

grasping hands and feet
nails instead of claws
post orbital bar

Question 6

General primate patterns

Answer 6

Larger brain
olfaction
vision importance
longer history stages

Question 7

Homeothermy/endothermy

Answer 7

warm blooded

Question 8

heterodonty/homodonty

Answer 8

having different teeth

Question 9

prehensile

Answer 9

capable of grasping

Question 10

orbital convergence

Answer 10

forward facing eyes

Question 11

binocular vision

Answer 11

using two eyes with overlapping fields of view

Question 12

stereoscopic

Answer 12

depth perception

Question 13

Relative brain size

Answer 13

relative to body size
increased complexity
neocortex (top part of cerebrum)

Question 14

Olfaction

Answer 14

decreased importance of sense of smell

Question 15

rhinarium

Answer 15

wet nose