Exam 3 Part 3

Question 1

Regularly split into small groups within a big group

Answer 1

Fission fusion social group

Question 2

Why do howler monkeys howl?

Answer 2

Avoid fighting with other groups of howler monkeys

Question 3

Involves breaking into things to search for food

Answer 3

Extractive foragers

Question 4

Tree sap eaters

Answer 4

Exudates

Question 5

1 female mates with multiple males; always has twins or triplets and multiple litters per year

Answer 5

Polyandrous

Question 6

What is the origin of new world monkeys in South America?

Answer 6

Appear to have arrived to South America 30-35 million years ago, primates rafted from Africa to South America

Question 7

What is some evidence for the rafting theory?

Answer 7

Similarities between African oligocene primates and basal platyrrhines, sea levels were lower and continents were closer

Question 8

Narrow nose, presence of tail, ischial callosities, lately facing scapula, narrow chest

Answer 8

Cercopithecoidea (old world monkey)

Question 9

Broad nose, no tail, larger brain, dorsally located scapula, broad chest

Answer 9

Hominoidea (apes)

Question 10

Callused butt pad

Answer 10

Ischial callosities

Question 11

Old world monkeys that are omnivorous, eats fruit, low cusped teeth

Answer 11

Cercopithecinae

Question 12

Old world monkeys that have sharp teeth, eats leaves

Answer 12

Calobinae

Question 13

Includes Sakis, bearded sakis, uakaris

Answer 13

Pitheciidae

Question 14

What is the dental formula for pitheciidae?

Answer 14

2: 1 : 3 : 3 and specialized teeth for seeds

Question 15

What is the diet for pitheciidae?

Answer 15

Seeds

Question 16

Social group for pitheciidae?

Answer 16

Varies

Question 17

Includes marmosets and tamarins

Answer 17

Callitrichidae

Question 18

Where are New world monkeys located?

Answer 18

South America

Question 19

Dental formula for callitrichidae?

Answer 19

2: 1 : 3 :2

Question 20

What is the diet for callitrichidae?

Answer 20

Mainly sap and insects

Question 21

What is the social group like for callitrichidae?

Answer 21

Polyandrous; paternal care within group

Question 22

Includes capuchins

Answer 22

Cebidae

Question 23

Dental formula for capuchins?

Answer 23

2 : 1 : 3 : 3

Question 24

Diet for capuchins?

Answer 24

Fruit

Question 25

Social group for capuchins?

Answer 25

fission-fusion

Question 26

What makes capuchins special?

Answer 26

Tool use, prehensile tail

Question 27

Includes spider and howler monkeys

Answer 27

Atelidae

Question 28

Dental formula for spider and howler monkeys?

Answer 28

2: 1 : 3 : 3

Question 29

Diet for howler monkeys?

Answer 29

Leaves

Question 30

Diet for spider and howler monkeys?

Answer 30

Leaves and fruit

Question 31

Social group for spider and howler monkeys?

Answer 31

Fission-fusion

Question 32

What makes spider monkeys and howler monkeys special?

Answer 32

Prehensile tail