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Question 0

Bilophodont

Answer 0

Refers to the lower molars, in old world monkeys that have two ridges

Question 1

Arboreal adaptation and

Answer 1

A suite of physical traits that enable an organism to live in trees.

Question 2

Brachiators

Answer 2

Organism’s that move by Brachiation, or arm-swinging.

Question 3

Canine-premolar honing complex

Answer 3

The dental form in which the upper canines are sharpened against the lower third premolars when the jaws are opened and closed.

Question 4

Dental formula

Answer 4

The numerical description of a species’ teeth, listing the number, in one quadrant of the jaws, of incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.

Question 5

Derived characteristics

Answer 5

Characteristics present in only one or a few species of a group.

Question 6

Diastema

Answer 6

A space between two teeth

Question 7

Dietary plasticity

Answer 7

A diets flexibility in adapting to a given environment

Question 8

Diurnal

Answer 8

Refers to those organism’s that normally are awake and active during daylight hours.

Question 9

Haplorhines

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The cladistic classification for the primate group that consists of anthropoids and tarsiers

Question 10

Hominin

Answer 10

Humans and human ancestors in a more recent evolutionary taxonomy; based on genetics.

Question 11

Loph

Answer 11

An enamel ridge connecting cusps on a tooths surface

Question 12

Nocturnal

Answer 12

Refers to those organism’s that are awake and active during the night

Question 13

Olfactory bulb

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The portion of the anterior brain that detects odors

Question 14

Opposable

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Refers to primates’ thumb, in that it can touch each of the four fingertips, enabling a grasping ability

Question 15

Parental investment

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The time and energy parents expend for their offsprings benefit.

Question 16

Phylogeny

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The evolutionary relationships of a group of organisms.

Question 17

Power grip

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A fist-like grip on which fingers and thumbs wrap around an object in opposite directions

Question 18

Preadaptation

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An organism’s use of an anatomical feature in a way unrelated to the feature’s original function

Question 19

Precision grip

Answer 19

A precise grip in which the tips of the fingers and thumbs come together, enabling fine manipulation

Question 20

Prehensile tail

Answer 20

A tail that acts as a kind of hand for support in trees, common in new world monkeys.

Question 21

Primitive characteristics

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Characteristics present in multiple species of a group

Question 22

Rhinarium

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The naked surface around the nostrils, typically wet in mammals.

Question 23

Sectorial (premolar)

Answer 23

Refers to a premolar adapted for cutting.

Question 24

Strepsirhines

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The cladistic classification for the primate group that consists of lorises and lemurs

Question 25

Tooth comb

Answer 25

Anterior teeth (incisors and canines) that have been tilted forward, creating a scraper.

Question 26

Y-5

Answer 26

Hominoids’ pattern of lower molar cups

Question 27

What’s the difference between communication, speech, and language

Answer 27

Language and speech help us communicate,

Question 28

What is causal thought?

Answer 28

Why do we do things?

Question 29

Is it ethical to impose human culture on primates?

Answer 29

A