Lesson 6 Primates

Question 1

How are primates different from humans?

Answer 1

Their teeth, facial expressions, sense of smell is better than their sight (opposite for humans), smaller brains, not designed to walk on 2 legs, cannot change their surroundings, not created in the image of God.

Question 2

Explain how primates are similar to other wild animals.

Answer 2

They have teeth like a lion’s, they can wit and stand like bears, their hands are similar to raccoon hands, they use tools like many other animals, and they commit infanticide.

Question 3

Are most primates social or solitary?

Answer 3

social

Question 4

What single feature is used to classify the major groups of primates?

Answer 4

The nose.

Question 5

Name a New World monkey.

Answer 5

Tamarins & marmosets

Question 6

Name an Old World monkey.

Answer 6

Proboscis monkeys colobus monkeys, langurs, leaf monkeys, baboons, mangabeys, mandrills, drills, guenons, patas monkeys, macaques

Question 7

What is the difference between monkeys & apes?

Answer 7

monkeys have tails, apes don’t. Ape arms are designed for swinging, monkey arms aren’t. Apes have larger brains. Apes are more diverse than monkeys.

Question 8

Which animal is considered a lesser ape?

Answer 8

Lesser apes are also called gibbons.