ANTHR 140 L Final

PART 1 (20 pts)

Spring 2016

Instructions: You may either print this out and answer the questions by hand or type your answers
into a new file. Please NUMBER your answers if you type them up, and save your file as follows:
[last name]Anth140LAB. If you type up your answers, you may submit your saved file online
through the Dropbox in D2L or email it to me. Answers should be substantial, written in complete
sentences and backed up with specific information.
For full credit, remember to read questions thoroughly and answer all parts for full credit. There are
a total of 23 points available in the exam3 are extra credit. It is imperative that you do your own
work and you only use class resources (i.e. the lab book). Any sign that you have utilized outside
sources, such as the internet, or collaborated with classmates will result in zero points for this
portion of the exam. In other words, DO YOUR OWN WORK.

NAME:___________________________

1. Is this animal above a primate or not? Describe the feature(s) that helped you decide. If it is a
primate, can you tell if it is a Strepsirhini (Prosimian) or a Haplorhini (Anthropoid)? What features
helped you decide? Describe two (2 pts)
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2. Is this above skull (two views, same animal) from a primate or not? What feature(s) helped you
decide? If it is a primate, can you tell if it is a Strepsirhini (Prosimian) or a Haplorhini (Anthropoid)?
What features helped you decide? Describe two. (2 pts)
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3. Is this the foot of an ape or a human? What specific feature(s) let you know? (1 pt)
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4. What can you say about the form of locomotion of this monkey above? Be as specific as you can.
What feature(s) let you know? Can you tell if this is a New World Monkey or an Old World Monkey
(if you are unsure, say so)? What are the feature(s) that (would) let you know? (2 pts)
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5. Is this skeleton of a New World Monkey, Old World Monkey, or an Ape? What feature helped you
decide? (1 pt)
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6. Is this illustration an Old World Monkey or a New World Monkey? What specific feature(s)
helped you decide? What is its likely form of locomotion? (2 pts)
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7. Is this skeleton above a Strepsirhini (Prosimian) or a Haplorhini (Anthropoid), or non-primate?

What feature(s) helped you decide? (1 pt)
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8. What feature(s) show this above skull is NOT a primate? (1 pt)

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Short Essays: answer in a brief paragraph or two (4 pts each)

9. You are asked to study a previously unknown primate. Preliminary analyses show that the dental
formula of this species is 2.1.3.3, the arms are slightly longer than the legs and the tail is prehensile.
The males and females are remarkably alike in body size and size of canines.
What does this information tell you about the classification of this primate (be as specific as you
can)? The locomotor pattern? The social structure (mating pattern)?
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10. You are asked to analyze yet another previously unknown primate. Initial studies indicate that
this primate has nostrils that are close together, facing downward. The molars of this species are
bilophodont, and their stomachs are complex.
What does this information tell you about the classification of this primate (be as specific as you
can)? What do you think is the diet of this primate? Is this primate more likely to be terrestrial or
arboreal? Be sure to back up your answers.
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Matching: match the appropriate lettered terms next to the numbered terms (3 pts)
1. Toothcomb:
2. Large eye orbits:
3. Y-5 molars:
4. Dental formula of 2.1.2.3:
5. True brachiators:
6. Knuckle-walking:
7. Complete postorbital closure:
8. Grooming claw:
9. Fused mandible:
Choices: some are used more than once, some are not used at all; use the most appropriate answers
A. Prosimians
B. Anthropoids
C. New World Monkeys
D. Old World Monkeys
E. Apes
F. Great Apes
G. Lesser Apes
H. Nocturnal primates
I. Diurnal primates

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