A) the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
B) a canine that shows no wear on any surface.
C) the Y-5 cusp pattern.
D) a canine that shows wear on the tip.
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A) Primates have long growth and development periods to accommodate the development of complex behaviors in individuals.
B) Primates have shorter developmental periods to accommodate the necessary energy expenditures of larger brain size.
C) Primate brain size is determined primarily by genetic drift and has no clear adaptive role,other than in humans.
D) The relatively large brain in primates is due to the expansion of the olfactory system during primate evolution.
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A) only nocturnal species
B) only diurnal species
C) diurnal and nocturnal galagos
D) diurnal and nocturnal lemurs
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A) anthropods and haplorhines
B) hominoids and chordata
C) strepsirhines and haplorhines
D) pongidae and omomyidae
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A) using the forelimbs to move from tree limb to tree limb
B) quadrupedal locomotion including the use of a tail
C) clinging and leaping locomotion in an arboreal environment
D) bipedality in nonhumans
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A) forward-facing eyes,varied diet,and nonviolent behavior
B) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and male dominance
C) docility,toolmaking,and parental investment
D) arboreal adaptation,dietary plasticity,and parental investment
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A) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,due to the potential presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
B) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth of the mandible suggests the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
C) This is likely the lower jaw of a human,given the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.
D) This might belong to a species of Old World monkey or ape,as the space in the teeth suggests the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.
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A) a wet nose,a snout,downward-facing nostrils,and longer hind limbs than forelimbs
B) a snout,downward-facing nostrils,and longer forelimbs than hind limbs
C) a wet nose,a snout,a tooth comb,and a grooming claw
D) a tooth comb,a grooming claw,and ischial callosities
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A) Prehensile tails independently evolved in a handful of Old World and New World primates.
B) Prehensile tails were found in all the early primates and are common today,but have been lost in apes (including humans) and one species of macaque.
C) Prehensile tails are found in some platyrrhines.
D) Prehensile tails are found only in the lemurs of Madagascar.
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A) the uses of anatomical and genetic evidence.
B) morphology,behavior,and adaptation in the evolutionary past.
C) alternative forms of classification.
D) levels of anatomical complexity.
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A) Y-5
B) two sets of
C) bilophodont
D) one-inch
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A) eating a wide variety of foods
B) lack of diversity of diets over time
C) diets composed of a variety of red meats
D) diets composed of a variety of fruits
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