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What feature of primate hands and feet allows for precision gripping and power grabs?
What feature of primate hands and feet allows for precision gripping and power grabs?
- Retention of 5 digits
- Mostly nails
- Opposable thumb (correct)
- High degree of prehensility
Which is a characteristic feature of skulls in primates that allows for stereoscopic vision?
Which is a characteristic feature of skulls in primates that allows for stereoscopic vision?
- Post-orbital bar (correct)
- Short snouts
- Large brain sizes compared to body sizes
- More sulcus (folds) and gyri (ridges) between the brain
What is the function of the auditory bulla in primates?
What is the function of the auditory bulla in primates?
- Aids in temperature regulation
- Enhances sense of smell
- Contains auditory bone (correct)
- Facilitates vocalizations
What factor contributes to the presence of culture in primates?
What factor contributes to the presence of culture in primates?
What is a distinguishing feature of catarrhines in terms of dental formula?
What is a distinguishing feature of catarrhines in terms of dental formula?
Which group of primates has a bony ear tube?
Which group of primates has a bony ear tube?
What feature distinguishes haplorhines from strepsirhines in terms of eyes?
What feature distinguishes haplorhines from strepsirhines in terms of eyes?
Which type of locomotion involves holding onto vertically oriented surfaces and leaping between trees?
Which type of locomotion involves holding onto vertically oriented surfaces and leaping between trees?
What is the specific advantage of having a prehensile tail in new world monkeys?
What is the specific advantage of having a prehensile tail in new world monkeys?
What is a characteristic feature of arboreal quadrupeds in terms of limb placement?
What is a characteristic feature of arboreal quadrupeds in terms of limb placement?
