MammalogyReviewPrimates

Mammalogy Review Questions- Order Primates
Question	Answer
1. The word Primates literally means ________________.
2. Is the order Primates monophyletic?
3. The order Primates includes ____ families, _____ genera, and ______ species.
4. Primates range in size from the smallest (the ___________) which weighs 70 g to the largest (the ___________) which weighs 175 kg.
5. In terms of diet, most primates are primarily _____________ or ______________.
6. Most early primates (which are now extinct) belong to the order ___________.
7. Name the two suborders to which the living primates belong.
8. List the 7 living families that make up the suborder Strepsirhini.
9. List the 6 living families that make up the suborder Haplorhini.
10. List several evolutionary trends that help define the primates.
11. List several morphological characteristics of the order Primates.
12. Which primates were formerly called prosimians?
13. Where do strepsirhine primates occur?
14. List 5 characteristics of the suborder Strepsirhini.
15. Where do haplorhine primates live?
16. List 6 characteristics of the suborder Haplorhini.
17. The Aye-aye is placed in the family _______________.
18. Describe the aye-aye.
19. Lorises and pottos are placed in the family _____________.
20. Where do members of the family Loridae occur?
21. The family __________ once contained the galagos; now the galagos are placed in a separate family.
22. Describe the primates belonging to the family Loridae.
23. Bushbabies are placed in the family ______________. They were once included in the family _____________.
24. Where do bushbabies occur?
25. Describe the primates belonging to the family Galagonidae.
26. True lemurs are placed in the family ___________. True lemurs are found only on ______________. What do true lemurs look like? What do true lemurs use their tail for?
27. Sportive lemurs are placed in the family ____________. Sportive lemurs are restricted to _______________. Give several characteristics of this family.
28. Dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs are placed in the family ___________. All inhabit _________________. Describe these primates.
29. Indrid lemurs and Sifakas are placed in the family __________. List the three genera that are contained within this family. Where do these primates occur? Describe these primates.
30. Tarsiers belong to the family __________. This family contains only one genus, the genus ___________. Where do tarsiers occur? Describe these primates.
31. The New World monkeys are placed in the family ___________. Where do these primates occur? List 5 examples. Describe these primates. List the four genera within this family that are characterized by prehensile tails and semibrachiation
32. Marmosets and Tamarins are placed in the family _________. Where do these primates occur? Describe these primates.
33. The Old World monkeys are placed in the family _____________. Where do these primates occur? List several characteristics of this family. Name the two subfamilies within this family.
34. Gibbons and the siamang are placed in the family ____________. Name the one genus within this family? Where do these primates occur? Describe these primates.
35. Name the two primate families that collectively make up the apes. What do all apes have in common? The _________ are the smallest apes.
36. The great apes and humans all belong to the family ___________. List the three "Great apes." The great apes were previosly placed in the family ___________. List the four genera contained within this family. Describe the Orangutan. Describe the two species of chimpanzee Describe the gorilla.