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Test For Chapter 6 Of Apologia's Exploring Creation With Zoology 3: Land Animals Of The Sixth Day. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

From what feature do tarsiers get their name?
a) Their long ankle bone, which gives them a stretched-out foot.
b) Their giant nocturnal eyes that do not glow in light at night.
c) Their dry nose.
d) Their ability to sit quietly until insects happen by.

What is the distinguishing feature of the proboscis monkey?
a) Its nose.
b) Its colorful cheek patterns.
c) Its call.
d) Its ability to swing from tree to tree.

When chimpanzees live in large groups and then break out into smaller groups for periods of time, this is called:
a) fusion-fission society.
b) greater-lesser society.
c) group primal dynamics.
d) evolution at work.

What happens to the cheek flaps of a male orangutan as it ages?
a) They get fatter and grow larger.
b) They turn a silvery gray.
c) They shrink in size and wrinkle.
d) They grow more hair and become beard-like.

The ability to swing from branch to branch by using fingers like hooks is called
a) brachiation.
b) branch-movement.
c) bipedal swinging.
d) fusion-fission mastery.

What distinguishes monkeys from apes?
a) Tails, their ability to jump and skip, and smaller brains.
b) Their lack of a tail, their arm strength to swing in trees, and their size.
c) Their calls, their diet, and their interest in being with others of their order.
d) None of these is accurate.

The gibbon is also known as
a) the lesser ape.
b) the greater ape.
c) the brachiator.
d) the siamangutan.

Which of the following primates is an Old World primate?
a) All of these answers are correct.
b) Aye-ayes
c) Lemurs
d) Bushbabies

Which of the following primates are New World creatures?
a) Tamarins and marmosets.
b) Lemurs and aye-ayes.
c) Bushbabies and lorises.
d) Mandrills and Tarsiiformes.

Animals from the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa are considered:
a) Old World.
b) New World.
c) antiquated.
d) modern.

Animals from the continents of North and South America and Australia are considered:
a) New World.
b) Old World.
c) modern.
d) antiquated.

What is the characteristic that scientists use to classify primates into two different suborders?
a) The nose.
b) The chin.
c) The hand.
d) The amount of hair.

Which of the following statements is true of primates?
a) They are typically social creatures, living in groups called troops.
b) They are typically solitary creatures, only coming together for mating.
c) They are the largest order of mammal in Creation.
d) They are the only creature outside of human beings that are able to walk only on two legs.

How are people different from primates?
a) People are created in the image of God, and people are bipedal.
b) People have opposable thumbs, and people are quadrupedal.
c) People have binocular eyes, and people have opposable toes.
d) People are omnivores, and people have teeth-bearing grins.

What is true of the brains of most primates?
a) They are large for their size.
b) They are extremely small for their size.
c) They are located more at the back of the skull than the front.
d) They are divided into sixteen different lobes.

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