So What is A Primate?

According to “So What Is a Primate?” why is the collarbone important for primates?

• Its shape makes primates unusually strong.

• Its shape is similar to that of other mammals.

• Its structure varies across different species of primate.

• Its structure allows primates to hang by their arms and swing.

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According to “So What Is a Primate?” which of the following is a characteristic of the Great Apes?

• large size

• strong sense of smell

• black and white vision

• intelligence and ability to learn

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What is one of the main reasons primates in Madagascar are endangered, according to “So What Is a Primate?”

• Humans are hunting primates for sport.

• Their habitats are being changed by human activity.

• Scientists are removing them from the wild to study them.

• Primate offspring take a long time to mature, so the population grows slowly.

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According to “So What Is a Primate?” how do primates most benefit from having two eyes that face forward?

• They can see well in the dark.

• They can see how far away things are.

• They can see things that move quickly.

• They can see things in many directions.

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If Jordan is agile, what does that tell you about him?

• He is quick and flexible.

• He moves slowly and carefully.

• He is intelligent and learns easily.

• He likes to swing across jungle-gyms.

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Which of these words is the best synonym of keen, as it is used in the following sentence: Primate fingers are flexible with sensitive ends, giving them a keen sense of touch.

• dull

• stiff

• sharp

• smart

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Which of the following would be true of someone whose ability to smell is sensitive?

• She would not have a strong sense of smell.

• She would enjoy sweet scents but not bitter ones.

• She would be able to detect slight differences in scent.

• She would have a sense of smell that changes over time.

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Which quotation from “So What Is a Primate?” suggests that primate characteristics have changed over time to adjust to their habitats?

• The ability to swing isn't the only adaptation to life in the trees, where most primates live.

• Many New World monkeys have prehensile tails that wrap around branches and act as an extra hand or foot.

• The largest primate, the lowland gorilla, can achieve an adult weight of up to 500 pounds.

• Some species of forest-dwelling lemurs found there live nowhere else in the world, but their homes are nearly all gone.

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Which quotation from "So What Is a Primate?" most clearly shows how important the resemblance between human beings and primates is?

• In primates, the upper arms are linked to the chest by the collarbone (also called the clavicle).

• Primate fingers are flexible with sensitive ends, giving them a keen sense of touch.

• Most anthropoids have flat faces, keen color vision, and a relatively poor sense of smell.

• Many [anthropoids] use and make tools and set up social systems.

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Part A What is the underlying message of the following passage from “So What Is a Primate?” One of the most dangerous areas for the world’s primates is Madagascar. Some species of forest-dwelling lemurs found there live nowhere else in the world, but their homes are nearly all gone. Between 1950 and 1985 (say researchers at American University in Washington, D.C.), half of all Madagascar’s forests disappeared, as people cut the trees to grow coffee, mine the earth, and raise cattle. Between 1990 and 1995, the island continued to lose nearly 320 acres of its forest land annually, according to estimates from the World Resources Institute.

• Madagascar is a dangerous place.

• Human activity is leading to the destruction of some primate habitats.

• Many acres of forest were lost on Madagascar between 1950 and 1985.

• American University is doing important research on primates worldwide.

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