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Anthro 301 Part 3
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2016

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Term
What is taxonomy?
Definition
Classification based on similarities and differences
Term
Is Phenetic Taxonomy qualitative or quantitative?
Definition
qualitative
Term
What is the classification of phenetic taxonomy based on?
Definition
existing phenotypic features and adaptations
(qualities)
Term
Is Cladistic classification qualitative or quantitative?
Definition
quantitative
Term
What is the classification of Cladistics based on?
Definition
the order of evolutionary branching
(fossil record and genetic comparison)
Term
What is the kingdom for human classification?
Definition
Animalia
Term
What is the phyla for human classification?
Definition
Chordata (nerve chord)
Term
What is the subphyla for human classification?
Definition
verbrata (vertebral column)
Term
What are the species of great apes?
Definition
Gorilla
Orangutan
Chimpanzee
Bonobo
Term
What are the species of humans?
Definition
sapiens
Term
Does phenetic classification reflect evolutionary relatedness?
Definition
No, it is based on physical similarities only
Term
Which type of classification reflects evolutionary relatedness?
Definition
Cladistic
Term
What is the class of apes?
Definition
mammalia
Term
What is the class of humans?
Definition
mammalia
Term
What is the order of apes?
Definition
primates
Term
What is the order of humans?
Definition
primates
Term
What is the suborder of monkeys apes and humans?
Definition
anthropoidea
Term
What is binomial nomenclature?
Definition
classification
Term
What are the two suborders of the order Primates?
Definition
Prosimians and anthropoids
Term
What are the infraorders of the suborder Prosimians?
Definition
Lemuriformes and Tarsiiformes
Term
Are the Tarsiformes infraorder under prosimians a phenetic classification or a cladistic classification?
Definition
Phenetic
They are more closely related to monkeys
Term
What suborder has traits considered similar to the earliest primates?
Definition
Prosimians
Term
What is the infraorder of humans (under the suborder anthropoid)
Definition
catarrhini
(old world monkeys)
Term
What is the difference between the superfamily hominoidea and the family hominidae?
Definition
hominoidea is apes
hominidae is bipedal
Term
What is the genus of humans?
Definition
homo
Term
Are hominoids cercopithecoids?
Definition
No
Cercopithecoids and Hominoids are the two families
Term
What are the 3 types of anthropoids?
Definition
monkeys, apes and humans
Term
are new world monkeys catarrhinis or platyrrhines?
Definition
Platyrrhini
Term
are old world monkeys catarrhinis or platyrrhines?
Definition
Catarrhini
Term
Are platyrrhini New World monkeys or Old World monkeys?
Definition
Platyrrhini are New World monkeys
Term
What is the family name for platyrrhini?
Definition
Ceboids
Term
What are the 3 types of Ceboids (platyrrhini / new world monkeys)?
Definition
Callitrichidae
Atelidae
Cebidae
Term
What is the infra order name of old world monkeys?
Definition
Catarrhini
Term
What is the superfamily of old world monkeys?
Definition
Cercopithecidae
Term
What are the two families of Cercopithecidae?
Definition
Cercopithcinae
Colobinae
Term
What are the two types of hominoids?
Definition
Apes and humans
Term
What are the three families found in the superfamily Hominoidea?
Definition
Hylobaidae
Pongidae (apes)
Hominoidea (humans)
Term
What are prosimians?
Definition
Primitive primates, those that have more ancestral primate characteristics
Term
What are anthropoids?
Definition
Monkeys, apes and hominins
Term
What are hominoids?
Definition
Apes and hominins
Term
What are hominins?
Definition
Bipedal primates
Term
What does altricial mean?
(Primate characteristic)
Definition
Undeveloped at birth
Term
What does precocial mean?
Definition
Well-developed at birth
Term
What is prehensile ability?
(Primate characteristic)
Definition
Opposable thumb
Term
What is decreased olfactory reliance?
(Primate characteristic)
Definition
Decreased reliance on sense of smell
Term
Do primates have claws?
Definition
No
Term
Do primates have reduced numbers of offspring?
Definition
Yes
Term
Do primates tend to live isolated lives?
Definition
No, they live in social groups
Term
What is special about a primate's arms?
Definition
Full clavicle-arm rotation
Term
What should be noted about primate brain size?
Definition
Increased size
Term
Do primates have short periods of gestation and maturation?
Definition
No
Term
Do primates depend on flexible, learned behaviors?
Definition
Yes
Term
What part of a primate brain is substantially different?
Definition
Neocortex
Term
What are the functions of the neocortex?
Definition
Memory, abstract thought, attentiveness
Term
What makes primate's eyes different?
Definition
Stereoscopic vision
Term
What does stereoscopic vision allow?
Definition
Depth perception
Term
What is the visual predation hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to catch prey/insectivores
Term
What is the arboreal hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to an arboreal lifestyle
Term
What part of a primate brain is substantially different?
Definition
Neocortex
Term
What are the functions of the neocortex?
Definition
Memory, abstract thought, attentiveness
Term
What makes primate's eyes different?
Definition
Stereoscopic vision
Term
What does stereoscopic vision allow?
Definition
Depth perception
Term
What is the visual predation hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to catch prey/insectivores
Term
What is the arboreal hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to an arboreal lifestyle
Term
What part of a primate brain is substantially different?
Definition
Neocortex
Term
What are the functions of the neocortex?
Definition
Memory, abstract thought, attentiveness
Term
What makes primate's eyes different?
Definition
Stereoscopic vision
Term
What does stereoscopic vision allow?
Definition
Depth perception
Term
What is the visual predation hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to catch prey/insectivores
Term
What is the arboreal hypothesis about stereoscopic vision?
Definition
Adaptation to an arboreal lifestyle
Term
Five traits which make primates social animals
Definition
Group lifestyle
Individuals recognized
Reciprocal relationships
Facial expressions
Dominance hierarchy
Term
What is a k selected reproductive strategy?
Definition
Few offspring, high investment
Term
What is the opposite of a k selected reproductive strategy?
Definition
R selected (many offspring, low investment)
Term
Three aspects of high parental investment
Definition
Born vulnerable
Post-natal dependency
Long maturation period
Term
Are primates k selected or r selected?
Definition
K selected
Term
Where do prosimians live?
Definition
Africa, Madagascar, SE Asia
Term
What are the three types of prosimians?
Definition
Lemurs, lorises (galagos), tarsiers
Term
What are considered primitively primates?
Definition
Prosimians
Term
Traits of prosimians 9
Definition
Olfactory reliance
Large eyes with tapetum
Stereoscopic vision
Clinging leaders
Some with claws
Limited opposability
Prognathism
Wet nose
Dental comb
Term
Four traits oftarsiers
Definition
Nocturnal
Islands of SE Asia
Eat insects & small vertibrates
Family unit: mated pair and offspring
Term
Slide 28 check book
Definition
Term
What is allometric scaling?
Definition
Variables like brain size and body size in relation to each other
Term
WharT is absolute allometric scale?
Definition
Natural law that controls all organisms
Elephant brain is bigger than human brain
Term
What is relative allometric scale?
Definition
Unique specialized adaptations
Elephant brain is smaller in relation to body size than a human brain
Term
What is jarman/bell an example of?
Definition
Allometric scaling
Large animals meted more nutrients, yet relative to body size ratio, nutrient requirement is lower
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