Question 1

Which of the following are types of primate social groups?

Your answerChoice

One male with many females

Many males and many females

Selected

All of these are types of primate social groups

Family group

Question 2

What is NOT a benefit of group-living?

Your answerChoice

Competing for food

Defending territory

Grooming

 

Selected

Using alarm calls to warn about predators.

Question 3

What kind of primate is solitary?

Your answerChoice
Selected

Galagos that hunt insects at night

Tamarins that have lots of kids

Vervets that live in trees and on the ground

Chimpanzees that eat fruit and are active during the day

Question 4

What makes primates social animals?

Your answerChoice

Eating insects

Selected

Living in groups and learning from each other

Strong hands for climbing

Living in trees

Question 5

Who will help a primate mom take care of her kid (who make good allomothers)?

Your answerChoice
Selected

Fathers.

Older brothers or sisters.

Unrelated females.

All of the above.

Question 6

What do primate kids do?

Your answerChoice

They have to fight for leadership of their social group.

Selected

Primate kids play a lot to learn how to behave as adults.

Primates grow up really fast and don’t have a “kid” phase.

They have to take care of themselves and have no time for play.

Question 7

What is one threat to primates living in the wild?

Your answerChoice

They haven’t learned how to use bows and arrows.

Selected

Humans hunt them for food and pets.

There are too many trees in their habitats.

They can’t communicate with each other to warn about predators.

Question 8

What is one way you can help protect primates?

Your answerChoice
Selected

Recycle paper and other items so fewer trees are cut down.

Print out lots of paper flyers to show people how cool primates are (and then throw them in the trash when you’re done).

Cut down trees to plant a farm instead.

Buy one as a pet.