WIS 2552 Exam 2 Study Set UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
There are no Bears in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER False
The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Pliocene
The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - CORRECT
ANSWER False
___ is a rocky semi-desert dweller - CORRECT ANSWER Dorcas Gazelle
About ___ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young - CORRECT
ANSWER 1/2
Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders - CORRECT ANSWER 7
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER Leaves
A Capuchin is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER New World Monkey
The ___ are the only egg laying mammals - CORRECT ANSWER Monotremes
___ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys - CORRECT ANSWER Colobus Monkeys
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in South America - CORRECT ANSWER 3
,The Dingo of Australia is actually a marsupial - CORRECT ANSWER False
Mammals all have ___ dentition - CORRECT ANSWER Heterodont
There are ___ surviving species of Order Monotremata - CORRECT ANSWER 3
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasized
structure of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Foot
Orangutans are native to __ - CORRECT ANSWER Southeast Asia
Mammals are characterized by having ___ occipital condyles - CORRECT ANSWER 2
The ___ is the sole member of its family - CORRECT ANSWER Pronghorn
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and the ___ of Fox
Squirrels - CORRECT ANSWER Amount of black fur
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasizes
structure of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Dentition
Schmidt's Spot nosed Guenon is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Old World Monkey
Otters belong to the same family as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Fisher
Odd-toed Ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems than the Even-toed Ungulates
- CORRECT ANSWER True
,The Ocelot is found in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Central America
Of the following pigs are most closely related to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Deer
Wolverines belong to the same family as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Fisher
About ___% of all mammal species are the Order Rodentia - CORRECT ANSWER 40
Meerkats belong to the mongoose family - CORRECT ANSWER True
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Australia - CORRECT ANSWER 15
___ of the following is an odd-toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Zebra
Mammals have ___ jaw articulation - CORRECT ANSWER Dentary-squamosal
The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - CORRECT
ANSWER False
___ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Tapir
Modern ___ are thought to be most like the first mammals - CORRECT
ANSWER Insectivores
___ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Rhinocerous
The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER Addax
, Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER 7
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER 0
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Leaves
The Haplorrhini are characterized by all species having ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Dry
noses
Homo floresiensis fossils were discovered in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Indonesia
___ is now considered to be the oldest member of the human tribe - CORRECT
ANSWER Ardipithecus kadabba
Neanderthals apparently were adapted for feeding on ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Large
mammals
The hallux is a technical term for ___ - CORRECT ANSWER The big toe
Recent discoveries indicate that the limb structure of dryopithecus was similar to that of modern
___ - CORRECT ANSWER Orangutans
There are roughly ___ species of Marmosets - CORRECT ANSWER 26
An opposite thumb is seen in the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Catarrhini
Of the following groups only the ___ have a non-opposable thumb - CORRECT
ANSWER New World Monkey
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
There are no Bears in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER False
The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Pliocene
The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - CORRECT
ANSWER False
___ is a rocky semi-desert dweller - CORRECT ANSWER Dorcas Gazelle
About ___ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young - CORRECT
ANSWER 1/2
Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders - CORRECT ANSWER 7
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER Leaves
A Capuchin is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER New World Monkey
The ___ are the only egg laying mammals - CORRECT ANSWER Monotremes
___ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys - CORRECT ANSWER Colobus Monkeys
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in South America - CORRECT ANSWER 3
,The Dingo of Australia is actually a marsupial - CORRECT ANSWER False
Mammals all have ___ dentition - CORRECT ANSWER Heterodont
There are ___ surviving species of Order Monotremata - CORRECT ANSWER 3
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasized
structure of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Foot
Orangutans are native to __ - CORRECT ANSWER Southeast Asia
Mammals are characterized by having ___ occipital condyles - CORRECT ANSWER 2
The ___ is the sole member of its family - CORRECT ANSWER Pronghorn
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and the ___ of Fox
Squirrels - CORRECT ANSWER Amount of black fur
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasizes
structure of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Dentition
Schmidt's Spot nosed Guenon is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Old World Monkey
Otters belong to the same family as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Fisher
Odd-toed Ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems than the Even-toed Ungulates
- CORRECT ANSWER True
,The Ocelot is found in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Central America
Of the following pigs are most closely related to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Deer
Wolverines belong to the same family as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Fisher
About ___% of all mammal species are the Order Rodentia - CORRECT ANSWER 40
Meerkats belong to the mongoose family - CORRECT ANSWER True
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Australia - CORRECT ANSWER 15
___ of the following is an odd-toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Zebra
Mammals have ___ jaw articulation - CORRECT ANSWER Dentary-squamosal
The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - CORRECT
ANSWER False
___ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Tapir
Modern ___ are thought to be most like the first mammals - CORRECT
ANSWER Insectivores
___ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - CORRECT ANSWER Rhinocerous
The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER Addax
, Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER 7
___ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Africa - CORRECT ANSWER 0
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Leaves
The Haplorrhini are characterized by all species having ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Dry
noses
Homo floresiensis fossils were discovered in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Indonesia
___ is now considered to be the oldest member of the human tribe - CORRECT
ANSWER Ardipithecus kadabba
Neanderthals apparently were adapted for feeding on ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Large
mammals
The hallux is a technical term for ___ - CORRECT ANSWER The big toe
Recent discoveries indicate that the limb structure of dryopithecus was similar to that of modern
___ - CORRECT ANSWER Orangutans
There are roughly ___ species of Marmosets - CORRECT ANSWER 26
An opposite thumb is seen in the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Catarrhini
Of the following groups only the ___ have a non-opposable thumb - CORRECT
ANSWER New World Monkey
