Primate Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

Primate Families	Primate features	Primate origins & derived features	Ecology	Reproduction
100 Prosimians Which group of primates includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers?	100 Strepsirrhines/Lemurs and Lorises Which primates have post-orbital bars?	100 Nails instead of claws What is a shared derived feature of primates at the tips of their digits?	100 Niche How, where, and when a species uses the resources around it is called it's _______.	100 Resources; Females _________ determines the distribution of females, while _________ determines the distribution of males.
200 Haplorrhines Which group of primates includes monkeys, apes, and tarsiers?	200 Strepsirrhines/Lemurs and Lorises Which primates have toothcombs & grooming claws?	200 Opposable thumbs and big toes What is a shared derived feature of primates on their hands and feet?	200 Leaves This food is abundant but has low nutritional value. Primates that eat this food are called folivores.	200 Monogamy; Polyandry ________ is a mating system involving one male & one female, while ________ is a mating system involving one female and multiple males.
300 Platyrrhines Which infraorder of Haplorrhines are found in South and Central America?	300 Haplorrhines/Monkeys & Apes Which primates are mostly diurnal and social and also have a post-orbital closure?	300 Brains For their body size, primates have larger _______ than expected	300 Frugivores. This food is patchily distributed in space and time and has high nutritional value. Primates that eat this food are called _______.	300 To gain experience, increase inclusive fitness, or have a low chance of reproducing themselves. Juveniles might stay to help raise offspring because ________ & _________.
400 Catarrhines Which infraorder of Haplorrhines are found in Africa and Asia?	400 Which primates have prehensile tails & round, sideways-facing nostrils? South & Central American Monkeys/Platyrrhines	400 Extinct; Living In Europe and North America, we find _______ primates, but we find ________ primates in Asia, Africa, and South America.	400 Ecological niche or Ecology. The morphology and physiology of a primate, as well as their social and mating systems are affected by their _________.	400 Resource availability, age at first birth, interbirth interval, social status, social bonds, Factors that affect female reproductive success include:
500 Hominoids Which superfamily of primates lacks tails?	500 Which primates have Ischial callosities (butt pads), color vision, and downward-facing nostrils? African & Asian Monkeys & Apes/Catarrhines	500 Plesiadapaforms; Adapids & omomyids __________ are fossil primates from 65-54 million years ago, while _________ and __________ are fossil primates from 54-35 million years ago.	500 Competing. Being diurnal or nocturnal, eating fruits versus leaves versus insects, living in the canopy versus the understory, are all ways of avoiding ___________ with other primate species.	500 Body size, canine size, dominance rank, bright coloration, sperm quantity, sperm swimming speed, penile complexity, What are some ways intra-sexual selection manifests for males?

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