The Ultimate Ape Culture and Conservation Quiz

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Primatologists have been studying ape culture and conservation for more than 30 years, and still have much to learn about our "cousins." Much laboratory research is done on chimpanzees, because their DNA is nearly identical to that of humans. Take this quiz to learn more about ape culture and conservation.

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Question 2 of 21

What group of mammals includes humans, apes and monkeys?

carnivoras
primates
sirenias

... The name of this happy family is primates.

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Question 3 of 21

What other animal has nearly identical DNA to humans?

chimpanzees
gibbons
gorillas

... Scientific studies in the 1960s documented that chimpanzees have DNA nearly identical to humans.

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Question 4 of 21

What scientist studies primates?

archeologists
paleontologists
primatologists

... Primatologists study primates.

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Question 5 of 21

Why is the future of apes in the wild uncertain?

illegal hunting
disease
both answers

... Wild apes are at risk of disappearing because of deterioration of their habitat, illegal hunting and disease.

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Question 6 of 21

How many species of primates are there?

75
125
250

... There are some 250 species of primates alive today.

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Question 7 of 21

How do scientists divide apes into categories?

agility
size
speed

... Scientists have divided the five main types of apes into two categories, based mainly on their size.

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Question 8 of 21

What have scientists named the smaller size category of apes?

great apes
lesser apes
neither answer

... The smaller size category include the gibbons, and is known as the lesser apes.

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Question 9 of 21

After humans, what animal is the smartest?

great apes
lesser apes
monkeys

... The great apes are No. 2 two in the smarts category.

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Question 10 of 21

Which member of the great apes most resembles humans in their behavior, anatomy and way of life?

bonobo
chimpanzee
gorilla

... The chimpanzee most resembles humans.

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Question 11 of 21

When do chimpanzees reach sexual maturity?

8 years
11 years
13 years

... Chimpanzees reach sexual maturity at about 11 years old.

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Question 12 of 21

What is the lifespan of a captive chimpanzee?

45 years
52 years
60 years

... A captive chimpanzee can live to about 60 years old.

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Question 13 of 21

How do chimpanzees live?

communities
individually
both answers

... Chimpanzees live in communities, and the males stay their whole life within the same community.

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Question 14 of 21

What do chimpanzees eat?

fruit
meat
both answers

... The majority of their diet is fruit, but chimpanzees do have a taste for the meat of other mammals.

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Question 15 of 21

What other ape looks like the chimpanzee?

bonobo
gibbon
gorilla

... The bonobo looks like the chimpanzee.

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Question 16 of 21

How do bonobos have similar sexual behavior as humans?

sexual relations for reproduction only
does not have sexual relations for reproduction only
neither answer

... Bonobos are the only great ape that does not have sexual relations for reproduction only.

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Question 17 of 21

What is the largest primate?

chimpanzee
gibbon
gorilla

... The gorilla is the largest primate.

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Question 18 of 21

Are orangutans sociable?

alone
small groups
large communities

... Orangutans are solitary animals; males live totally alone and females live with their offspring only.

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Question 19 of 21

Who is the most famous primatologist?

Diane Fossey
Jane Goodall
Frans De Waal

... Jane Goodall is the most famous primatologist.

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Question 20 of 21

Scientists in the 1980s discovered chimpanzees using tools to do what?

crack open nuts
hunt
neither answer

... The chimpanzees were using stone tools to crack open nuts.

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Question 21 of 21

What is the greatest threat to wild ape populations today?

destruction of the natural habitat
disease
poaching

... The destruction of the ape's natural habitat is the greatest threat.

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