Class 11 Anthropology Chapter 3 Human Taxonomy

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Class 11 Anthropology Chapter 3 Human Taxonomy

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Human Taxonomy

Chapter – 3

EXERCISES

1. Which animal of the animal kingdom is studied in anthropology?

Ans: The human of the animal kingdom is studied in anthropology.

2. Name the anthropoid ape found in North East India or Assam.

Ans: The anthropoid ape found in North East India or Assam is gibbon.

3. Name two anthropoid apes found in Africa.

Ans: Two anthropoid apes found in Africa are:- Chimpanzee and Gorilla.

4. Name two anthropoid apes found in Asia.

Ans: Two anthropoid apes found in Asia are: Gibbons and Orangutan.

5. What are the different types of ape and name it.

Ans: The different types of ape are: Gibbon, Orangutan, Chimpanzee and Gorilla.

6. Write the characteristics features of Gibbon?

Ans: The characteristics features of Gibbon are:

(a) The height of the Gibbon does not exceed 3 ft. and the weight of the adult Gibbon ranges from 11 to 15 pounds. There is no difference between the male and female regarding size.

(b) The body is covered with fine wooly hair. The colour of the hair is white, grey and sometimes black.

(c) The Gibbon can pick up any material from the ground without stooping.

(d) At one time Gibbon can stand erect. The arms are excessively long in comparison to the length of the leg.

(e) The hand is very long and narrow with a relatively short thumb.

7. Write the characteristics features of Orangutan?

Ans: The characteristics features of Orangutan are:

(a) The weight of adult male varies from 165 to 200 pounds.

(b) Their height is nearly 5 ft.

(c)The body is covered with long, coarse hair of reddish brown color.

(d) The chest is barrel like.

(e) The hands are long and narrow with elongated fingers.

8. Write four characteristics features of Chimpanzee?

Ans: The characteristics features of Chimpanzee are:

(a) The average height of the adult male is 5 ft.

(b) The weight of adult male and females are 110 and 88 pounds.

(c) The body is covered with long and coarse hair of various colors.

(d) There are no hairs on the face, hands and feet.

(e) Most species of Chimpanzee have round low vaulted heads.

9. Write the characteristics features of Gorilla?

Ans: The characteristics features of Gorilla are:

(a) The height ranges from 5 ft. to 6 ft. in lowland gorillas and 5 ft. 3 inches to 5 ft. 10 inches in mountain gorillas.

(b) The weight of the body of adult males ranges from 350 to 600 pounds.

(c) The body is covered with long and black coloured hairs.

(d) The face, palm and soles are completely devoid of hair.

(e) The skull is massive.

10. Write the name of the book written by Linnaeus in 1735.

Ans: The name of the book written by Linnaeus in 1735 is “Systema Naturae”.

11. Write the differences between platyrrhine and catarrhine monkey?

Ans: The differences between platyrrhine and catarrhine monkey are:

Platyrrhine monkeys	Catarrhine monkeys
(a) They have flat noses with two nostrils. Separated by broad fleshy nasal septum.	(a) Nostrils of catarrhine monkeys project and point downward and are separated by a narrow nasal septum.
(b) They have prehensile tail that is flexible and long.	(b) They have shorter and non-grasping tail.
(c) Cheek pouches are absent.	(c) Cheek pouches are present.
(d) Dental formula is 2.1.3.3.	(d) Dental formula is 2.1.2.3.
(e) They have arched nails.	(e) They have flat nails.
(f) Thumb and great toes are slightly opposable.	(f) Thumb and great toes are completely opposable.
(g) More arboreal.	(g) More terrestrial.

12. What are the different types of Chimpanzee?

Ans: The different types of Chimpanzee are:- the white faced, the black faced, bald headed chimpanzee and the pygmy chimpanzee.

13. Write the names of three animals included in Prosimii?

Ans: The names of three animals included in Prosimii are: lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers.

14. Write the characteristics features of mammals?

Ans: The characteristics features of mammals are:

(a) Presence of hair, a new integumentary unit, quite different from the other groups.

(b) Presence of mammary glands for nourishing the young ones.

(c) Presence of sweat glands.

(d) Mammals are warm blooded, air breathing vertebrates.

(e) Presence of two condyles in the foramen magnum of the occipital bone.

15. Write the characteristics features of primates?

Ans: The characteristics features of primates are:

(a) The primates have prehensile hands and feet for arboreal life.

(b) The digits of both the hands and feet are provided with flat nails.

(c) They are able to rotate the forearm in or out, up or down and also can stretch the legs to a greater extent.

(d) The collar bones or clavicles are well developed.

(e) The primates have well marked power grip and precision grip.

16. What are the distinctive features of Hominidae?

Ans: The distinctive features of Hominidae are:

(a) Man walks bipedally with fully elect posture.

(b) The brain is complex and its all the parts are relatively enlarged.

(c) The span of life is long. Growth period is long.

(d)Less hair in the body, except dense hair on the skull.

(e) Man has of articulating speech.

17. Which primate does not have opposable thumb on feet? Write three characteristics features of that primate.

Ans: Marmosets does not have opposable thumb on feet. 

Three characteristics features of that primate are:

(a) They have got a very thick and silky fur.

(b) The colour of coat is usually white or black.

(c) The legs are longer than arms.

18. Write the dental formula of catarrhine.

Ans: The dental formula of catarrhine is 2.1.2.3.

19. Platyrrhine monkeys live in which country?

Ans: Platyrrhine monkeys live in Mexico to Argentina.

20. Mention the name of two countries where catarrhine monkey live.

Ans: The name of two countries where catarrhine monkey live are: Africa and Asia.

21. Write the geographical distribution of Gibbon.

Ans: The geographical distribution of Gibbon in tropical rainforests, and the semi deciduous mountain forests of Southeast Asia, North East India, Myanmar etc.

22. Write the geographical distribution of Orangutan.

Ans: The geographical distribution of Orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra.

23. Write the geographical distribution of Chimpanzee.

Ans: The geographical distribution of Chimpanzee in large number in the tropical forest of Africa.

24. Write the geographical distribution of Gorilla.

Ans: The geographical distribution of Gorilla in equatorial regions of Africa. 

25. Man is a member of primate. Justify your answer.

Ans: Man is a member of primate because:

(a) They depend in their day to day life much more on eyes than nose.

(b) They possess highly developed brain covered with much wrinkle cortex.

(c) The females have the tendency to hear only one baby at a time.

(d) Multiple birth are rare.

(e) Primate infants have prolonged physical and emotional dependence on their mothers.

26. Which animal is included in the family Hylobatidae?

Ans: Gibbon is included in the family Hylobatidae.

27. Name three animals which are included in the family Pongidae.

Ans: Three animals which are included in the family Pongidae are: Orangutan, Chimpanzee and Gorilla.

28. How many families are included in Hominoidea? Name it.

Ans: There are three families included in Hominidae. 

They are: Hylobatidae, Pongidae and Hominidae.

29. What is the scientific name of man?

Ans: The scientific name of man is Homo Sapiens.

30. Why man is included in the class mammal?

Ans: Man is included in the class mammal because man can not be included in the class fish, amphibians, bird and reptiles as man do not possess the characteristics of these classes in his body. Therefore, man is included in the last class which is known as mammal.

31. Write the characteristics features of the class mammal.

Ans: The characteristics features of the class mammal are:

(a) Presence of hair, a new integumentary unit, quite different from the other groups.

(b) Presence of mammary glands for nourishing the young ones.

(c) Presence of sweat glands.

(d) Mammals are warm blooded, air breathing vertebrates.

(e) Presence of two condyles in the foramen magnum of the occipital bone.