As in chimpanzees, captive bottlenose dolphins have been taught American Sign Language. Th
The word "insights" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.examples
B.understanding
C.directions
D.discussion
The word "insights" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.examples
B.understanding
C.directions
D.discussion
A.gorilla
B.Chimpanzees
C.monkey
D.orangutan
It is significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that ______.
A.they never make tools before they need them
B.they can make up simple equations
C.they stack items to make platforms
D.the tools are crude
It is significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that
A.they never make tools before they need them.
B.they can make up simple equations.
C.they stack items to make platforms.
D.the tools are crude.
How did Andrew Whiten and his colleagues study the chimpanzees' behaviour?
A.Through training chimps.
B.Through comparing three groups of chimps.
C.Through trapping.
D.Through controlling three groups of chimps.
The last paragraph tells us that _______.
A.chimpanzees can do better than human children
B.chimpanzees can do many things that human children cannot do
C.human children can do many things that chimpanzees cannot do
D.the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human children
In the control group, chimpanzees ______.
A.learned to use poking
B.learned to use lifting
C.learned to use neither poking nor lifting
D.stuck to poking or lilting
From what Warneken said in the passage, we can infer that ______.
A.no other nonhuman primate can be as altruistic as chimpanzees
B.altruism has never been observed in any nonhuman animals before
C.chimpanzees did not display altruism in their previous experiments
D.it is the first time they have conducted experiments about chimpanzees
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
The significance of the finding is that ______.
A.people now know the number of chimpanzees is much smaller than expected
B.it may make it possible for scientists to discover new ways of treating AIDS
C.it proves some deadly human diseases can also be transmitted to wild animals
D.it Will soon help the scientists develop a vaccine that prevents the AIDS virus
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
A.Standing on two legs allows them to carry much more at one time because it frees up their hands.
B.But an international team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences,have discovered that human walking upright, may have originated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high- quality resources.
C.Here, 35 percent of the chimpanzees activity involved some sort of bipedal movement, and once again, this behavior. appeared to be linked to a clear attempt to carry as much as possible at one time.
D.XXXXXX
E.Researchers allowed the wild chimpanzees access to different combinations of two different types of nut — the oil palm nut,which is naturally widely available, and the coula nut, which is not.
F.The chimpanzees regarded the coula nuts as a more highly-prized resource and competed for them more intensely.