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title: The great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 16 «The great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# The great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans

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The 15 questions of lesson 16 «The great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 80 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/16-the-great-apes/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t1/) — In a film, a giant gorilla roars and eats people. What are real gorillas like? — right ✓
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t2/) — A silverback is 15 years old. Why has his back turned silver? — right ✓
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t3/) — Liam says the chest beat is the gorilla punching himself. right? — right ✓
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t4/) — Why would an orangutan in a zoo enclosure still pile up blankets every evening? — wrong ✗
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t5/) — If someone filmed an orangutan rubbing chewed leaves on a cut, what would that show? — right ✓
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t6/) — How many legs and arms in a family of 1 mother gorilla and 2 babies? — right ✓
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t7/) — why do they say orangutans are in danger, there's loads in zoos innit — right ✓
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t8/) — A dog barks at itself in the mirror. A chimp touches a mark on its own face. What does that tell us? — wrong ✗
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t9/) — Why do scientists photograph gorillas' noses instead of putting tags on them? — wrong ✗
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t10/) — What would happen to orangutan numbers if a forest is cut and only a few mothers survive? — right ✓
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/t11/) — My sister thinks a chimp eats only bananas. What is true? — wrong ✗
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/e1/) — Identify the principal significance of the observation made by Jane Goodall at Gombe in 1960. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the diet of the gorilla? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/e3/) — Ascertain the approximate duration for which a young orangutan remains in the company of its mother. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/16-the-great-apes/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the conservation status of the great apes. — wrong ✗ · exam

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