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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A solitary
B multi-male, multi-female
C monogamous
D one-male, multi-female
Question #2
A females are committed to parental investment by their physiology (gestation, lactation).
B primate males are lazy.
C primate females are smarter and can learn how to raise offspring, while males can’t.
D primate males always kill infants.
Question #3
A cracking nuts
B hunting strategies
C religious behaviors
D tool-use techniques
Question #4
A it is a species typical behavior
B chimps in all groups groom
C all of these explain why grooming is not a cultural behavior in nonhuman primates
D there is no regional variation in the behavior of grooming
Question #5
A individuals must restrict help to those who have helped them
B These all are necessary conditions
C individuals must interact frequently
D individuals must be able to keep track of past interactions
Question #6
A the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement)
B the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)
C the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity)
D the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity), the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement) and the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)
Question #7
A a lemur marks territory with a scent gland
B a male grooms an estrus female
C a male baboon displays his large canines
D all of these are examples of primate communication
Question #8
A spoken language
B sociality
C stereoscopic vision
D a frontal lobe
Question #9
A insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds
B fruits, leaves and seeds
C insects and meat
D meat
Question #10
A Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared, bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources and men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.
B Men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.
C Bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources.
D Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared.
Question #11
A allometric growth
B heterodonty
C neoteny
D sexual dimorphism
Question #12
A Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators.
B Predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.
C Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators, individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups and predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.
D Individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups.
Question #13
A insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds
B insects and meat
C meat
D fruits, leaves and seeds
Question #14
A lemurs.
B apes.
C gibbons.
D terrestrial monkeys.
Question #15
A All of these traits characterize quadrupedal monkeys.
B hold their bodies parallel to the ground (pronograde posture) when walking.
C have long arched spines for flexible movement when leaping.
D have narrow rib cages with scapula on the side, limiting the range of motion in the shoulder.
Question #16
A the EQ
B all of these are relevant features of the brain in comparing species’ intelligence
C the brain size to body size ratio
D the number of neurons found in the brain
E the size of the neocortex
Question #17
A orangutans
B gorillas
C humans
D all of these examples are members of Hominidae
Question #18
A monkeys
B humans
C lemurs
D apes
Question #19
A an educated guess
B a method of identifying variables
C a framework that explains confirmed hypotheses
D the same as a proven fact
Question #20
A Hypotheses are always correct, supported by lots of data
B An hypothesis can not be wrong
C Scientists regularly make up data, using false evidence to support their ideas
D Hypotheses and theories are always open to further testing and data that shows they are wrong or incomplete
Question #21
A linguistic anthropology
B biological anthropology
C archeology
D cultural anthropology