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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A one-female, multimale; one-male, multifemale; one-male, one-female
B all-female; multimale, one female; solitary
C one-male, multifemale; all-male; solitary
D one-male, multifemale; multimale, multifemale; solitary
Question #2
A competition between males for access to reproductive-age females
B violence against competitors for female access
C risk-taking behavior
D care of young
Question #3
A the development of males only
B bonding between two members of a social group, calming or appeasing the primate being groomed if he or she has a higher dominance.
C bonding between individuals of the same rank only and directed only toward hygiene
D the development of alliances between females only
Question #4
A gorilla
B chimpanzee
C loris
D colobus monkey
Question #5
A quadrupedal locomotion include the use of a tail
B using the forelimbs to move from tree limb to tree limb
C bipedality in humans
D clinging and leaping locomotion in an arboreal environment
Question #6
A they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals
B the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in primates
C they take longer to develop to sexual maturity
D on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates
Question #7
A diastema
B tooth/dental comb
C two-ridge tooth
D bilophodont
Question #8
A are made strictly of muscle
B are found in all primates with tails
C present only in some platyrrhines
D present in catarrhine primates
Question #9
A monkeys, apes and humans
B lemurs and lorises
C tarsiers, lemurs and monkeys
D African and Asian apes
Question #10
A their tendency toward nocturnal behavior
B the fact that their eyes are rotated forward
C their color vision
D all of the above
Question #11
A invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals
B give birth to twins regularly
C give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals
D give birth to more offspring than do many other mammals
Question #12
A short digits
B increased reliance of sense of smell
C large body build
D opposable thumbs
Question #13
A a species of strepsirhini that retain a rhinarium found only in prosimian primates
B a species of hylobatid from Asia
C a species of pongid, which frequently exhibits a moist fleshy pad at the end of the nose
D a species of platyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward
Question #14
A lemurs
B gibbons
C baboons
D tamarins
Question #15
A platyrrhine and catarrhine
B tarsiers and anthropoids
C pongidae and hominidae
D strepsirhini and haplorhini
Question #16
A Australia
B Africa
C Europe
D South America
Question #17
A severe air pollution
B a lack of vitamin D
C a lack of melanin
D high UV exposure
Question #18
A hypothermia
B rickets
C hypoxia
D skin cancer
Question #19
A short limbs and large bodies
B reduce peripheral body temperatures to maintain core temperatures
C consume more carbohydrates
D have lower BMR
Question #20
A taller bodies in cold environments and shorter bodies in hot environments
B larger lungs in hot environments and smaller lungs in cold environments
C smaller bodies in cold environments and larger bodies in hot environments
D long limbs in hot environments and shorter limbs in cold environments
Question #21
A the association between body shape, morpology and the environment is not a result of natural selection
B the long-term association between body shape and climate is an example of acclimatization
C body shape and morphology do not reflect both evolutionary and developmental processes
D the association between body shape and morphology does respond to environmental stressors
Question #22
A developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages
B inheritance of increases in lung volume by high-altitude populations
C environmental adaptations that occur at the individual level
D acclimatization at the individual level
Question #23
A adult stage
B Wolff’s Law
C senescence
D osteoporosis
Question #24
A drugs, alcohol and smoking
B a vegetarian diet of greens, fruits and dairy products
C heavy exercise like running and swimming
D lack of exercise
Question #25
A do not lead to clear-cut racial classifications
B help with biological profiling
C are race specific
D do not exist in humans
Question #26
A through research that examined genetic diversity across different species of animals
B research indicating that most genetic variation is found across human populations
C through the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics
D research indicating that most genetic variation is found within human populations
Question #27
A support for Childe’s demic diffusion model
B agriculture was brought to Europe by Middle Eastern farmers
C minimal interbreeding between Middle Eastern and European hunter-gatherers and farming developing from their descendants in Europe
D no conclusive evidence regarding how farming began in Europe
Question #28
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #29
A chromosomal mutation linked to an XX genotype
B represented by chromosomal trisomy XXY
C affects only males
D reduces fertility and increases breast development in affected individuals
Question #30
A the identified gene associated with lactase production is found on chromosome 2 and appears to be selected for vs. against
B the condition affects billions of people today
C associated with an increase in production of lactase over time
D associated with the inability to break down and process lactose in foods
Question #31
A genetic drift
B a small and relatively isolated population
C all of these
D founder effect
Question #32
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #33
A the continued presence of malaria
B emigration of West African peoples
C increasing UVb radiation
D increasing global temperatures
Question #34
A AA
B SS
C AS
D AAS
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A Inheritance of population over generations
B No gene flow, no mutation, no genetic drift