Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  bonobos

C  chimpanzees

D  gorillas

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

B  maximize the reproductive success of the females in the group.

C  maximize the reproductive success of incoming ‘bachelor’ male.

D  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly competitive.

C  consume a variety of food resources.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  North America and South America.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  Africa and Asia.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and low altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  having one birth per year.

C  having twin births every year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  competition.

B  predators.

C  kin selection.

D  sexual selection.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  caregiving.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  grooming.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  the ability to knuckle-walk.

C  adaptation to life in the trees.

D  the ability to move on four limbs.

A  women with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin had more surviving children.

B  women living at high altitudes typically do not receive adequate nutrition.

C  women living at high altitudes tend to have fewer surviving children.

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  ebola.

B  HIV.

C  malaria.

D  swine flu.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

B  the areas of the brain associated with smell and hearing are expanded in all primates.

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

D  they have higher intelligence and larger brains relative to other animals.

A  low altitude.

B  cold environments.

C  hot environments.

D  high altitude.

A  vegetaion.

B  fruit.

C  meat.

D  carbohydrates.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  care of young.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  population size.

B  body size.

C  brain size.

D  survival and reproduction.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

B  the type of predator and the predator’s attack strategy.

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

D  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

A  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

B  develops more with age.

C  is a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  capuchin monkeys.

B  vervet monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  smell and touch.

B  smell and hearing.

C  sight and touch.

D  sight and smell.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

B  similar body size in males and females.

C  adult social roles.

D  completion of brain growth.

A  a New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

B  a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

C  an Old World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

D  a Great Ape because they use both their hands and feet to grasp tree limbs.

A  Asia.

B  Africa.

C  South America.

D  Madagascar.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  menstration.

C  menopause.

D  sexual selction.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  ring-tail lemurs.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  competition.

B  meat sharing.

C  interbreeding with other subspecies.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  avoiding malarial infection.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  high altitude environments.

B  aquatic environments.

C  hot climate.

D  cold climate.

A  consume more vegetation.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  in extreme cold.

B  at low altitude.

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  far away from the equator (low UV).

A  are not common among primates.

B  none of these options.

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

D  involve using material culture to make living possible in certain settings.

A  polygyny

B  polyandry

C  polyamory.

D  monogamy.

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny.

C  polyandry.

D  polyamory

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Asia.

D  Africa.

A  All female.

B  one-male; multi-female.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  chimpanzee.

B  gelada baboon.

C  lemur.

D  spider monkey.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  orangutan.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  howler monkey.

A  gelada baboon.

B  gorilla.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  howler monkey.