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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A vestigial traits
B polar bears transitioning to sea animals
C moths changing themselves within their own lifetime to adapt to the changing environment
D All of the answers are correct.
Question #2
A food; sex
B wealth; status
C sneakers as a status symbol; handbags as a status symbol
D mates; resources
Question #3
A All of the answers are correct.
B no tails
C greater intelligence
D typically larger bodied
Question #4
A It accurately states that behaviors and intelligence are influenced by our biology more than the environment
B It accurately states that behaviors are influenced by both biology and the environment
C It falsely assumes that our behaviors are determined exclusively by our social environment, oftentimes blaming parents for socially unacceptable behaviors
D It falsely assumes that behaviors are determined by our genes
Question #5
A orangutans
B humans
C gorillas
D chimpanzees
Question #6
A Bonobo females only display estrus when they are fertile to maximize their change of becoming pregnant
B Bonobo females do not display estrus swellings as a way to mask paternity
C Bonobo females display estrus swellings even when they are not fertile and therefore mask paternity
D Bonobo females only display estrus when they are not fertile as a way to keep their fertility windows secret from males
Question #7
A All of the answers are correct.
B an offspring is born deformed
C a mother is in poor health with no support system
D a new alpha male in a single-male multi-female mating system kills the offspring
Question #8
A not throwing away his shot
B a behavior will become more common if the cost harms competitors even if one’s self gains nothing
C a behavior will become common only if its benefits to self and kin outweigh the costs
D the degree of relatedness will not influence an individual’s willingness to self-sacrifice
Question #9
A correlation is not causation
B when someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack
C something that is popular doesn’t mean is natural or true
D assuming what is natural is good
Question #10
A True
B False
Question #11
A True
B False
Question #12
A False
B True
Question #13
A False
B True
Question #14
A False
B True
Question #15
A male with multiple wives
B female with multiple husbands
C multiple males and multiple females
D pair-bonding
Question #16
A males can control the movement of females and warfare reduces the male population in less densely populated societies
B males can control the movement of females and there is high pathogen stress in dense populations
C there is high pathogen stress in dense populations and warfare reduces the male population in less densely populated societies
Question #17
A parental investment needs are high in order to ensure survival of the offspring
B All of the answers are correct.
C ecological factors affect male ability to monopolize more than one female
D it protects infants from infanticide
Question #18
A females show lower survivorship
B male effort is riskier
C females invest more mating effort than males
D parental effort is a larger fixed cost than mating effort
Question #19
A a process of evolutionary change caused by differential survival rates
B a process of evolutionary change caused by differential fitness rates
C a process of evolutionary change when males are able to reproduce at a frequency higher than that of females within the same species
D a process of evolutionary change caused by mate choice
Question #20
A when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements
B when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements and resources cannot be controlled
C when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements and females cannot be controlled
D resources cannot be controlled and females cannot be controlled
Question #21
A gelada baboons
B peacocks
C bowerbirds
D red deer
Question #22
A Genes are just passive recorders of what worked better than what
B Genes do not determine behaviors in humans but rather provide humans with behavioral flexibility
C The theory of evolution is fundamentally flawed
D Humans, like other species, are innately selfish with a goal of reproductive success
Question #23
A differential reproductive success
B trait must be heritable
C differential mortality rates
D organisms must be able to change themselves to adapt