Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  bonobos

C  chimpanzees

D  gorillas

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

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  are highly competitive.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  North America and South America.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  South America and Australia

D  Africa and Asia.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  heat and high altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  having twin births every year.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having one birth per year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-1-2-3.

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-3-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  competition.

C  kin selection.

D  predators.

A  grooming.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  caregiving.

D  all of these are alturistic.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  the ability to knuckle-walk.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the trees.

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

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

C  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  swine flu.

B  ebola.

C  HIV.

D  malaria.

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 all primates.

C  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

D  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

A  low altitude.

B  high altitude.

C  hot environments.

D  cold environments.

A  vegetaion.

B  fruit.

C  carbohydrates.

D  meat.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  population size.

C  brain size.

D  body size.

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

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  individual factors, as in humans.

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

C  develops more with age.

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

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  vervet monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and hearing.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  similar body size in males and females.

C  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

D  adult social roles.

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

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

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

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menopause.

B  sexual selction.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  meat sharing.

C  competition.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  chronic shortness of breath.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  avoiding skin cancer.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  proper absorption of vitamin D.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  high altitude environments.

B  hot climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  cold climate.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have short limbs and large bodies.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  at low altitude.

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  in extreme cold.

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

B  are not common among primates.

C  none of these options.

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

A  polyamory.

B  monogamy.

C  polyandry

D  polygyny

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny.

C  polyandry.

D  polyamory

A  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Madagascar.

D  Africa.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  All female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  gelada baboon.

B  spider monkey.

C  chimpanzee.

D  lemur.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  howler monkey.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  orangutan.

A  howler monkey.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  gorilla.

D  gelada baboon.