Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  chimpanzees

C  bonobos

D  gorillas

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

B  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

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

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly competitive.

C  consume a variety of food resources.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Platyrrhine (NWM).

B  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Africa and Asia.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  North America and South America.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and high altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

B  having one birth per year.

C  having twin births every year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-2-1-3.

B  2-2-3-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-1-2-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  kin selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  grooming.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  caregiving.

D  all of these are alturistic.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  the ability to move on four limbs.

B  adaptation to life in the savanna.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the trees.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  malaria.

B  swine flu.

C  HIV.

D  ebola.

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

B  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

D  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

A  hot environments.

B  low altitude.

C  high altitude.

D  cold environments.

A  meat.

B  fruit.

C  carbohydrates.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  brain size.

C  body size.

D  population size.

A  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

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

C  individual factors, as in humans.

D  lessons taught by primatologists.

A  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

B  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

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

D  develops more with age.

A  vervet monkeys.

B  chimpanzees.

C  capuchin monkeys.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  smell and touch.

B  sight and smell.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  adult social roles.

B  similar body size in males and females.

C  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

D  completion of brain growth.

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

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

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  Africa.

B  South America.

C  Asia.

D  Madagascar.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  sexual selction.

C  menopause.

D  menstration.

A  cotton-top tamarins.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  meat sharing.

B  competition.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  hot climate.

B  cold climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  high altitude environments.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more carbohydrates.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  in extreme cold.

B  close to the equator (high UV).

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  at low altitude.

A  none of these options.

B  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyamory.

B  polygyny

C  polyandry

D  monogamy.

A  polyamory

B  polyandry.

C  monogamy.

D  polygyny.

A  Asia.

B  Africa.

C  Madagascar.

D  South America.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  All female.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  gelada baboon.

B  spider monkey.

C  chimpanzee.

D  lemur.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  hamadryas baboon.

C  orangutan.

D  howler monkey.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  howler monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  gorilla.