Unit 1 Exam

A  multi-male, multi-female

B  solitary

C  monogamous

D  one-male, multi-female

A  primate males are lazy.

B  primate females are smarter and can learn how to raise offspring, while males can’t.

C  primate males always kill infants.

D  females are committed to parental investment by their physiology (gestation, lactation).

A  hunting strategies

B  religious behaviors

C  tool-use techniques

D  cracking nuts

A  it is a species typical behavior

B  chimps in all groups groom

C  there is no regional variation in the behavior of grooming

D  all of these explain why grooming is not a cultural behavior in nonhuman primates

A  individuals must interact frequently

B  individuals must be able to keep track of past interactions

C  individuals must restrict help to those who have helped them

D  These all are necessary conditions

A  the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)

B  the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity), the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement) and the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)

C  the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity)

D  the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement)

A  a lemur marks territory with a scent gland

B  a male grooms an estrus female

C  a male baboon displays his large canines

D  all of these are examples of primate communication

A  a frontal lobe

B  stereoscopic vision

C  spoken language

D  sociality

A  fruits, leaves and seeds

B  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

C  meat

D  insects and meat

A  Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared, bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources and men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.

B  Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared.

C  Bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources.

D  Men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.

A  allometric growth

B  sexual dimorphism

C  neoteny

D  heterodonty

A  Individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups.

B  Predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.

C  Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators, individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups and predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.

D  Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators.

A  meat

B  fruits, leaves and seeds

C  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

D  insects and meat

A  lemurs.

B  terrestrial monkeys.

C  gibbons.

D  apes.

A  have long arched spines for flexible movement when leaping.

B  hold their bodies parallel to the ground (pronograde posture) when walking.

C  All of these traits characterize quadrupedal monkeys.

D  have narrow rib cages with scapula on the side, limiting the range of motion in the shoulder.

A  the EQ

B  the number of neurons found in the brain

C  all of these are relevant features of the brain in comparing species’ intelligence

D  the brain size to body size ratio

E  the size of the neocortex

A  humans

B  orangutans

C  gorillas

D  all of these examples are members of Hominidae

A  monkeys

B  apes

C  humans

D  lemurs

A  a method of identifying variables

B  the same as a proven fact

C  a framework that explains confirmed hypotheses

D  an educated guess

A  Hypotheses and theories are always open to further testing and data that shows they are wrong or incomplete

B  An hypothesis can not be wrong

C  Hypotheses are always correct, supported by lots of data

D  Scientists regularly make up data, using false evidence to support their ideas

A  cultural anthropology

B  archeology

C  biological anthropology

D  linguistic anthropology