Unit 1 Exam

A  one-male, multi-female

B  monogamous

C  solitary

D  multi-male, multi-female

A  primate males always kill infants.

B  primate males are lazy.

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

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

A  tool-use techniques

B  hunting strategies

C  religious behaviors

D  cracking nuts

A  there is no regional variation in the behavior of grooming

B  it is a species typical behavior

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

D  chimps in all groups groom

A  individuals must be able to keep track of past interactions

B  individuals must restrict help to those who have helped them

C  These all are necessary conditions

D  individuals must interact frequently

A  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)

B  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 male baboon displays his large canines

B  all of these are examples of primate communication

C  a male grooms an estrus female

D  a lemur marks territory with a scent gland

A  a frontal lobe

B  stereoscopic vision

C  spoken language

D  sociality

A  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

B  fruits, leaves and seeds

C  insects and meat

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

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

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

A  neoteny

B  sexual dimorphism

C  heterodonty

D  allometric growth

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  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

B  fruits, leaves and seeds

C  insects and meat

D  meat

A  gibbons.

B  lemurs.

C  terrestrial monkeys.

D  apes.

A  All of these traits characterize quadrupedal monkeys.

B  have long arched spines for flexible movement when leaping.

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

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

A  the EQ

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

C  the brain size to body size ratio

D  the number of neurons found in the brain

E  the size of the neocortex

A  all of these examples are members of Hominidae

B  gorillas

C  orangutans

D  humans

A  monkeys

B  humans

C  apes

D  lemurs

A  a method of identifying variables

B  the same as a proven fact

C  an educated guess

D  a framework that explains confirmed hypotheses

A  Hypotheses are always correct, supported by lots of data

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

C  An hypothesis can not be wrong

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

A  cultural anthropology

B  archeology

C  biological anthropology

D  linguistic anthropology