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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A multi-male, multi-female
B solitary
C monogamous
D one-male, multi-female
Question #2
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).
Question #3
A cracking nuts
B religious behaviors
C tool-use techniques
D hunting strategies
Question #4
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
Question #5
A These all are necessary conditions
B individuals must interact frequently
C individuals must be able to keep track of past interactions
D individuals must restrict help to those who have helped them
Question #6
A the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)
B the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement)
C 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)
D the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity)
Question #7
A a male baboon displays his large canines
B a male grooms an estrus female
C a lemur marks territory with a scent gland
D all of these are examples of primate communication
Question #8
A sociality
B spoken language
C stereoscopic vision
D a frontal lobe
Question #9
A fruits, leaves and seeds
B meat
C insects and meat
D insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds
Question #10
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 Bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources.
D Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared.
Question #11
A allometric growth
B heterodonty
C sexual dimorphism
D neoteny
Question #12
A 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.
B Individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups.
C Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators.
D Predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.
Question #13
A fruits, leaves and seeds
B meat
C insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds
D insects and meat
Question #14
A lemurs.
B apes.
C terrestrial monkeys.
D gibbons.
Question #15
A have narrow rib cages with scapula on the side, limiting the range of motion in the shoulder.
B All of these traits characterize quadrupedal monkeys.
C hold their bodies parallel to the ground (pronograde posture) when walking.
D have long arched spines for flexible movement when leaping.
Question #16
A the brain size to body size ratio
B all of these are relevant features of the brain in comparing species’ intelligence
C the size of the neocortex
D the EQ
E the number of neurons found in the brain
Question #17
A orangutans
B gorillas
C humans
D all of these examples are members of Hominidae
Question #18
A lemurs
B humans
C monkeys
D apes
Question #19
A an educated guess
B a framework that explains confirmed hypotheses
C a method of identifying variables
D the same as a proven fact
Question #20
A Hypotheses are always correct, supported by lots of data
B Hypotheses and theories are always open to further testing and data that shows they are wrong or incomplete
C An hypothesis can not be wrong
D Scientists regularly make up data, using false evidence to support their ideas
Question #21
A cultural anthropology
B biological anthropology
C linguistic anthropology
D archeology