Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  chimpanzees

C  gorillas

D  bonobos

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

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  are highly competitive.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  South America and Australia

B  North America and South America.

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

D  Africa and Asia.

A  cold and high altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having twin births every year.

D  having one birth per year.

A  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-3-3.

A  predators.

B  kin selection.

C  sexual selection.

D  competition.

A  grooming.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  caregiving.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to knuckle-walk.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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

B  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

A  swine flu.

B  malaria.

C  HIV.

D  ebola.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

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

A  hot environments.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  low altitude.

A  fruit.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  competition for mates.

B  care of young.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  brain size.

B  body size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  population size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

B  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

C  individual factors, as in humans.

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

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

D  develops more with age.

A  vervet monkeys.

B  chimpanzees.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  sight and touch.

B  sight and smell.

C  smell and touch.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  adult social roles.

B  completion of brain growth.

C  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

D  similar body size in males and females.

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

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 New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

A  Africa.

B  Madagascar.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  menstration.

B  menopause.

C  sexual selction.

D  concealed ovulation.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  western lowland gorillas.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  meat sharing.

C  interbreeding with other subspecies.

D  competition.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

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  avoiding skin cancer.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  cold climate.

B  aquatic environments.

C  high altitude environments.

D  hot climate.

A  have long limbs and slim bodies.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  far away from the equator (low UV).

B  in extreme cold.

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  at low altitude.

A  none of these options.

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

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyandry

B  polyamory.

C  monogamy.

D  polygyny

A  polyandry.

B  polygyny.

C  monogamy.

D  polyamory

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  All female.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  spider monkey.

B  chimpanzee.

C  lemur.

D  gelada baboon.

A  orangutan.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  howler monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  gorilla.