Exam 2

A  chimpanzees

B  bonobos

C  orangutans

D  gorillas

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

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

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  are highly competitive.

D  engage in complex tool-use.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  South America and Australia

B  Africa and Asia.

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

D  North America and South America.

A  heat and low altitude.

B  cold and high altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  having one birth per year.

B  having twin births every year.

C  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-1-2-3.

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-3-3.

A  kin selection.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  caregiving.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  grooming.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

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

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

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

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  HIV.

B  swine flu.

C  malaria.

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  high altitude.

B  cold environments.

C  hot environments.

D  low altitude.

A  carbohydrates.

B  fruit.

C  meat.

D  vegetaion.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  care of young.

C  altruistic behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  population size.

B  body size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  brain size.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

B  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

A  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

B  develops more with age.

C  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

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

A  vervet monkeys.

B  ring-tailed lemurs.

C  capuchin monkeys.

D  chimpanzees.

A  sight and smell.

B  sight and touch.

C  smell and touch.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

B  adult social roles.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  similar body size in males and females.

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

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

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

A  Africa.

B  Madagascar.

C  South America.

D  Asia.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menstration.

B  menopause.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  sexual selction.

A  cotton-top tamarins.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  altruistic behaviors.

C  competition.

D  meat sharing.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  blending in with the snow.

B  proper absorption of vitamin D.

C  avoiding malarial infection.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  aquatic environments.

B  high altitude environments.

C  cold climate.

D  hot climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  have long limbs and slim bodies.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  in extreme cold.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  close to the equator (high UV).

A  are not common among primates.

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

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

D  none of these options.

A  polyamory.

B  polygyny

C  monogamy.

D  polyandry

A  polyandry.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  South America.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  Madagascar.

A  All female.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  gelada baboon.

B  lemur.

C  chimpanzee.

D  spider monkey.

A  howler monkey.

B  hamadryas baboon.

C  orangutan.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  gelada baboon.

B  gorilla.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  howler monkey.