Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  bonobos

C  chimpanzees

D  orangutans

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

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  South America and Australia

B  North America and South America.

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

D  Africa and Asia.

A  heat and high altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

B  having one birth per year.

C  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

D  having twin births every year.

A  2-1-3-3

B  2-1-2-3.

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  kin selection.

B  predators.

C  competition.

D  sexual selection.

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  the ability to move on four limbs.

B  adaptation to life in the savanna.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the trees.

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

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

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

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  ebola.

B  HIV.

C  swine flu.

D  malaria.

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

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  high altitude.

B  low altitude.

C  hot environments.

D  cold environments.

A  carbohydrates.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  fruit.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  altruistic behavior.

C  care of young.

D  competition for mates.

A  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

B  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Pongidae and Hominidae.

A  population size.

B  body size.

C  brain size.

D  survival and reproduction.

A  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

B  individual factors, as in humans.

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

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

B  develops more with age.

C  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  vervet monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  sight and touch.

C  smell and hearing.

D  smell and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  adult social roles.

B  completion of brain growth.

C  similar body size in males and females.

D  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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

B  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.

C  a lesser ape, 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  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  sexual selction.

B  menopause.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  meat sharing.

B  competition.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

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  blending in with the snow.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  hot climate.

B  cold climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  high altitude environments.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  have short limbs and large bodies.

A  far away from the equator (low UV).

B  close to the equator (high UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  in extreme cold.

A  none of these options.

B  are not common among primates.

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

A  polyandry

B  monogamy.

C  polyamory.

D  polygyny

A  polyamory

B  monogamy.

C  polyandry.

D  polygyny.

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  All female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  spider monkey.

B  gelada baboon.

C  lemur.

D  chimpanzee.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  orangutan.

D  howler monkey.

A  gorilla.

B  howler monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.