Exam 2

A  chimpanzees

B  gorillas

C  orangutans

D  bonobos

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

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

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  North America and South America.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  South America and Australia

D  Madagascar and Indonesia.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  heat and high altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having one birth per year.

D  having twin births every year.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-2-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-1-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  kin selection.

C  competition.

D  predators.

A  caregiving.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  grooming.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  the ability to move on four limbs.

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 living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  malaria.

B  swine flu.

C  HIV.

D  ebola.

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

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

C  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

A  hot environments.

B  low altitude.

C  high altitude.

D  cold environments.

A  meat.

B  vegetaion.

C  fruit.

D  carbohydrates.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

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  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

C  individual factors, as in humans.

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

A  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

B  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

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

D  develops more with age.

A  chimpanzees.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and smell.

C  smell and touch.

D  sight and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

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

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

D  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.

A  Madagascar.

B  Asia.

C  South America.

D  Africa.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  sexual selction.

B  menstration.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menopause.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  ring-tail lemurs.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  competition.

B  interbreeding with other subspecies.

C  meat sharing.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  decreased melanin production.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  avoiding skin cancer.

C  avoiding malarial infection.

D  blending in with the snow.

A  hot climate.

B  aquatic environments.

C  cold climate.

D  high altitude environments.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more carbohydrates.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  in extreme cold.

B  at low altitude.

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  close to the equator (high UV).

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

C  are not common among primates.

D  none of these options.

A  polygyny

B  monogamy.

C  polyamory.

D  polyandry

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny.

C  polyandry.

D  polyamory

A  Africa.

B  South America.

C  Asia.

D  Madagascar.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

B  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  lemur.

B  gelada baboon.

C  chimpanzee.

D  spider monkey.

A  howler monkey.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  orangutan.

A  gorilla.

B  gelada baboon.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  howler monkey.