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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A one-male, multifemale; multimale, multifemale; solitary
B all-female; multimale, one female; solitary
C one-male, multifemale; all-male; solitary
D one-female, multimale; one-male, multifemale; one-male, one-female
Question #2
A competition between males for access to reproductive-age females
B violence against competitors for female access
C care of young
D risk-taking behavior
Question #3
A bonding between individuals of the same rank only and directed only toward hygiene
B the development of males only
C the development of alliances between females only
D bonding between two members of a social group, calming or appeasing the primate being groomed if he or she has a higher dominance.
Question #4
A gorilla
B chimpanzee
C loris
D colobus monkey
Question #5
A quadrupedal locomotion include the use of a tail
B bipedality in humans
C using the forelimbs to move from tree limb to tree limb
D clinging and leaping locomotion in an arboreal environment
Question #6
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 primates
D they take longer to develop to sexual maturity
Question #7
A tooth/dental comb
B diastema
C bilophodont
D two-ridge tooth
Question #8
A present only in some platyrrhines
B are found in all primates with tails
C are made strictly of muscle
D present in catarrhine primates
Question #9
A tarsiers, lemurs and monkeys
B African and Asian apes
C monkeys, apes and humans
D lemurs and lorises
Question #10
A their tendency toward nocturnal behavior
B the fact that their eyes are rotated forward
C their color vision
D all of the above
Question #11
A give birth to more offspring than do many other mammals
B give birth to twins regularly
C invest less in their offspring than do many other mammals
D give birth to fewer offspring than do many other mammals
Question #12
A large body build
B increased reliance of sense of smell
C short digits
D opposable thumbs
Question #13
A a species of pongid, which frequently exhibits a moist fleshy pad at the end of the nose
B a species of platyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward
C a species of strepsirhini that retain a rhinarium found only in prosimian primates
D a species of hylobatid from Asia
Question #14
A gibbons
B baboons
C lemurs
D tamarins
Question #15
A pongidae and hominidae
B platyrrhine and catarrhine
C strepsirhini and haplorhini
D tarsiers and anthropoids
Question #16
A Australia
B Europe
C Africa
D South America
Question #17
A a lack of melanin
B severe air pollution
C a lack of vitamin D
D high UV exposure
Question #18
A hypoxia
B hypothermia
C skin cancer
D rickets
Question #19
A have lower BMR
B consume more carbohydrates
C reduce peripheral body temperatures to maintain core temperatures
D short limbs and large bodies
Question #20
A long limbs in hot environments and shorter limbs in cold environments
B smaller bodies in cold environments and larger bodies in hot environments
C larger lungs in hot environments and smaller lungs in cold environments
D taller bodies in cold environments and shorter bodies in hot environments
Question #21
A the association between body shape, morpology and the environment is not a result of natural selection
B the association between body shape and morphology does respond to environmental stressors
C body shape and morphology do not reflect both evolutionary and developmental processes
D the long-term association between body shape and climate is an example of acclimatization
Question #22
A developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages
B acclimatization at the individual level
C environmental adaptations that occur at the individual level
D inheritance of increases in lung volume by high-altitude populations
Question #23
A adult stage
B senescence
C Wolff’s Law
D osteoporosis
Question #24
A a vegetarian diet of greens, fruits and dairy products
B lack of exercise
C drugs, alcohol and smoking
D heavy exercise like running and swimming
Question #25
A do not exist in humans
B help with biological profiling
C are race specific
D do not lead to clear-cut racial classifications
Question #26
A through the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics
B research indicating that most genetic variation is found within human populations
C through research that examined genetic diversity across different species of animals
D research indicating that most genetic variation is found across human populations
Question #27
A no conclusive evidence regarding how farming began in Europe
B minimal interbreeding between Middle Eastern and European hunter-gatherers and farming developing from their descendants in Europe
C agriculture was brought to Europe by Middle Eastern farmers
D support for Childe’s demic diffusion model
Question #28
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #29
A represented by chromosomal trisomy XXY
B affects only males
C chromosomal mutation linked to an XX genotype
D reduces fertility and increases breast development in affected individuals
Question #30
A the condition affects billions of people today
B associated with the inability to break down and process lactose in foods
C the identified gene associated with lactase production is found on chromosome 2 and appears to be selected for vs. against
D associated with an increase in production of lactase over time
Question #31
A a small and relatively isolated population
B genetic drift
C founder effect
D all of these
Question #32
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #33
A emigration of West African peoples
B increasing UVb radiation
C increasing global temperatures
D the continued presence of malaria
Question #34
A AAS
B AA
C SS
D AS
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A No gene flow, no mutation, no genetic drift
B Inheritance of population over generations