Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  orangutans

C  bonobos

D  chimpanzees

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

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

C  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly competitive.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  North America and South America.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and high altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  heat and low altitude.

A  having twin births every year.

B  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

C  having one birth per year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-1-2-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  predators.

C  kin selection.

D  competition.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  caregiving.

C  grooming.

D  all of these are alturistic.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  malaria.

B  swine flu.

C  HIV.

D  ebola.

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

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

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  cold environments.

B  hot environments.

C  low altitude.

D  high altitude.

A  vegetaion.

B  meat.

C  carbohydrates.

D  fruit.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  care of young.

C  altruistic behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Pongidae and Hominidae.

B  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  body size.

C  population size.

D  brain size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

C  individual factors, as in humans.

D  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

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

C  develops more with age.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  vervet monkeys.

B  chimpanzees.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and smell.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

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

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

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

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Asia.

D  Africa.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  sexual selction.

B  menopause.

C  menstration.

D  concealed ovulation.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  ring-tail lemurs.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  interbreeding with other subspecies.

C  meat sharing.

D  competition.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  chronic shortness of breath.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  smaller lung capacity.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  aquatic environments.

B  high altitude environments.

C  hot climate.

D  cold climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more carbohydrates.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  far away from the equator (low UV).

B  at low altitude.

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  in extreme cold.

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  polyandry

B  polyamory.

C  polygyny

D  monogamy.

A  polyamory

B  polyandry.

C  monogamy.

D  polygyny.

A  Africa.

B  Madagascar.

C  South America.

D  Asia.

A  multi-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  chimpanzee.

B  lemur.

C  spider monkey.

D  gelada baboon.

A  howler monkey.

B  orangutan.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  howler monkey.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  gorilla.

D  gelada baboon.