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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A gorillas
B orangutans
C chimpanzees
D bonobos
Question #2
A reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.
B maximize the reproductive success of incoming ‘bachelor’ male.
C maximize the reproductive success of the females in the group.
D reduce competition among the females in the group..
Question #3
A Cercopithecoids (OWM).
B Hominoidea (apes and humans).
C Platyrrhines (NWM).
D Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
Question #4
A Hominoidea (apes and humans).
B Platyrrhines (NWM).
C Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
D Cercopithecoid (OWM).
Question #5
A Cercopithecoid (OWM).
B Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
C Platyrrhines (NWM).
D Hominoidea (apes and humans).
Question #6
A are highly cooperative and altruistic.
B engage in complex tool-use.
C are highly competitive.
D consume a variety of food resources.
Question #7
A Hominoidea (apes and humans).
B Cercopithecoid (OWM).
C Platyrrhine (NWM).
D Strepsirhine (Prosimian).
Question #8
A Africa and Asia.
B South America and Australia
C Madagascar and Indonesia.
D North America and South America.
Question #9
A cold and high altitude.
B heat and low altitude.
C cold and low altitude.
D heat and high altitude.
Question #10
A caring for young and ensuring access to food.
B having twin births every year.
C having one birth per year.
D bonding monogamously with the dominant male.
Question #11
A 2-1-2-3.
B 2-1-3-3
C 2-2-3-3.
D 2-2-1-3.
Question #12
A predators.
B competition.
C sexual selection.
D kin selection.
Question #13
A grooming.
B predator alarm calls.
C all of these are alturistic.
D caregiving.
Question #14
A Platyrrhines (NWM).
B Cercopithecoids (OWM).
C Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
D Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).
Question #15
A the ability to move on four limbs.
B adaptation to life in the savanna.
C adaptation to life in the trees.
D the ability to knuckle-walk.
Question #16
A women living at high altitudes typically do not receive adequate nutrition.
B women with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin had more surviving children.
C women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.
D women living at high altitudes tend to have fewer surviving children.
Question #17
A malaria.
B ebola.
C swine flu.
D HIV.
Question #18
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.
Question #19
A hot environments.
B high altitude.
C cold environments.
D low altitude.
Question #20
A meat.
B carbohydrates.
C fruit.
D vegetaion.
Question #21
A altruistic behavior.
B competition for mates.
C risk-taking behavior.
D care of young.
Question #22
A Lorisiform and Lemuriform.
B Pongidae and Hominidae.
C Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.
Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.
D Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.
Question #23
A survival and reproduction.
B brain size.
C population size.
D body size.
Question #24
A lessons taught by primatologists.
B emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.
emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.
C the type of predator and the predator’s attack strategy.
D individual factors, as in humans.
Question #25
A develops more with age.
B is a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan.
C occurs in individuals with light skin tone.
D is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.
Question #26
A vervet monkeys.
B chimpanzees.
C ring-tailed lemurs.
D capuchin monkeys.
Question #27
A sight and touch.
B smell and touch.
C sight and smell.
D smell and hearing.
Question #28
A Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
B Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).
C Platyrrhines (NWM).
D Cercopithecoids (OWM).
Question #29
A adult social roles.
B similar body size in males and females.
C completion of brain growth.
D menarche (on-set of menstruation).
Question #30
A 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.
B a Great Ape because they use both their hands and feet to grasp tree limbs.
C a New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.
D a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.
Question #31
A Asia.
B South America.
C Africa.
D Madagascar.
Question #32
A Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
B Platyrrhines (NWM).
C Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).
D Cercopithecoids (OWM).
Question #33
A sexual selction.
B menopause.
C concealed ovulation.
D menstration.
Question #34
A western lowland gorillas.
B rhesus macaques.
C cotton-top tamarins.
D ring-tail lemurs.
Question #35
A interbreeding with other subspecies.
B competition.
C meat sharing.
D altruistic behaviors.
Question #36
A Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
B Cercopithecoids (OWM).
C Platyrrhines (NWM).
D Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).
Question #37
A smaller lung capacity.
B decreased melanin production.
C chronic shortness of breath.
D more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.
Question #38
A avoiding malarial infection.
B blending in with the snow.
C proper absorption of vitamin D.
D avoiding skin cancer.
Question #39
A aquatic environments.
B high altitude environments.
C cold climate.
D hot climate.
Question #40
A consume more vegetation.
B consume more carbohydrates.
C have short limbs and large bodies.
D have long limbs and slim bodies.
Question #41
A at low altitude.
B far away from the equator (low UV).
C in extreme cold.
D close to the equator (high UV).
Question #42
A involve using material culture to make living possible in certain settings.
B none of these options.
C occur at the population level via natural selection.
D are not common among primates.
Question #43
A polyamory.
B polygyny
C polyandry
D monogamy.
Question #44
A monogamy.
B polyandry.
C polygyny.
D polyamory
Question #45
A Madagascar.
B South America.
C Africa.
D Asia.
Question #46
A one female; multi-male.
B one-male; multi-female.
C All female.
D multi-male; multi-female.
Question #47
A Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).
B Strepsirhines (Prosimians).
C Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)
D Hominoidea (apes and humans).
Question #48
A spider monkey.
B chimpanzee.
C gelada baboon.
D lemur.
Question #49
A howler monkey.
B orangutan.
C hamadryas baboon.
D ring-tailed lemur.
Question #50
A ring-tailed lemur.
B gelada baboon.
C howler monkey.
D gorilla.