Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  gorillas

C  bonobos

D  chimpanzees

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  are highly competitive.

D  engage in complex tool-use.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  North America and South America.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  South America and Australia

D  Africa and Asia.

A  heat and low altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

B  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

C  having twin births every year.

D  having one birth per year.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  predators.

C  kin selection.

D  competition.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  grooming.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  caregiving.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  the ability to move on four limbs.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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

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

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

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  malaria.

B  HIV.

C  ebola.

D  swine flu.

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

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  hot environments.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  low altitude.

A  fruit.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  competition for mates.

C  care of young.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Pongidae and Hominidae.

B  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  population size.

B  body size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  brain size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  individual factors, as in humans.

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

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

C  develops more with age.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  capuchin monkeys.

B  vervet monkeys.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  chimpanzees.

A  smell and hearing.

B  smell and touch.

C  sight and smell.

D  sight and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adult social roles.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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  Africa.

B  Asia.

C  Madagascar.

D  South America.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  sexual selction.

C  menopause.

D  menstration.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  western lowland gorillas.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  meat sharing.

B  altruistic behaviors.

C  competition.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  smaller lung capacity.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  proper absorption of vitamin D.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  high altitude environments.

B  hot climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  cold climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  at low altitude.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  in extreme cold.

A  are not common among primates.

B  none of these options.

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

D  occur at the population level via natural selection.

A  monogamy.

B  polyandry

C  polyamory.

D  polygyny

A  polygyny.

B  polyandry.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  Madagascar.

B  Asia.

C  Africa.

D  South America.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  gelada baboon.

B  lemur.

C  chimpanzee.

D  spider monkey.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  orangutan.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  gorilla.

C  howler monkey.

D  gelada baboon.