Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  orangutans

C  bonobos

D  chimpanzees

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  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  are highly competitive.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Platyrrhine (NWM).

B  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  North America and South America.

B  South America and Australia

C  Africa and Asia.

D  Madagascar and Indonesia.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  having twin births every year.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having one birth per year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-3-3.

C  2-2-1-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  kin selection.

B  competition.

C  predators.

D  sexual selection.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  grooming.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  caregiving.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the trees.

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

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

C  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  ebola.

B  swine flu.

C  HIV.

D  malaria.

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  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

A  low altitude.

B  high altitude.

C  hot environments.

D  cold environments.

A  meat.

B  fruit.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  altruistic behavior.

C  care of young.

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  brain size.

C  body size.

D  population size.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

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

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

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  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  chimpanzees.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and hearing.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

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

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

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

A  Asia.

B  Africa.

C  Madagascar.

D  South America.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  menopause.

C  menstration.

D  sexual selction.

A  cotton-top tamarins.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  competition.

C  interbreeding with other subspecies.

D  meat sharing.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  avoiding skin cancer.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  cold climate.

B  hot climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  high altitude environments.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  at low altitude.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  in extreme cold.

D  close to the equator (high UV).

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

B  none of these options.

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

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyandry

B  polyamory.

C  polygyny

D  monogamy.

A  polyamory

B  monogamy.

C  polyandry.

D  polygyny.

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  multi-male; multi-female.

B  one female; multi-male.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  All female.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  gelada baboon.

B  lemur.

C  spider monkey.

D  chimpanzee.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  orangutan.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  howler monkey.

A  gorilla.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  gelada baboon.

D  howler monkey.