Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  gorillas

C  chimpanzees

D  bonobos

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  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  engage in complex tool-use.

C  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  North America and South America.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  South America and Australia

D  Madagascar and Indonesia.

A  heat and low altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  cold and low altitude.

A  having one birth per year.

B  having twin births every year.

C  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-1-2-3.

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-3-3.

A  kin selection.

B  competition.

C  sexual selection.

D  predators.

A  caregiving.

B  grooming.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  predator alarm calls.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to move on four limbs.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  malaria.

B  HIV.

C  swine flu.

D  ebola.

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  high altitude.

B  cold environments.

C  hot environments.

D  low altitude.

A  carbohydrates.

B  vegetaion.

C  fruit.

D  meat.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  care of young.

C  competition for mates.

D  risk-taking behavior.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  body size.

C  brain size.

D  population 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 a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

C  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

D  develops more with age.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  chimpanzees.

C  capuchin monkeys.

D  vervet monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  sight and touch.

C  smell and hearing.

D  smell and touch.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  similar body size in males and females.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

C  adult social roles.

D  completion of brain growth.

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

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

D  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.

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  menopause.

C  sexual selction.

D  menstration.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

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  smaller lung capacity.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

D  decreased melanin production.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  proper absorption of vitamin D.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  aquatic environments.

B  high altitude environments.

C  hot climate.

D  cold climate.

A  consume more vegetation.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  consume more carbohydrates.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  in extreme cold.

B  close to the equator (high UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  far away from the equator (low UV).

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

B  are not common among primates.

C  none of these options.

D  occur at the population level via natural selection.

A  monogamy.

B  polyamory.

C  polygyny

D  polyandry

A  polyamory

B  polyandry.

C  monogamy.

D  polygyny.

A  Madagascar.

B  Asia.

C  Africa.

D  South America.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  one female; multi-male.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  spider monkey.

B  lemur.

C  gelada baboon.

D  chimpanzee.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  orangutan.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  howler monkey.

A  gelada baboon.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  gorilla.