Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  gorillas

C  chimpanzees

D  bonobos

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  North America and South America.

B  South America and Australia

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

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  having one birth per year.

B  having twin births every year.

C  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-1-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  predators.

B  kin selection.

C  competition.

D  sexual selection.

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  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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

B  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

A  swine flu.

B  ebola.

C  malaria.

D  HIV.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

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

A  high altitude.

B  low altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  hot environments.

A  fruit.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  competition for mates.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  altruistic behavior.

D  care of young.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Pongidae and Hominidae.

A  population size.

B  survival and reproduction.

C  brain size.

D  body size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

B  individual factors, as in humans.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

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

A  develops more with age.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  chimpanzees.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and smell.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

C  adult social roles.

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 New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

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

A  Africa.

B  Asia.

C  Madagascar.

D  South America.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  sexual selction.

C  menopause.

D  menstration.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  meat sharing.

C  competition.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  high altitude environments.

B  cold climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  hot climate.

A  have long limbs and slim bodies.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  consume more carbohydrates.

D  consume more vegetation.

A  at low altitude.

B  close to the equator (high UV).

C  in extreme cold.

D  far away from the equator (low 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  polygyny

B  polyamory.

C  polyandry

D  monogamy.

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  polyandry.

A  Madagascar.

B  Asia.

C  Africa.

D  South America.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  lemur.

B  gelada baboon.

C  spider monkey.

D  chimpanzee.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  orangutan.

C  howler monkey.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  howler monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  gorilla.