Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  orangutans

C  bonobos

D  chimpanzees

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  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly competitive.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  North America and South America.

C  Africa and Asia.

D  South America and Australia

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  having one birth per year.

C  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-2-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-1-3.

A  competition.

B  sexual selection.

C  kin selection.

D  predators.

A  caregiving.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  grooming.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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  ebola.

B  malaria.

C  swine flu.

D  HIV.

A  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

C  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

A  hot environments.

B  cold environments.

C  low altitude.

D  high altitude.

A  meat.

B  fruit.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  risk-taking 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  brain size.

B  survival and reproduction.

C  population size.

D  body size.

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

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

C  individual factors, as in humans.

D  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

A  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

C  develops more with age.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  chimpanzees.

B  ring-tailed lemurs.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  sight and touch.

C  smell and hearing.

D  smell and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  adult social roles.

C  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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  a lesser ape, 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  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  Africa.

B  South America.

C  Madagascar.

D  Asia.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menopause.

B  menstration.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  sexual selction.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  western lowland gorillas.

A  competition.

B  interbreeding with other subspecies.

C  meat sharing.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  smaller lung capacity.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  avoiding skin cancer.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  proper absorption of vitamin D.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  high altitude environments.

B  cold climate.

C  hot climate.

D  aquatic environments.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  in extreme cold.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  at low altitude.

A  none of these options.

B  occur at the population level via natural selection.

C  are not common among primates.

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

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny

C  polyandry

D  polyamory.

A  polyandry.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Asia.

D  Africa.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  All female.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  chimpanzee.

B  spider monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  lemur.

A  orangutan.

B  hamadryas baboon.

C  howler monkey.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  gorilla.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  gelada baboon.

D  howler monkey.