Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  chimpanzees

C  orangutans

D  gorillas

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

C  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  are highly competitive.

D  engage in complex tool-use.

A  Platyrrhine (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  South America and Australia

C  North America and South America.

D  Africa and Asia.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  having twin births every year.

C  having one birth per year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  competition.

B  predators.

C  kin selection.

D  sexual selection.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  caregiving.

D  grooming.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  adaptation to life in the savanna.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the trees.

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

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

C  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  malaria.

B  ebola.

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

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  low altitude.

B  cold environments.

C  high altitude.

D  hot environments.

A  fruit.

B  vegetaion.

C  meat.

D  carbohydrates.

A  care of young.

B  competition for mates.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  brain size.

C  body size.

D  population size.

A  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

B  individual factors, as in humans.

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

D  lessons taught by primatologists.

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

D  develops more with age.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  chimpanzees.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and touch.

C  sight and smell.

D  smell and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

C  adult social roles.

D  similar body size in males and females.

A  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.

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

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  sexual selction.

B  menopause.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  ring-tail lemurs.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  competition.

C  meat sharing.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  avoiding skin cancer.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  cold climate.

B  aquatic environments.

C  hot climate.

D  high altitude environments.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have short limbs and large bodies.

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  none of these options.

B  are not common among primates.

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  polyamory

C  polyandry.

D  monogamy.

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  South America.

D  Asia.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  All female.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  spider monkey.

B  gelada baboon.

C  lemur.

D  chimpanzee.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  howler monkey.

C  orangutan.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  gorilla.

B  howler monkey.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  gelada baboon.