Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  orangutans

C  chimpanzees

D  gorillas

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  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  consume a variety of food resources.

B  engage in complex tool-use.

C  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  North America and South America.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and high altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  cold 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  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  kin selection.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  caregiving.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  grooming.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  the ability to move on four limbs.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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  swine flu.

B  HIV.

C  malaria.

D  ebola.

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  cold environments.

B  hot environments.

C  high altitude.

D  low altitude.

A  vegetaion.

B  fruit.

C  carbohydrates.

D  meat.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  care of young.

A  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

B  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

C  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

D  Pongidae and Hominidae.

A  population size.

B  survival and reproduction.

C  brain size.

D  body size.

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

B  individual factors, as in humans.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  lessons taught by primatologists.

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

C  develops more with age.

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

A  capuchin monkeys.

B  vervet monkeys.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  chimpanzees.

A  smell and hearing.

B  smell and touch.

C  sight and touch.

D  sight and smell.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

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 New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

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 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  Asia.

C  Africa.

D  South America.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  menstration.

C  sexual selction.

D  menopause.

A  rhesus macaques.

B  ring-tail lemurs.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  western lowland gorillas.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  meat sharing.

C  competition.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  avoiding malarial infection.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  blending in with the snow.

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  at low altitude.

B  in extreme cold.

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  close to the equator (high 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  polygyny

B  polyamory.

C  polyandry

D  monogamy.

A  monogamy.

B  polyandry.

C  polyamory

D  polygyny.

A  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Madagascar.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  one female; multi-male.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  gelada baboon.

B  lemur.

C  chimpanzee.

D  spider monkey.

A  orangutan.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  gelada baboon.

B  gorilla.

C  howler monkey.

D  ring-tailed lemur.