Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  gorillas

C  chimpanzees

D  orangutans

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

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

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  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  North America and South America.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  Africa and Asia.

D  South America and Australia

A  cold and high altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  heat and low altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  having twin births every year.

C  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

D  having one birth per year.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  competition.

B  kin selection.

C  sexual selection.

D  predators.

A  caregiving.

B  grooming.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  predator alarm calls.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  swine flu.

B  malaria.

C  HIV.

D  ebola.

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

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

C  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

A  hot environments.

B  high altitude.

C  low altitude.

D  cold environments.

A  carbohydrates.

B  meat.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

D  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  brain size.

C  body size.

D  population size.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

B  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

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

D  lessons taught by primatologists.

A  develops more with age.

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

C  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  chimpanzees.

B  ring-tailed lemurs.

C  capuchin monkeys.

D  vervet monkeys.

A  smell and touch.

B  smell and hearing.

C  sight and smell.

D  sight and touch.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  adult social roles.

B  similar body size in males and females.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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

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 lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Asia.

D  Africa.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  sexual selction.

B  menstration.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menopause.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  ring-tail lemurs.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  competition.

C  meat sharing.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  decreased melanin production.

A  avoiding skin cancer.

B  avoiding malarial infection.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  hot climate.

B  high altitude environments.

C  aquatic environments.

D  cold climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  consume more carbohydrates.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  in extreme cold.

A  none of these options.

B  are not common among primates.

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

A  polyamory.

B  polyandry

C  polygyny

D  monogamy.

A  polygyny.

B  polyandry.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Madagascar.

D  Africa.

A  All female.

B  one female; multi-male.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  chimpanzee.

B  lemur.

C  gelada baboon.

D  spider monkey.

A  howler monkey.

B  hamadryas baboon.

C  orangutan.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  gorilla.

C  gelada baboon.

D  howler monkey.