Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  gorillas

C  chimpanzees

D  bonobos

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

C  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly competitive.

C  consume a variety of food resources.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  Africa and Asia.

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  South America and Australia

D  North America and South America.

A  cold and high altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  cold and low altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  having one birth per year.

C  having twin births every year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-2-3.

C  2-2-1-3.

D  2-1-3-3

A  predators.

B  competition.

C  sexual selection.

D  kin selection.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  caregiving.

D  grooming.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  the ability to move on four limbs.

B  adaptation to life in the savanna.

C  adaptation to life in the trees.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

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

B  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

A  malaria.

B  HIV.

C  swine flu.

D  ebola.

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

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

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  high altitude.

B  low altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  hot environments.

A  fruit.

B  vegetaion.

C  carbohydrates.

D  meat.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  competition for mates.

C  care of young.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

B  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  population size.

B  body size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  brain 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  capuchin monkeys.

B  chimpanzees.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  sight and touch.

B  smell and touch.

C  smell and hearing.

D  sight and smell.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  adult social roles.

C  similar body size in males and females.

D  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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

B  a New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

C  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.

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  Asia.

B  Madagascar.

C  Africa.

D  South America.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menopause.

B  sexual selction.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  western lowland gorillas.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  altruistic behaviors.

B  interbreeding with other subspecies.

C  meat sharing.

D  competition.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  blending in with the snow.

B  avoiding skin cancer.

C  avoiding malarial infection.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  hot climate.

B  high altitude environments.

C  cold climate.

D  aquatic environments.

A  consume more vegetation.

B  have short limbs and large bodies.

C  consume more carbohydrates.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  in extreme cold.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  at low altitude.

A  are not common among primates.

B  none of these options.

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

D  occur at the population level via natural selection.

A  polyamory.

B  polyandry

C  polygyny

D  monogamy.

A  monogamy.

B  polyamory

C  polyandry.

D  polygyny.

A  South America.

B  Africa.

C  Madagascar.

D  Asia.

A  multi-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  spider monkey.

B  gelada baboon.

C  chimpanzee.

D  lemur.

A  howler monkey.

B  orangutan.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  howler monkey.

B  gorilla.

C  gelada baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.