Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  chimpanzees

C  gorillas

D  orangutans

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

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

D  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly competitive.

B  engage in complex tool-use.

C  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  North America and South America.

C  Africa and Asia.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and high altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  cold and low altitude.

A  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

B  having twin births every year.

C  having one birth per year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  kin selection.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  grooming.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  caregiving.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

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 practice monogamy.

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

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  ebola.

B  malaria.

C  HIV.

D  swine flu.

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

B  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

A  high altitude.

B  hot environments.

C  low altitude.

D  cold environments.

A  meat.

B  carbohydrates.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  altruistic behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

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  lessons taught by primatologists.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  individual factors, as in humans.

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

B  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

C  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

D  develops more with age.

A  capuchin monkeys.

B  vervet monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and smell.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

B  adult social roles.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  similar body size in males and females.

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

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

A  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Madagascar.

D  Africa.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menopause.

B  sexual selction.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  meat sharing.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  competition.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

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  high altitude environments.

B  hot climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  cold climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more carbohydrates.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  in extreme cold.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  close to the equator (high UV).

A  are not common among primates.

B  none of these options.

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

A  polygyny

B  polyamory.

C  monogamy.

D  polyandry

A  monogamy.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  polyandry.

A  South America.

B  Madagascar.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  All female.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  one-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  lemur.

B  spider monkey.

C  chimpanzee.

D  gelada baboon.

A  howler monkey.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  orangutan.

A  howler monkey.

B  gorilla.

C  gelada baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.