Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  bonobos

C  chimpanzees

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  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly competitive.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Africa and Asia.

B  South America and Australia

C  North America and South America.

D  Madagascar and Indonesia.

A  cold and high altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  cold and low 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  2-2-3-3.

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  competition.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  kin selection.

A  caregiving.

B  grooming.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  all of these are alturistic.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  HIV.

B  ebola.

C  swine flu.

D  malaria.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

A  low altitude.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  hot environments.

A  carbohydrates.

B  meat.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  altruistic behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  risk-taking behavior.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

A  body size.

B  brain size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  population size.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

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

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

D  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

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

B  develops more with age.

C  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  chimpanzees.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  vervet monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and touch.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

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  Madagascar.

C  South America.

D  Africa.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  sexual selction.

B  concealed ovulation.

C  menstration.

D  menopause.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  ring-tail lemurs.

D  rhesus macaques.

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  chronic shortness of breath.

B  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  avoiding skin cancer.

B  proper absorption of vitamin D.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  high altitude environments.

B  cold climate.

C  hot 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  far away from the equator (low UV).

B  at low altitude.

C  in extreme cold.

D  close to the equator (high UV).

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

B  none of these options.

C  are not common among primates.

D  occur at the population level via natural selection.

A  monogamy.

B  polyamory.

C  polyandry

D  polygyny

A  polyamory

B  monogamy.

C  polyandry.

D  polygyny.

A  Asia.

B  Africa.

C  Madagascar.

D  South America.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  one-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  chimpanzee.

B  gelada baboon.

C  lemur.

D  spider monkey.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  orangutan.

A  gelada baboon.

B  howler monkey.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  gorilla.