Exam 2

A  gorillas

B  orangutans

C  chimpanzees

D  bonobos

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

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

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

B  engage in complex tool-use.

C  are highly competitive.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhine (NWM).

D  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

A  Africa and Asia.

B  South America and Australia

C  Madagascar and Indonesia.

D  North America and South America.

A  cold and high altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  heat and high 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  2-1-2-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  predators.

B  competition.

C  sexual selection.

D  kin selection.

A  grooming.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  all of these are alturistic.

D  caregiving.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

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 typically do not receive adequate nutrition.

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 tend to have fewer surviving children.

A  malaria.

B  ebola.

C  swine flu.

D  HIV.

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

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

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

D  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  hot environments.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  low altitude.

A  meat.

B  carbohydrates.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  competition for mates.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  care of young.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  brain size.

C  population size.

D  body size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

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  individual factors, as in humans.

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  vervet monkeys.

B  chimpanzees.

C  ring-tailed lemurs.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  sight and touch.

B  smell and touch.

C  sight and smell.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adult social roles.

B  similar body size in males and females.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

A  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.

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

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  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Madagascar.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  sexual selction.

B  menopause.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menstration.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  competition.

C  meat sharing.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  decreased melanin production.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  avoiding malarial infection.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  proper absorption of vitamin D.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  aquatic environments.

B  high altitude environments.

C  cold climate.

D  hot climate.

A  consume more vegetation.

B  consume more carbohydrates.

C  have short limbs and large bodies.

D  have long limbs and slim bodies.

A  at low altitude.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

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  occur at the population level via natural selection.

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyamory.

B  polygyny

C  polyandry

D  monogamy.

A  monogamy.

B  polyandry.

C  polygyny.

D  polyamory

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  one-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  spider monkey.

B  chimpanzee.

C  gelada baboon.

D  lemur.

A  howler monkey.

B  orangutan.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  gelada baboon.

C  howler monkey.

D  gorilla.