Exam 2

A  chimpanzees

B  orangutans

C  gorillas

D  bonobos

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

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming 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  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  are highly competitive.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  North America and South America.

D  South America and Australia

A  cold and low altitude.

B  cold and high altitude.

C  heat and high altitude.

D  heat and low altitude.

A  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

B  having twin births every year.

C  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

D  having one birth per year.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-1-2-3.

A  competition.

B  sexual selection.

C  kin selection.

D  predators.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  caregiving.

C  grooming.

D  predator alarm calls.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  adaptation to life in the trees.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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

B  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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  malaria.

B  swine flu.

C  ebola.

D  HIV.

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 take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

A  hot environments.

B  low altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  high altitude.

A  carbohydrates.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  fruit.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  care of young.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Pongidae and Hominidae.

C  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  body size.

B  brain size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  population size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

B  individual factors, as in humans.

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

D  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

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

C  develops more with age.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  vervet monkeys.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and touch.

C  smell and hearing.

D  sight and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  adult social roles.

C  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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 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  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.

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  menstration.

B  concealed ovulation.

C  sexual selction.

D  menopause.

A  rhesus macaques.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  meat sharing.

B  competition.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  blending in with the snow.

B  proper absorption of vitamin D.

C  avoiding skin cancer.

D  avoiding malarial infection.

A  hot climate.

B  high altitude environments.

C  cold climate.

D  aquatic environments.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  have long limbs and slim bodies.

C  consume more carbohydrates.

D  consume more vegetation.

A  in extreme cold.

B  at low altitude.

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  close to the equator (high UV).

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

C  none of these options.

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyandry

B  polygyny

C  polyamory.

D  monogamy.

A  polyandry.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  multi-male; multi-female.

B  one female; multi-male.

C  All female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  lemur.

B  chimpanzee.

C  spider monkey.

D  gelada baboon.

A  orangutan.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  howler monkey.

A  gelada baboon.

B  howler monkey.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  gorilla.