Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  chimpanzees

C  gorillas

D  orangutans

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

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

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly competitive.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  North America and South America.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  South America and Australia

D  Madagascar and Indonesia.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  heat and high altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  cold and high altitude.

A  having one birth per year.

B  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

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  2-1-3-3

D  2-2-1-3.

A  predators.

B  competition.

C  kin selection.

D  sexual selection.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  predator alarm calls.

C  grooming.

D  caregiving.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  the ability to move on four limbs.

D  adaptation to life in the savanna.

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

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

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

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  ebola.

B  HIV.

C  malaria.

D  swine flu.

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

B  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

C  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

A  high altitude.

B  cold environments.

C  low altitude.

D  hot environments.

A  fruit.

B  meat.

C  vegetaion.

D  carbohydrates.

A  care of young.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  competition for mates.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Pongidae and Hominidae.

B  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

A  body size.

B  survival and reproduction.

C  population size.

D  brain size.

A  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

B  individual factors, as in humans.

C  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

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

B  develops more with age.

C  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  chimpanzees.

C  capuchin monkeys.

D  vervet monkeys.

A  sight and smell.

B  sight and touch.

C  smell and touch.

D  smell and hearing.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

B  completion of brain growth.

C  similar body size in males and females.

D  adult social roles.

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  Africa.

B  South America.

C  Madagascar.

D  Asia.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menopause.

B  sexual selction.

C  menstration.

D  concealed ovulation.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  western lowland gorillas.

A  competition.

B  meat sharing.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

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  aquatic environments.

C  cold climate.

D  hot climate.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  have short limbs and large bodies.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  in extreme cold.

C  at low altitude.

D  far away from the equator (low UV).

A  none of these options.

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

C  occur at the population level via natural selection.

D  are not common among primates.

A  polyamory.

B  polygyny

C  polyandry

D  monogamy.

A  polygyny.

B  monogamy.

C  polyamory

D  polyandry.

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  one female; multi-male.

D  All female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  lemur.

B  spider monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  chimpanzee.

A  orangutan.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  howler monkey.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  howler monkey.

C  gelada baboon.

D  gorilla.