Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  gorillas

C  chimpanzees

D  orangutans

A  reduce competition among the females in the group..

B  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

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

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

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly competitive.

C  consume a variety of food resources.

D  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

A  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

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 high altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  having one birth per year.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having twin births every year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-2-1-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-3-3.

A  predators.

B  competition.

C  kin selection.

D  sexual selection.

A  predator alarm calls.

B  grooming.

C  caregiving.

D  all of these are alturistic.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  the ability to knuckle-walk.

B  adaptation to life in the trees.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to move on four limbs.

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

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

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

D  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

A  malaria.

B  ebola.

C  swine flu.

D  HIV.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

B  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

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

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

A  cold environments.

B  low altitude.

C  hot environments.

D  high altitude.

A  meat.

B  carbohydrates.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  care of young.

C  altruistic behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

A  brain size.

B  body size.

C  population size.

D  survival and reproduction.

A  individual factors, as in humans.

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

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 a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

C  develops more with age.

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  chimpanzees.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and hearing.

C  smell and touch.

D  sight and touch.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

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

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

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  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menopause.

B  concealed ovulation.

C  menstration.

D  sexual selction.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  ring-tail lemurs.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  competition.

B  altruistic behaviors.

C  meat sharing.

D  interbreeding with other subspecies.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  decreased melanin production.

B  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

C  chronic shortness of breath.

D  smaller lung capacity.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  avoiding malarial infection.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  cold climate.

B  hot climate.

C  aquatic environments.

D  high altitude environments.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  have long limbs and slim bodies.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have short limbs and large bodies.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  at low altitude.

C  in extreme cold.

D  far away from the equator (low UV).

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

B  are not common among primates.

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

D  none of these options.

A  polyamory.

B  polygyny

C  monogamy.

D  polyandry

A  polyandry.

B  polygyny.

C  polyamory

D  monogamy.

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Asia.

A  one female; multi-male.

B  multi-male; multi-female.

C  All female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  spider monkey.

B  chimpanzee.

C  lemur.

D  gelada baboon.

A  hamadryas baboon.

B  howler monkey.

C  orangutan.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  gelada baboon.

B  ring-tailed lemur.

C  howler monkey.

D  gorilla.