Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  orangutans

C  gorillas

D  chimpanzees

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

B  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

D  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

B  engage in complex tool-use.

C  consume a variety of food resources.

D  are highly competitive.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  South America and Australia

C  North America and South America.

D  Africa and Asia.

A  heat and low altitude.

B  cold and low altitude.

C  cold and high altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  having twin births every year.

B  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

C  having one birth per year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-1-3.

B  2-2-3-3.

C  2-1-3-3

D  2-1-2-3.

A  sexual selection.

B  predators.

C  competition.

D  kin selection.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  caregiving.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  grooming.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  the ability to knuckle-walk.

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 tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  HIV.

B  malaria.

C  swine flu.

D  ebola.

A  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

B  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

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

A  hot environments.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  low altitude.

A  meat.

B  vegetaion.

C  carbohydrates.

D  fruit.

A  risk-taking behavior.

B  competition for mates.

C  care of young.

D  altruistic behavior.

A  Pongidae and Hominidae.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  body size.

C  brain size.

D  population size.

A  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

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  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  vervet monkeys.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  chimpanzees.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  smell and hearing.

B  sight and touch.

C  sight and smell.

D  smell and touch.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  similar body size in males and females.

B  adult social roles.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

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  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.

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

D  a New World monkey, because it has a prehensile tail.

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  menstration.

B  concealed ovulation.

C  menopause.

D  sexual selction.

A  cotton-top tamarins.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  rhesus macaques.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  altruistic behaviors.

C  competition.

D  meat sharing.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  smaller lung capacity.

D  decreased melanin production.

A  blending in with the snow.

B  proper absorption of vitamin D.

C  avoiding malarial infection.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  high altitude environments.

B  aquatic environments.

C  cold climate.

D  hot climate.

A  have short limbs and large bodies.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  at low altitude.

D  in extreme cold.

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

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

C  are not common among primates.

D  none of these options.

A  polyamory.

B  monogamy.

C  polygyny

D  polyandry

A  polyandry.

B  monogamy.

C  polygyny.

D  polyamory

A  Madagascar.

B  South America.

C  Asia.

D  Africa.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  one female; multi-male.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

A  chimpanzee.

B  lemur.

C  spider monkey.

D  gelada baboon.

A  howler monkey.

B  orangutan.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  gorilla.

B  gelada baboon.

C  howler monkey.

D  ring-tailed lemur.