Exam 2

A  orangutans

B  chimpanzees

C  bonobos

D  gorillas

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

B  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

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

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

B  are highly competitive.

C  engage in complex tool-use.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhine (NWM).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  North America and South America.

D  South America and Australia

A  heat and high altitude.

B  heat and low altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  cold 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  2-1-3-3

B  2-2-1-3.

C  2-2-3-3.

D  2-1-2-3.

A  kin selection.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  caregiving.

C  grooming.

D  predator alarm calls.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adaptation to life in the savanna.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  adaptation to life in the trees.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  ebola.

B  malaria.

C  swine flu.

D  HIV.

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

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  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

A  low altitude.

B  hot environments.

C  cold environments.

D  high altitude.

A  fruit.

B  meat.

C  carbohydrates.

D  vegetaion.

A  altruistic behavior.

B  risk-taking behavior.

C  care of young.

D  competition for mates.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  brain size.

C  body size.

D  population size.

A  lessons taught by primatologists.

B  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

C  individual factors, as in humans.

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

A  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

B  develops more with age.

C  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

A  chimpanzees.

B  capuchin monkeys.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  ring-tailed lemurs.

A  sight and smell.

B  smell and hearing.

C  sight and touch.

D  smell and touch.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  similar body size in males and females.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

C  completion of brain growth.

D  adult social roles.

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  Asia.

B  Madagascar.

C  South America.

D  Africa.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menopause.

B  concealed ovulation.

C  menstration.

D  sexual selction.

A  western lowland gorillas.

B  rhesus macaques.

C  ring-tail lemurs.

D  cotton-top tamarins.

A  competition.

B  interbreeding with other subspecies.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  meat sharing.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  chronic shortness of breath.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  decreased melanin production.

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  hot climate.

D  cold climate.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  have long limbs and slim bodies.

C  consume more vegetation.

D  have short limbs and large bodies.

A  at low altitude.

B  in extreme cold.

C  close to the equator (high UV).

D  far away from the equator (low UV).

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  polygyny.

B  monogamy.

C  polyamory

D  polyandry.

A  South America.

B  Africa.

C  Madagascar.

D  Asia.

A  All female.

B  one-male; multi-female.

C  one female; multi-male.

D  multi-male; multi-female.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  chimpanzee.

B  lemur.

C  gelada baboon.

D  spider monkey.

A  howler monkey.

B  orangutan.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  hamadryas baboon.

A  howler monkey.

B  gorilla.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  gelada baboon.