Exam 2

A  bonobos

B  gorillas

C  orangutans

D  chimpanzees

A  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

B  reduce competition among the females in the group..

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

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

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  are highly competitive.

B  consume a variety of food resources.

C  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

D  engage in complex tool-use.

A  Platyrrhine (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

A  Madagascar and Indonesia.

B  Africa and Asia.

C  South America and Australia

D  North America and South America.

A  heat and low altitude.

B  cold and high altitude.

C  cold and low altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

B  having one birth per year.

C  having twin births every year.

D  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

A  2-2-1-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-3-3.

A  competition.

B  predators.

C  kin selection.

D  sexual selection.

A  all of these are alturistic.

B  grooming.

C  caregiving.

D  predator alarm calls.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to move on four limbs.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to knuckle-walk.

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 living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

A  ebola.

B  HIV.

C  malaria.

D  swine flu.

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

B  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

D  they take longer to develop to sexual maturity.

A  low altitude.

B  high altitude.

C  cold environments.

D  hot environments.

A  meat.

B  carbohydrates.

C  fruit.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  altruistic behavior.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

A  survival and reproduction.

B  population size.

C  brain size.

D  body size.

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

B  lessons taught by primatologists.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  individual factors, as in humans.

A  develops more with age.

B  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

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

D  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

A  ring-tailed lemurs.

B  chimpanzees.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  capuchin monkeys.

A  smell and hearing.

B  smell and touch.

C  sight and smell.

D  sight and touch.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Platyrrhines (NWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

B  adult social roles.

C  completion of brain growth.

D  similar body size in males and females.

A  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.

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

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

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  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

A  menstration.

B  sexual selction.

C  concealed ovulation.

D  menopause.

A  rhesus macaques.

B  cotton-top tamarins.

C  western lowland gorillas.

D  ring-tail lemurs.

A  meat sharing.

B  competition.

C  interbreeding with other subspecies.

D  altruistic behaviors.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  smaller lung capacity.

B  chronic shortness of breath.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

A  avoiding skin cancer.

B  avoiding malarial infection.

C  blending in with the snow.

D  proper absorption of vitamin D.

A  cold climate.

B  hot climate.

C  high altitude environments.

D  aquatic environments.

A  consume more vegetation.

B  have long limbs and slim bodies.

C  have short limbs and large bodies.

D  consume more carbohydrates.

A  close to the equator (high UV).

B  at low altitude.

C  far away from the equator (low UV).

D  in extreme cold.

A  occur at the population level via natural selection.

B  none of these options.

C  are not common among primates.

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

A  polyandry

B  monogamy.

C  polygyny

D  polyamory.

A  polyamory

B  polyandry.

C  polygyny.

D  monogamy.

A  Asia.

B  South America.

C  Africa.

D  Madagascar.

A  All female.

B  one female; multi-male.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one-male; multi-female.

A  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

B  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

C  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  lemur.

B  chimpanzee.

C  spider monkey.

D  gelada baboon.

A  orangutan.

B  howler monkey.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  ring-tailed lemur.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  gorilla.

C  gelada baboon.

D  howler monkey.