Unit 1 Exam

A  solitary

B  multi-male, multi-female

C  one-male, multi-female

D  monogamous

A  primate males are lazy.

B  primate females are smarter and can learn how to raise offspring, while males can’t.

C  females are committed to parental investment by their physiology (gestation, lactation).

D  primate males always kill infants.

A  hunting strategies

B  tool-use techniques

C  religious behaviors

D  cracking nuts

A  chimps in all groups groom

B  all of these explain why grooming is not a cultural behavior in nonhuman primates

C  it is a species typical behavior

D  there is no regional variation in the behavior of grooming

A  individuals must restrict help to those who have helped them

B  These all are necessary conditions

C  individuals must be able to keep track of past interactions

D  individuals must interact frequently

A  the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)

B  the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement)

C  the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity), the ability to refer to things that are not currently present of even visible or physical (displacement) and the ability to string together multiple utterances to create novel communications (openness)

D  the ability to refer to specific objects in the world (semanticity)

A  a male grooms an estrus female

B  a male baboon displays his large canines

C  all of these are examples of primate communication

D  a lemur marks territory with a scent gland

A  spoken language

B  sociality

C  a frontal lobe

D  stereoscopic vision

A  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

B  meat

C  fruits, leaves and seeds

D  insects and meat

A  Men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.

B  Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared.

C  Bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources.

D  Food obtained by men and women are transported to a home base where it is shared, bands exploit a diverse series of habitats and food resources and men and women tend to perform different yet complementary economic tasks, referred to as a sexual division of labor.

A  sexual dimorphism

B  allometric growth

C  heterodonty

D  neoteny

A  Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators, individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups and predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.

B  Predation poses a serious risk to most primate species.

C  Individuals living in larger groups are at less risk from predators than individuals living in smaller groups.

D  Some species use alarm calls and can defend themselves against some predators.

A  insects and meat

B  fruits, leaves and seeds

C  insects, meat, fruits, leaves and seeds

D  meat

A  lemurs.

B  terrestrial monkeys.

C  gibbons.

D  apes.

A  have long arched spines for flexible movement when leaping.

B  hold their bodies parallel to the ground (pronograde posture) when walking.

C  have narrow rib cages with scapula on the side, limiting the range of motion in the shoulder.

D  All of these traits characterize quadrupedal monkeys.

A  all of these are relevant features of the brain in comparing species’ intelligence

B  the number of neurons found in the brain

C  the size of the neocortex

D  the brain size to body size ratio

E  the EQ

A  all of these examples are members of Hominidae

B  gorillas

C  humans

D  orangutans

A  humans

B  apes

C  lemurs

D  monkeys

A  a method of identifying variables

B  the same as a proven fact

C  an educated guess

D  a framework that explains confirmed hypotheses

A  An hypothesis can not be wrong

B  Scientists regularly make up data, using false evidence to support their ideas

C  Hypotheses and theories are always open to further testing and data that shows they are wrong or incomplete

D  Hypotheses are always correct, supported by lots of data

A  cultural anthropology

B  biological anthropology

C  archeology

D  linguistic anthropology