Exam 2

A  chimpanzees

B  bonobos

C  orangutans

D  gorillas

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

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

C  reduce the reproductive success of the incoming male.

D  reduce competition among the females in the group..

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  engage in complex tool-use.

B  are highly cooperative and altruistic.

C  are highly competitive.

D  consume a variety of food resources.

A  Cercopithecoid (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhine (Prosimian).

D  Platyrrhine (NWM).

A  South America and Australia

B  Madagascar and Indonesia.

C  Africa and Asia.

D  North America and South America.

A  cold and low altitude.

B  cold and high altitude.

C  heat and low altitude.

D  heat and high altitude.

A  having twin births every year.

B  caring for young and ensuring access to food.

C  having one birth per year.

D  bonding monogamously with the dominant male.

A  2-2-3-3.

B  2-1-3-3

C  2-1-2-3.

D  2-2-1-3.

A  kin selection.

B  sexual selection.

C  predators.

D  competition.

A  caregiving.

B  all of these are alturistic.

C  predator alarm calls.

D  grooming.

A  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Platyrrhines (NWM).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  adaptation to life in the trees.

B  the ability to knuckle-walk.

C  adaptation to life in the savanna.

D  the ability to move on four limbs.

A  women living at high altitudes tend to practice monogamy.

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

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

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

A  malaria.

B  HIV.

C  swine flu.

D  ebola.

A  on average they are larger bodied than nonprimates.

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

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  hot environments.

C  high altitude.

D  cold environments.

A  meat.

B  fruit.

C  carbohydrates.

D  vegetaion.

A  care of young.

B  altruistic behavior.

C  risk-taking behavior.

D  competition for mates.

A  Platyrrhine and Catarrhine.

B  Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

Cercopithecoid and Hominoidea.

C  Pongidae and Hominidae.

D  Lorisiform and Lemuriform.

A  population size.

B  brain size.

C  survival and reproduction.

D  body size.

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

B  individual factors, as in humans.

C  emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

emotional impulses produced randomly and involuntarily.

D  lessons taught by primatologists.

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

B  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation.

C  develops more with age.

D  occurs in individuals with light skin tone.

A  capuchin monkeys.

B  ring-tailed lemurs.

C  vervet monkeys.

D  chimpanzees.

A  sight and touch.

B  sight and smell.

C  smell and hearing.

D  smell and touch.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  completion of brain growth.

B  menarche (on-set of menstruation).

C  similar body size in males and females.

D  adult social roles.

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  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.

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

A  Madagascar.

B  Africa.

C  Asia.

D  South America.

A  Platyrrhines (NWM).

B  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

C  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

D  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

A  concealed ovulation.

B  menstration.

C  sexual selction.

D  menopause.

A  ring-tail lemurs.

B  western lowland gorillas.

C  cotton-top tamarins.

D  rhesus macaques.

A  interbreeding with other subspecies.

B  competition.

C  altruistic behaviors.

D  meat sharing.

A  Cercopithecoids (OWM).

B  Hominoidea (Apes & Humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Platyrrhines (NWM).

A  more effective oxygen exchange between mother and fetus.

B  smaller lung capacity.

C  decreased melanin production.

D  chronic shortness of breath.

A  proper absorption of vitamin D.

B  blending in with the snow.

C  avoiding malarial infection.

D  avoiding skin cancer.

A  cold climate.

B  aquatic environments.

C  hot climate.

D  high altitude environments.

A  consume more carbohydrates.

B  consume more vegetation.

C  have long limbs and slim bodies.

D  have short limbs and large bodies.

A  at low altitude.

B  far away from the equator (low UV).

C  in extreme cold.

D  close to the equator (high UV).

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  polyamory.

B  polyandry

C  polygyny

D  monogamy.

A  polyandry.

B  monogamy.

C  polygyny.

D  polyamory

A  Madagascar.

B  Asia.

C  South America.

D  Africa.

A  one-male; multi-female.

B  All female.

C  multi-male; multi-female.

D  one female; multi-male.

A  Platyrrhines (New World Monkeys)

B  Hominoidea (apes and humans).

C  Strepsirhines (Prosimians).

D  Cercopithecoids (Old World Monkeys).

A  chimpanzee.

B  gelada baboon.

C  spider monkey.

D  lemur.

A  ring-tailed lemur.

B  orangutan.

C  hamadryas baboon.

D  howler monkey.

A  gorilla.

B  howler monkey.

C  ring-tailed lemur.

D  gelada baboon.