Question 1

Vocalization in chimp groups:

Accepted Answer

A) occurs only to communicate a food source. 
B) exists only among those high up in the dominance hierarchy. 
C) sounds like howls and growls. 
D) is unique to specific groups or regions. 
A) occurs only to communicate a food source. 
B) exists only among those high up in the dominance hierarchy. 
C) sounds like howls and growls. 
D) is unique to specific groups or regions.

Question 2

Quality, in reference to food, refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A) location of food sources. 
B) ability to acquire food. 
C) storage of food for future consumption. 
D) amount of energy and protein a food provides. 
A) location of food sources. 
B) ability to acquire food. 
C) storage of food for future consumption. 
D) amount of energy and protein a food provides.

Question 3

Male primates most often compete for mates while female primates compete for other resources, demonstrating that:

Accepted Answer

A) reproduction places different energy demands on males and females, resulting in different reproductive strategies. 
B) reproduction has similar energy demands for both sexes, so males and females respond accordingly. 
C) primates do not vary in their abilities to respond to differing energy requirements. 
D) males acquire resources to ensure the survival of their offspring. 
A) reproduction places different energy demands on males and females, resulting in different reproductive strategies. 
B) reproduction has similar energy demands for both sexes, so males and females respond accordingly. 
C) primates do not vary in their abilities to respond to differing energy requirements. 
D) males acquire resources to ensure the survival of their offspring.

Question 4

Diversity in primate societies means that primates:

Accepted Answer

A) express themselves socially through a wide range of behaviors. 
B) encompass a variety of species with similar behaviors. 
C) can be classified into particular species exhibiting one type of behavior. 
D) are just as diverse in their behavior as are humans. 
A) express themselves socially through a wide range of behaviors. 
B) encompass a variety of species with similar behaviors. 
C) can be classified into particular species exhibiting one type of behavior. 
D) are just as diverse in their behavior as are humans.

Question 5

A male and female gibbon that are similar in size likely demonstrate the lack of sexual dimorphism:

Accepted Answer

A) due to the polygamous social structure in gibbons. 
B) as the result of unequal access to resources within their environment. 
C) due to decreased competition for mates in a monogamous social structure. 
D) which is not related to social structure in gibbons. 
A) due to the polygamous social structure in gibbons. 
B) as the result of unequal access to resources within their environment. 
C) due to decreased competition for mates in a monogamous social structure. 
D) which is not related to social structure in gibbons.

Question 6

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which of these species?

Accepted Answer

A) baboon 
B) gibbon 
C) orangutan 
D) chimpanzee 
A) baboon 
B) gibbon 
C) orangutan 
D) chimpanzee

Vocalization in chimp groups:

Quality, in reference to food, refers to the:

Male primates most often compete for mates while female primates compete for other resources, demonstrating that:

Diversity in primate societies means that primates:

A male and female gibbon that are similar in size likely demonstrate the lack of sexual dimorphism:

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which of these species?

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Exam 7: Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Vocalization in chimp groups:

Quality, in reference to food, refers to the:

Male primates most often compete for mates while female primates compete for other resources, demonstrating that:

Diversity in primate societies means that primates:

A male and female gibbon that are similar in size likely demonstrate the lack of sexual dimorphism:

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which of these species?

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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