Question 1

Which of the following describes dominance relationships among nonhuman primate males?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rigid pecking order 
B)  flexible and multifaceted 
C)  neatly linear 
D)  there aren't dominance relationships among nonhuman primate species 
A)  a rigid pecking order 
B)  flexible and multifaceted 
C)  neatly linear 
D)  there aren't dominance relationships among nonhuman primate species

Question 2

Among female nonhuman primates, dominance __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  may be related to reproductive success 
B)  may be related to maturation rates 
C)  may play a role in determining the number of offspring a female may have 
D)  all of these 
A)  may be related to reproductive success 
B)  may be related to maturation rates 
C)  may play a role in determining the number of offspring a female may have 
D)  all of these

Question 3

Prosimians tend to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have a solitary social system 
B)  live in small groups 
C)  live in large groups 
D)  have a mixed social system depending on the season 
A)  have a solitary social system 
B)  live in small groups 
C)  live in large groups 
D)  have a mixed social system depending on the season

Question 4

Jane Goodall revolutionized the study of non-human primates by__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spending long periods of time in the field 
B)  conducting hormonal studies using hormones extracted from feces and urine 
C)  capturing and studying primates in the lab 
D)  performing genetic analysis on primate populations 
A)  spending long periods of time in the field 
B)  conducting hormonal studies using hormones extracted from feces and urine 
C)  capturing and studying primates in the lab 
D)  performing genetic analysis on primate populations

Question 5

In most primate species, males rarely participate in infant care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following techniques for studying primates represents a compromise between controlled study and study in the wild?

Accepted Answer

A)  captive studies 
B)  semi-free-ranging studies 
C)  field studies 
D)  there is no such technique 
A)  captive studies 
B)  semi-free-ranging studies 
C)  field studies 
D)  there is no such technique

Question 7

A male chimpanzee __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  must take on and dominate all the females before challenging any males 
B)  must take on and dominate all the males before challenging any females 
C)  is, by nature of being male, born dominant to all the females 
D)  may not directly compete with other males 
A)  must take on and dominate all the females before challenging any males 
B)  must take on and dominate all the males before challenging any females 
C)  is, by nature of being male, born dominant to all the females 
D)  may not directly compete with other males

Question 8

Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of polyandry?

Accepted Answer

A)  it usually involves multi-female groups 
B)  it is the most common nonhuman primate social system 
C)  dominant males father most of the children 
D)  all of these 
A)  it usually involves multi-female groups 
B)  it is the most common nonhuman primate social system 
C)  dominant males father most of the children 
D)  all of these

Question 10

Which of the following is true of most nonhuman primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females invest less time and energy in reproduction than do males. 
B)  Females compete for males. 
C)  Females do not always mate with whichever male wins competitions. 
D)  Females carrying fetuses or young infants experience lower mortality rates. 
A)  Females invest less time and energy in reproduction than do males. 
B)  Females compete for males. 
C)  Females do not always mate with whichever male wins competitions. 
D)  Females carrying fetuses or young infants experience lower mortality rates.

Question 11

Female nonhuman primates play little role in choosing mates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Hrdy, langur infanticide was the result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  human presence 
B)  starvation 
C)  competition for reproductive success 
D)  overcrowding 
A)  human presence 
B)  starvation 
C)  competition for reproductive success 
D)  overcrowding

Question 13

Why is it difficult to trace the relationship between ecology and primate behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  because primate anatomy and behavior are not at all related to ecology 
B)  because all living primates live in the same types of environments and eat the same foods 
C)  because a species may not currently occupy the environment in which it evolved 
D)  because primates are too reliant on culture 
A)  because primate anatomy and behavior are not at all related to ecology 
B)  because all living primates live in the same types of environments and eat the same foods 
C)  because a species may not currently occupy the environment in which it evolved 
D)  because primates are too reliant on culture

Which of the following describes dominance relationships among nonhuman primate males?

Among female nonhuman primates, dominance __________.

Prosimians tend to __________.

Jane Goodall revolutionized the study of non-human primates by__________.

In most primate species, males rarely participate in infant care.

Which of the following techniques for studying primates represents a compromise between controlled study and study in the wild?

A male chimpanzee __________.

Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

Which of the following is true of polyandry?

Which of the following is true of most nonhuman primates?

Female nonhuman primates play little role in choosing mates.

According to Hrdy, langur infanticide was the result of __________.

Why is it difficult to trace the relationship between ecology and primate behavior?

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Exam 7: Primate Behavior

Which of the following describes dominance relationships among nonhuman primate males?

Among female nonhuman primates, dominance __________.

Prosimians tend to __________.

Jane Goodall revolutionized the study of non-human primates by__________.

In most primate species, males rarely participate in infant care.

Which of the following techniques for studying primates represents a compromise between controlled study and study in the wild?

A male chimpanzee __________.

Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

Which of the following is true of polyandry?

Which of the following is true of most nonhuman primates?

Female nonhuman primates play little role in choosing mates.

According to Hrdy, langur infanticide was the result of __________.

Why is it difficult to trace the relationship between ecology and primate behavior?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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