Question 1

Chimpanzee communication involves different combinations of sounds, such as:

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A)  screams, gnashing, and hissing. 
B)  grunts, pants, and hoots. 
C)  howling, hoots, and high-pitched screams. 
D)  pants, coos, and gurgles. 
A)  screams, gnashing, and hissing. 
B)  grunts, pants, and hoots. 
C)  howling, hoots, and high-pitched screams. 
D)  pants, coos, and gurgles. B

Question 2

The higher the social rank of a female primate the:

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A)  lower her access to resources and the lower the survival rate of her offspring. 
B)  lower her access to resources and the greater the survival rate of her offspring. 
C)  greater her access to resources, which results in lower birth rates. 
D)  greater her access to resources, which results in higher birth rates. 
A)  lower her access to resources and the lower the survival rate of her offspring. 
B)  lower her access to resources and the greater the survival rate of her offspring. 
C)  greater her access to resources, which results in lower birth rates. 
D)  greater her access to resources, which results in higher birth rates. D

Question 3

Vocalization in chimp groups:

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A)  occurs only to communicate a food source. 
B)  exists only among the dominant hierarchies. 
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 the dominant hierarchies. 
C)  sounds like howls and growls. 
D)  is unique to specific groups or regions. D

Question 4

Availability of food:

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A)  is dependent upon kin selection. 
B)  can be highly variable, depending on season and rainfall. 
C)  is determined by the alpha male only. 
D)  is restricted to individuals in the dominant hierarchy. 
A)  is dependent upon kin selection. 
B)  can be highly variable, depending on season and rainfall. 
C)  is determined by the alpha male only. 
D)  is restricted to individuals in the dominant hierarchy.

Question 5

How do primates acquire food?

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A)  through cooperation among kin groups, mostly by hunting 
B)  through a wide variety of food-foraging strategies 
C)  through a limited set of highly specialized foraging strategies 
D)  through the use of highly developed material culture 
A)  through cooperation among kin groups, mostly by hunting 
B)  through a wide variety of food-foraging strategies 
C)  through a limited set of highly specialized foraging strategies 
D)  through the use of highly developed material culture

Question 6

How do primates communicate?

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A)  through a system of adaptation that varies among social groups 
B)  through the use of symbols 
C)  through speech learned from primatologists 
D)  through vocalizations that serve a range of functions and contexts 
A)  through a system of adaptation that varies among social groups 
B)  through the use of symbols 
C)  through speech learned from primatologists 
D)  through vocalizations that serve a range of functions and contexts

Question 7

Sexual dimorphism:

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A)  relates to the mating rites of primates. 
B)  concerns differences in body size and canine size. 
C)  determines male and female social hierarchy. 
D)  is the study of sexual intercourse between primates. 
A)  relates to the mating rites of primates. 
B)  concerns differences in body size and canine size. 
C)  determines male and female social hierarchy. 
D)  is the study of sexual intercourse between primates.

Question 8

Altruistic behavior benefits others while being a disadvantage to the altruistic individual. Which of the following reasons does NOT explain why it exists in primate societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruistic behavior is not directed randomly, but toward related individuals. 
B)  Altruistic behavior is an example of kin selection. 
C)  Altruistic behavior is likely to be observed in groups where there is high genetic relatedness among individuals. 
D)  Altruistic behavior is random. 
A)  Altruistic behavior is not directed randomly, but toward related individuals. 
B)  Altruistic behavior is an example of kin selection. 
C)  Altruistic behavior is likely to be observed in groups where there is high genetic relatedness among individuals. 
D)  Altruistic behavior is random.

Question 9

Many primate societies are complexly organized, enabling their members to form alliances including by:

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A)  rank. 
B)  age. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  rank. 
B)  age. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

What have scientists learned about the function of primate vocalizations and how they relate to the evolution of human language?

Accepted Answer

The use of playback experiments has incr

Question 11

Describe the range of primate residence patterns. Relate social grouping to food and reproduction.

Accepted Answer

Primate social groups are strongly influ

Question 12

The study of primate vocal communication:

Accepted Answer

A)  has been used to understand the language evolution of all primates. 
B)  has resulted in chimps and gorillas demonstrating an ability to speak. 
C)  can give us insights into the selective pressures that may have shaped the evolution of language. 
D)  demonstrates that gossip is not exclusively human. 
A)  has been used to understand the language evolution of all primates. 
B)  has resulted in chimps and gorillas demonstrating an ability to speak. 
C)  can give us insights into the selective pressures that may have shaped the evolution of language. 
D)  demonstrates that gossip is not exclusively human.

Question 13

Sexual selection:

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A)  is the physical competition for access to females. 
B)  is the competition for resources to access females. 
C)  is the frequency of a trait's attractiveness to members of the opposite sex. 
D)  is the selection of males by females on the basis of disposition, physical appearance, and hierarchical position. 
A)  is the physical competition for access to females. 
B)  is the competition for resources to access females. 
C)  is the frequency of a trait's attractiveness to members of the opposite sex. 
D)  is the selection of males by females on the basis of disposition, physical appearance, and hierarchical position.

Question 14

Altruistic behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  is behavior that benefits others while causing a disadvantage to the individual. 
B)  occurs only between primates that are not relatives. 
C)  is not a beneficial evolutionary adaptation. 
D)  is not an advantage of cooperation within a society. 
A)  is behavior that benefits others while causing a disadvantage to the individual. 
B)  occurs only between primates that are not relatives. 
C)  is not a beneficial evolutionary adaptation. 
D)  is not an advantage of cooperation within a society.

Question 15

Polyandrous:

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A)  refers to a social group that includes one reproductively active female and several adult males and their offspring. 
B)  refers to a social group that includes one female and several males. 
C)  means "many offspring." 
D)  refers to a social group that includes one adult male and several adult females and their offspring. 
A)  refers to a social group that includes one reproductively active female and several adult males and their offspring. 
B)  refers to a social group that includes one female and several males. 
C)  means "many offspring." 
D)  refers to a social group that includes one adult male and several adult females and their offspring.

Question 16

Describe some examples of learned behavior and cultural traditions among primates.

Accepted Answer

Chimpanzee tool use, some forms of socia

Question 17

Monogamous:

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to a social group that is dominated by a single sex. 
B)  refers to a social group that includes an adult male, an adult female, and their offspring. 
C)  refers to primates that live exclusively as a nuclear family. 
D)  refers to a primate social group that includes an adult male and several adult females with their offspring. 
A)  refers to a social group that is dominated by a single sex. 
B)  refers to a social group that includes an adult male, an adult female, and their offspring. 
C)  refers to primates that live exclusively as a nuclear family. 
D)  refers to a primate social group that includes an adult male and several adult females with their offspring.

Question 18

Sociality among primates is likely the result of which of the following selective pressures?

Accepted Answer

A)  predation 
B)  niche competition 
C)  adaptive radiation 
D)  habitat 
A)  predation 
B)  niche competition 
C)  adaptive radiation 
D)  habitat

Question 19

Grooming involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of alliances between females only. 
B)  the development of alliances between males only. 
C)  bonding between individuals of the same rank only, picking through the skin and hair of another individual. 
D)  bonding between two members of a social group, calming or appeasing the primate being groomed if he or she has a higher dominance. 
A)  the development of alliances between females only. 
B)  the development of alliances between males only. 
C)  bonding between individuals of the same rank only, picking through the skin and hair of another individual. 
D)  bonding between two members of a social group, calming or appeasing the primate being groomed if he or she has a higher dominance.

Question 20

Quality in feeding strategy refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the location of food sources. 
B)  the acquisition of food. 
C)  the food that can be stored for future consumption. 
D)  a food's providing energy and protein that are readily digestible. 
A)  the location of food sources. 
B)  the acquisition of food. 
C)  the food that can be stored for future consumption. 
D)  a food's providing energy and protein that are readily digestible.

Chimpanzee communication involves different combinations of sounds, such as:

The higher the social rank of a female primate the:

Vocalization in chimp groups:

Availability of food:

How do primates acquire food?

How do primates communicate?

Sexual dimorphism:

Altruistic behavior benefits others while being a disadvantage to the altruistic individual. Which of the following reasons does NOT explain why it exists in primate societies?

Many primate societies are complexly organized, enabling their members to form alliances including by:

What have scientists learned about the function of primate vocalizations and how they relate to the evolution of human language?

Describe the range of primate residence patterns. Relate social grouping to food and reproduction.

The study of primate vocal communication:

Sexual selection:

Altruistic behavior:

Polyandrous:

Describe some examples of learned behavior and cultural traditions among primates.

Monogamous:

Sociality among primates is likely the result of which of the following selective pressures?

Grooming involves:

Quality in feeding strategy refers to:

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Exam 7: Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Chimpanzee communication involves different combinations of sounds, such as:

The higher the social rank of a female primate the:

Vocalization in chimp groups:

Availability of food:

How do primates acquire food?

How do primates communicate?

Sexual dimorphism:

Altruistic behavior benefits others while being a disadvantage to the altruistic individual. Which of the following reasons does NOT explain why it exists in primate societies?

Many primate societies are complexly organized, enabling their members to form alliances including by:

What have scientists learned about the function of primate vocalizations and how they relate to the evolution of human language?

Describe the range of primate residence patterns. Relate social grouping to food and reproduction.

The study of primate vocal communication:

Sexual selection:

Altruistic behavior:

Polyandrous:

Describe some examples of learned behavior and cultural traditions among primates.

Monogamous:

Sociality among primates is likely the result of which of the following selective pressures?

Grooming involves:

Quality in feeding strategy refers to:

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 the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

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