Question 1

Primatologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  explore the relationships between specific social behaviors and reproductive fitness. 
B)  study just one aspect of primates. 
C)  study cultural anthropology. 
D)  know nothing of primate bones. 
A)  explore the relationships between specific social behaviors and reproductive fitness. 
B)  study just one aspect of primates. 
C)  study cultural anthropology. 
D)  know nothing of primate bones.

Question 2

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which species?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Why are primates social?

Accepted Answer

Generally primates that cooperate in soc

Question 4

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

Question 5

What is special about primate societies and social behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not diverse. 
B)  They welcome newcomers as humans do. 
C)  They are highly diverse. 
D)  They share and cooperate as humans do not. 
A)  They are not diverse. 
B)  They welcome newcomers as humans do. 
C)  They are highly diverse. 
D)  They share and cooperate as humans do not.

Question 6

Sexual dimorphism:

Accepted Answer

A)  relates to sexual courtship rituals in primates. 
B)  is the study of sexual intercourse between primates. 
C)  tends to be lower than in groups where males disperse and compete with unrelated males. 
D)  determines male and female social hierarchy. 
A)  relates to sexual courtship rituals in primates. 
B)  is the study of sexual intercourse between primates. 
C)  tends to be lower than in groups where males disperse and compete with unrelated males. 
D)  determines male and female social hierarchy.

Primatologists:

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which species?

Why are primates social?

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

What is special about primate societies and social behavior?

Sexual dimorphism:

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Exam 7: Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Primatologists:

Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which species?

Why are primates social?

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

What is special about primate societies and social behavior?

Sexual dimorphism:

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

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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