Anthropology 101 - Human Biological Evolution » Summer 2019 » Week 2 Quiz

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Question #1
Primates are classified as mammals for having all of the following traits EXCEPT
A.   Endothermic
B.   Exothermic
C.   Have live young
D.   Produce milk for their young
Question #2
All of the following things can be distinguished from a primate’s teeth EXCEPT
A.   Whether a primate lives arboreally
B.   The speed of this primate's metabolism
C.   Whether this primate is an insectavore
D.   The primate's age
Question #3
Using the image below, identify this primate’s locomotor pattern with the identifying feature
A.   Terrestrial quadraped because this primate has equal lengthed limbs.
B.   Clinger and leaper because this primate has short arms and long legs.
C.   Terrestrial quadraped because this primate has a long tail for balance
D.   Arboreal quadraped because this primate has equal lengthed limbs.
Question #4
The primate brain contains all of the following advancements compared to mammal and non-mammal brains EXCEPT
A.   A larger neocortex
B.   A stronger sense of smell
C.   Increased ability for logic and reason
D.   Greater neocortex
Question #5
Tarsiers have a physical appearance that is similar to other prosimians, but lack this major prosimian feature
A.   Projecting snout
B.   Mobile ears
C.   Rhinaria
D.   Clinging/leaping mode of locomotion
Question #6
All of the following were identified as factors in whether a primate is monogamous or polygamist EXCEPT
A.   Whether a male can protect all the females and children in the group single handedly
B.   Whether the primates are nocturnal
C.   If the male’s participation in child rearing increases the likelihood the child will survive.
D.   Whether the climate is conducive to mating
Question #7
The article “War: What is it good for?” provides which piece of evidence that aggression in primates is under environmental influence?
A.   Chimpanzees are notoriously violent towards intruders.
B.   Event where the most aggressive alpha baboon males are killed off, leaving beta males and females.
C.   Event where Amos becomes ill and his friends care for him.
D.   Early evidence of warfare in the archaeological record of humans.
Question #8
The article “Bonobo Bliss” discusses the hormone oxytocin in the experiment where adolescent female rhesus monkeys get near infants in order to
A.   to show that the benefits of motherhood do not outweigh the costs.
B.   show that rhesus monkeys do not get attached to their infants like other mammals.
C.   Suggest that motherhood is learned
D.   imply that there is a biological component to the behavior of motherhood.
Question #9
All of the following are behaviors discussed in your readings and films that are found among non-human primates EXCEPT
A.   Grieving and mourning among mother chimpanzees
B.   Ability to learn English words and communicate them verbally
C.   Political strategies by male chimpanzees
D.   Collective problem solving strategies among apes
Question #10
Sexual dimorphism evolved among Old World primates for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A.   Old World primates began living terrestrially, leading females to choose larger and more aggressive male mates for protection.
B.   Since New World primates are primarily arboreal, larger bodies found in sexually dimorphic species would be a hindrance to their locomotion.
C.   In order for a male primate to become polygynous, he needs to be able to protect his female mates and all their children single handedly, so females began to mate with larger and more aggressive males.
D.   ales needed to become larger in order to dominate over females sexually.

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