El Camino College » Anthropology » Anth 1 - Biological Anthropology » Spring 2020

Question #1

Sexual dimorphism:

A. determines male and female social hierarchy.

B. is the study of sexual intercourse between primates.

C. relates to sexual courtship rituals in primates.

D. tends to be lower than in groups where males disperse and compete with unrelated males.

Question #2

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

A. which is not related to social structure in gibbons.

B. as the result of unequal access to resources within their environment.

C. due to the polygamous social structure in gibbons.

D. due to decreased competition for mates in a monogamous social structure.

Question #3

All-male groups of nonhuman primates:

A. do not exist in the wild.

B. often exist together with multimale, multifemale groups.

C. become permanent groups with rigid ranking systems.

D. are often polyandrous, before females join other existing groups.

Question #4

Polyandrous:

A. means “many offspring.”

B. refers to a social group that includes one adult male and several adult females and their offspring.

C. refers to a social group that includes one female and several males.

D. refers to a social group that includes one reproductively active female and several adult males and their offspring.

Question #5

Primatologists:

A. study only physical aspect of primates.

B. explore the relationships between specific social behaviors and reproductive fitness.

C. know nothing of primate bones.

D. study cultural anthropology.