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

Question #1

Sexual dimorphism:

A. relates to sexual courtship rituals in primates.

B. determines male and female social hierarchy.

C. is the study of sexual intercourse between 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. due to decreased competition for mates in a monogamous social structure.

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

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

D. due to the polygamous social structure in gibbons.

Question #3

All-male groups of nonhuman primates:

A. often exist together with multimale, multifemale groups.

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

C. do not exist in the wild.

D. become permanent groups with rigid ranking systems.

Question #4

Polyandrous:

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

B. means “many offspring.”

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

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

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.