Question 1

What is the significance of linguistic communication,and why is this an important issue in primatological research?

Accepted Answer

Linguistic communication is significant

Question 2

The hardened,nerveless buttock pads that allow baboons to sit for long periods of time are called:

Accepted Answer

A) ischial callosities. 
B) posterior calluses. 
C) buttock calluses. 
D) ischial buttocks. 
E) buttock posteriors. 
A) ischial callosities. 
B) posterior calluses. 
C) buttock calluses. 
D) ischial buttocks. 
E) buttock posteriors.

Question 3

Recent discoveries have led paleoanthropologists to now focus on what type of environment as the earliest environment for our human ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A) Savannah 
B) Tropical marsh areas 
C) Deserts 
D) Forests 
E) Tundra 
A) Savannah 
B) Tropical marsh areas 
C) Deserts 
D) Forests 
E) Tundra

Question 4

Why do some adolescent orangutans have arrested growth and development? How is this adaptive?

Accepted Answer

Some adolescent orangutans have arrested

Question 5

Concern for the welfare of others expressed as increased risk undertaken by individuals for the good of the group is called:

Accepted Answer

A) jingoism. 
B) sacrifice. 
C) beneficial adaptation. 
D) polygenetic inheritance. 
E) altruism. 
A) jingoism. 
B) sacrifice. 
C) beneficial adaptation. 
D) polygenetic inheritance. 
E) altruism.

Question 6

The ability to make and use tools is:

Accepted Answer

A) present only in humans and found in no other species. 
B) a significant part of the everyday behavior of gorillas and orangutans. 
C) present among chimpanzees but only involves nest-building among gorillas. 
D) present only among chimpanzees and humans. 
E) found among all primates regardless of species. 
A) present only in humans and found in no other species. 
B) a significant part of the everyday behavior of gorillas and orangutans. 
C) present among chimpanzees but only involves nest-building among gorillas. 
D) present only among chimpanzees and humans. 
E) found among all primates regardless of species.

Question 7

Identify the methods used by primatologists to study language capabilities among nonhuman primates.

Accepted Answer

Primatologists use a variety of methods

Question 8

Which of the following statements is correct regarding vervet monkey alarm calls?

Accepted Answer

A) They make alarm calls to signal the location of food. 
B) There is no distinction between any alarm calls. 
C) Each alarm call communicates specific information about type of predator and where it is located. 
D) Each alarm call communicates specific information about type of predator and when it will arrive. 
E) Vervet youngsters appear to learn these calls instinctually without parental involvement. 
A) They make alarm calls to signal the location of food. 
B) There is no distinction between any alarm calls. 
C) Each alarm call communicates specific information about type of predator and where it is located. 
D) Each alarm call communicates specific information about type of predator and when it will arrive. 
E) Vervet youngsters appear to learn these calls instinctually without parental involvement.

Question 9

In a captive chimpanzee population in Madrid,Spain,the animals learned how to wash sweet potatoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The more we learn of the behavior of our nearest primate relatives:

Accepted Answer

A) the more we become aware of the insignificance of behavior of other primates. 
B) the more we become aware of the importance of human uniqueness as the most evolved primates. 
C) the more we become aware of the importance of learned,socially shared practices and knowledge in these creatures and ourselves. 
D) the less we need to know about other primates. 
E) the more taxonomists consider separating humans out of the primate order. 
A) the more we become aware of the insignificance of behavior of other primates. 
B) the more we become aware of the importance of human uniqueness as the most evolved primates. 
C) the more we become aware of the importance of learned,socially shared practices and knowledge in these creatures and ourselves. 
D) the less we need to know about other primates. 
E) the more taxonomists consider separating humans out of the primate order.

Question 11

What is the purpose of dominance hierarchies?

Accepted Answer

Dominance hierarchies, also known as pec

Question 12

Why do female orangutans frequently choose to mate with lower-ranking males?

Accepted Answer

Female orangutans may choose to mate wit

Question 13

Natural selection may have favored single births in so many primates because we evolved as tree-dwellers and could not effectively hold and protect more than one offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A female chimpanzee does not reach sexual maturity until about the age of 10.Once she produces her first live offspring,what is the average number of years between births?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-3 years 
B) 5-6 years 
C) 7-8 years 
D) 3-4 years 
E) 1 year 
A) 2-3 years 
B) 5-6 years 
C) 7-8 years 
D) 3-4 years 
E) 1 year

Question 15

lower rates of sexual activity.Monogamous primate species are frequently associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) lower rates of sexual activity. 
B) lower levels of sexual dimorphism. 
C) smaller territorial ranges. 
D) fewer offspring. 
E) higher levels of social activity. 
A) lower rates of sexual activity. 
B) lower levels of sexual dimorphism. 
C) smaller territorial ranges. 
D) fewer offspring. 
E) higher levels of social activity.

Question 16

Grooming is a social characteristic of primates carried out for the purpose of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) cleaning to remove parasites. 
B) social gesture of friendliness. 
C) appeasement. 
D) reconciliation. 
E) dominance. 
A) cleaning to remove parasites. 
B) social gesture of friendliness. 
C) appeasement. 
D) reconciliation. 
E) dominance.

Question 17

Define a tool,and explain how it is used among nonhuman primates.

Accepted Answer

A tool is an object or device that is us

Question 18

Chimpanzees use which of the following communication signals to announce the arrival of another individual?

Accepted Answer

A) Lip smacking 
B) Pant hoots 
C) Trail marking 
D) Clapping hands 
E) Shaking hands 
A) Lip smacking 
B) Pant hoots 
C) Trail marking 
D) Clapping hands 
E) Shaking hands

Question 19

What is the importance of reconciliation in primate behavior? Use examples of the various groups discussed in your text and also include a discussion of humans.Is reconciliation important in human social groups? Why?

Accepted Answer

Reconciliation in primate behavior is im

Question 20

Vervet monkeys have very specific learned alarm calls to indicate type and location of predators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Primate Behavior

What is the significance of linguistic communication,and why is this an important issue in primatological research?

The hardened,nerveless buttock pads that allow baboons to sit for long periods of time are called:

Recent discoveries have led paleoanthropologists to now focus on what type of environment as the earliest environment for our human ancestors?

Why do some adolescent orangutans have arrested growth and development? How is this adaptive?

Concern for the welfare of others expressed as increased risk undertaken by individuals for the good of the group is called:

The ability to make and use tools is:

Identify the methods used by primatologists to study language capabilities among nonhuman primates.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding vervet monkey alarm calls?

In a captive chimpanzee population in Madrid,Spain,the animals learned how to wash sweet potatoes.

The more we learn of the behavior of our nearest primate relatives:

What is the purpose of dominance hierarchies?

Why do female orangutans frequently choose to mate with lower-ranking males?

Natural selection may have favored single births in so many primates because we evolved as tree-dwellers and could not effectively hold and protect more than one offspring.

A female chimpanzee does not reach sexual maturity until about the age of 10.Once she produces her first live offspring,what is the average number of years between births?

lower rates of sexual activity.Monogamous primate species are frequently associated with:

Grooming is a social characteristic of primates carried out for the purpose of all of the following except:

Define a tool,and explain how it is used among nonhuman primates.

Chimpanzees use which of the following communication signals to announce the arrival of another individual?

What is the importance of reconciliation in primate behavior? Use examples of the various groups discussed in your text and also include a discussion of humans.Is reconciliation important in human social groups? Why?

Vervet monkeys have very specific learned alarm calls to indicate type and location of predators.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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