Question 1

Which of the following typifies a prosimian social system?

Accepted Answer

A)   males live in large groups and compete for solitary females
B)   males live alone and use a system of smells and calls to warn other males away
C)   females live in small groups and compete for access to solitary males
D)   females live in large groups that compete for resources with large groups of males B

Question 2

Field studies are difficult because much primate behavior takes place behind dense foliage and rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Following Jane Goodall, most primatologists spend ___________ in the field.

Accepted Answer

A)   one or two days
B)   several months
C)   one or two years
D)   no time at all C

Question 4

By confusing paternity, estrus may __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   encourage all the males to avoid the female
B)   discourage all the males from being aggressive towards the female and her offspring
C)   discourage all the males from mating with the female
D)   encourage all the males to mate with non-estrus females

Question 5

List and explain the three methods for studying primates. What are the benefits and problems associated with each method?

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and explain the three methods for...

Question 6

A relationship between a male and female living in a pair bond for an extended period of time is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   polygyny
B)   one-male polygyny
C)   monogamy
D)   polyandry

Question 7

It is widely agreed that male primates compete for dominance to gain reproductive access to females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best summarizes the paradox of sociality?

Accepted Answer

A)   living in groups makes animals more vulnerable to attack
B)   living in groups provides access to mates
C)   Why would an animal live in a group if the bottom line evolutionarily is individual mating success?
D)   all of these

Question 9

Which of the following is typical of one-male polygynous groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   one male mates with one female only
B)   one male monopolizes multiple females
C)   one male lives with one female at a time
D)   one male lives with one female yet mates with many

Question 10

Critics of Hrdy attribute potential instances of langur infanticide to accidental death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Primate ecologists agree that mate competition is the most important factor in shaping primate societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How do primate polygynandrous groups differ from those of other creatures such as geese?

Accepted Answer

A)   primate polygynandrous groups tend to be smaller
B)   primate polygynandrous groups don't last as long
C)   primate polygynandrous groups are more complex
D)   primate polygynandrous groups only consist of males

Question 13

The study of nonhuman primates to access information about human evolution is limited by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the fact that we are not really primates ourselves
B)   the small number of nunhuman primate species living
C)   the huge variety and number of living nonhuman primate species
D)   the relative lack of similarity between primates and ourselves

Question 14

Males in multi-male groups often compete for priority of access to females rather than for sole access to females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Captive studies __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   involve very large enclosures or even small islands
B)   are conducted in the habitat in which the species evolved
C)   allow for behavioral experiments to be conducted
D)   none of these

Question 16

Compare the amount of male aggression in three different social systems. How might aggression and infanticide be related to male access to females?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the amount of male aggression in...

Question 17

Carel van Schaik and his colleagues concluded that __________ were important factors that molded sociality in primates.

Accepted Answer

A)   predation and infanticide
B)   feeding competition and predation
C)   mate and feeding competition
D)   predation and mating competition

Question 18

Which form of polygyny may be related to reliance on ripe fruit?

Accepted Answer

A)   polyandry
B)   multi-male polygyny
C)   fission-fusion polygyny
D)   one-male polygyny

Question 19

Primatologists choose their study subjects according to each creature's great intrinsic beauty and interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Observing living primates can teach us about __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   human evolution
B)   adaptive radiation
C)   convergent evolution
D)   all of these

Exam 7: Primate Behavior

Which of the following typifies a prosimian social system?

Field studies are difficult because much primate behavior takes place behind dense foliage and rocks.

Following Jane Goodall, most primatologists spend ___________ in the field.

By confusing paternity, estrus may __________.

List and explain the three methods for studying primates. What are the benefits and problems associated with each method?

A relationship between a male and female living in a pair bond for an extended period of time is called __________.

It is widely agreed that male primates compete for dominance to gain reproductive access to females.

Which of the following best summarizes the paradox of sociality?

Which of the following is typical of one-male polygynous groups?

Critics of Hrdy attribute potential instances of langur infanticide to accidental death.

Primate ecologists agree that mate competition is the most important factor in shaping primate societies.

How do primate polygynandrous groups differ from those of other creatures such as geese?

The study of nonhuman primates to access information about human evolution is limited by __________.

Males in multi-male groups often compete for priority of access to females rather than for sole access to females.

Captive studies __________.

Compare the amount of male aggression in three different social systems. How might aggression and infanticide be related to male access to females?

Carel van Schaik and his colleagues concluded that __________ were important factors that molded sociality in primates.

Which form of polygyny may be related to reliance on ripe fruit?

Primatologists choose their study subjects according to each creature's great intrinsic beauty and interest.

Observing living primates can teach us about __________.