Ch 7 anthro sample questions 2

During an internship at the Jane Goodall Institute, you are tasked with observing the residence patterns of the chimpanzees in Gombe National Park. At the end of the summer, you have learned all of the chimps' names and have recorded all of the following

Athena, Cindy, Kay, and Lulu

The key factor(s) that contribute to a female primate's success at feeding include

All are correct ..food quality, distribution of food, food availability.

Which of the following is true about chimpanzee tool use?

Chimpanzees use tools mostly for acquiring food

Researchers have found that many primates can learn how to fashion tools and pass this information along to younger members of their society, indicating other primates may tell us more about ancient humans'

material culture

When there is competition among primates for mates,

males may become larger

The primate residence pattern of one-female, multimale can also be described as

polyandrous

At the primate habitat at the zoo, your friend comments that the orangutans seem to be monogamous or mated for life. You take one look at these apes and assert that you friend is wrong when

the male orangutan bares his large canines and rears up to show he is twice the size of the female

Dominance hierarchies among female primates are especially important with respect to

All of these are correct ..resources for raising offspring, access to mates, food procurement
(Primate reproductive strategies - Males' differ from females')

While swimming , one of your friends starts to struggle to stay above the water. Your other friend braves a strong undertow, both emerge safely on the beach. When the lifeguard arrives, he chastises your friend for brazenly jumping into the surf, but you

cooperative behaviors such as altruism have a long history in both human and primate societies

Chimpanzees are known to hunt other animals for their meat. A chimpanzee group will have the most success in which of the following scenarios?

A dozen male chimps hunt juvenile red colobus monkeys.

Female primates with good nutrition have

shorter intervals between birth of offspring

A female primate has a better chance of feeding herself and her young when

large patches of fruit-bearing trees dot the landscape

Primate behavior studies targeting the mother/infant bond suggest that

growing up with a wire surrogate mother causes infants to lack social skills

During a class presentation on communication among apes, your classmate makes an error while listing examples of this behavior. Based on your knowledge of primate communication in general, which of the following is INCORRECT?

Diana monkeys can count to five by stomping on the ground

During your first week as an intern at Gombe National Park, you fail to spot any chimpanzees, even in areas replete with food that the chimps are known to frequent. Dejected, you tell your supervisor, who reassures you that it will get better when

the chimpanzees become habituated to your presence

Natural selection is related to primate communication in that

the ability to communicate allows primates to pass on information necessary for survival.

The average life span of humans is about

twice as long as other primates'

A polygynous primate society will tend to have a residence pattern of

one-male, multifemale

Sometimes male primates will kill infant primates

to gain access to receptive, fertile females

Chimpanzees have been trained to communicate with humans through

American Sign Language

These bones were found in the nest of an eagle, a major predator of tree-dwelling primates. Analysis of these bones reveals they are from primate species known to live a mainly solitary existence. From this analysis, you can hypothesize that

primate sociality is beneficial to survival

The behavior seen here is currently thought of by primatologists as (a monkey howling)

purposeful and learned

In this form of primate grouping, both sexes mate promiscuously and there is little competition for mates

multimale, multifemale

This chimpanzee has fashioned a tool for defense against predators.

False-This chimp has fashioned a thin stick with which to "fish" for termites to eat, not to defend against predators.

Why are primates social?

Generally primates that cooperate in social groups are better able to protect themselves from predators. Those in larger groups are better able to protect themselves than those in smaller groups.

What is special about primate societies and social behavior?

primate societies are highly diverse, ranging from solitary animals to complex multimale, multifemale, groups. Most primates live in some kind of social group and do so on a long-term basis.

How do primates acquire food?

Primates' wide variety of habitats require them to use a wide variety of food-foraging strategies. Chimpanzees are only primate known to systematically hunt other animals, including other kinds of primates.

How do primates communicate?

Primates communicate information through a wide variety of means, especially through vocalization.