The measurement of head size is known as
Cranomatry
The arboreal adaptation model does not attributes primate characteristics to
-Living on the ground
-giving birth to live young
-Preying on insects
Jane Goodall revolutionized the study of nonhuman primates by?
-Spending long periods of time in the field
Which are key traits in determining racial groups
-Skin color
-Eye form
-Head shape
Most modern studies of primate behavior
-Are conducted in the wild
Unlike some other mammals, primates tend to be
-Diurnal
In general, primates are defined by
-Large brains
-grasping hands
-a high degree of learned behavior
Primates rely moe on this sense than any other
-Sight
The study of nonhuman primates to access information about human evolution is limited by
-The fact that there are so few species of nonhuman primates living
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of arboreal living
-Greater danger of falling
Humans tend to cope with the environment with
-cultural adaptations
-genetic adaptations
-acclimatization
Gradualism asserts that
-Species slowly transform in new species
Old world Monkeys can be found in
-Africa
People with darker skin cannot synthesize ________ as efficiently as people with lighter skin
-Vitamin D
Which is NOT true about orangutans
-They are highly social
The primatologist that is known for studying mountain gorillas is
-Dian Frossey
Monkeys
-Run and leap among branches
Which of the following is a human response to extreme heat
-Vasodilation
According to the arboreal adaptation
-Most primates rely on a visual understanding of their surroundings
Most New World lemurs are
-Non-existant
Which of the following can be found on Madagascar?
-Lemurs
Which of the following is true of most primate females
-They emigrate after puberty
Natural selection works on the _____ of an individual organism
-Phenotype
Gibbons live in monogamous pair bonds and are therefore
-not dimorphic with respect to size
which Primate is largest
-Gorillas
Most primates have ________ at the ends of their digits
nails
Recent studies of gorillas have revealed
-a surprising amount of genetic diversity
Primates brains are
-More complex than most mammals
Most primatologists spend how much time observing primates in their natural habitat
-a year or two
sociobiology hold that there is a relationship between
-behavior and natural selection
The following is NOT true about Birute Galdikas
-She studied gorillas in the wild
-she studied gorillas in captivity
-she studied gorillas both in the wild and in captivity
When populations or individuals migrate, their genes may experience ________
-A mutation
Today, biological anthropologists prefer to use the term ________ rather than race
-Population
What is the most important component of skin color
-Melanin
Primates achieve stereoscopic vision by having
-forward facing eyes
founder effects occurs when
-A subset of a larger population becomes isolated
Most New World apes are
-Mythical
Racism can be defined as
-Prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage
Nearly all endangered non human primates live
-in developing countries
Homo sapiens is divided into local populations that differ by one or more phenotypic traits, In other words, it is a ________
-Polytypic species
A change in the frequency of a gene in a population over time due to entirely random factors is called
-Genetic drift
Which of the following is NOT a common focus of primate field studies
-Behavioral experiments
According to the idea of inclusive fitness, an animal
-is also concerned with the reproductive success of ones kin
Female primates may choose to mate with dominant males because dominant males
-are often healthier
The ______ a population, the greater the potential effect of genetic drift on gene frequency
-More diverse
Socioecology hold that there is a relationship between
-behavior and environment
Among adult humans, lactose intolerance is
-Common
The strepsirhines include
-Lemurs
which is true of primates
-they grow up slower than most other mammals
which is the most closely related to humans
-bonobos