ANT-1 Chapter 7

(Q009) Which of the following is true regarding altruistic behaviors among primates?

A primate will act altruistically most often when living with relatives.

(Q020) Chimpanzees have been trained to communicate with humans through which of the following?

American Sign Language

(Q014) 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 true?

Chimpanzees are able to label events and objects by using different vocalizations.

(Q003) Which of the following is true about chimpanzee tool use?

Chimpanzees use tools mostly for acquiring food.

(Q024) This chimpanzee has fashioned a tool for defense against predators. True or False?

False

(Q010) Which of the following is true regarding male and female reproductive strategies?

Males compete with each other for mates, affecting their sexual dimorphism.

(Q005) What may happen when there is competition among primates for mates?

Males may become larger.

(Q021) 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, what can you hypothesize?

Primate sociality is beneficial to survival.

(Q002) Quality, distribution, and availability are the three key factors that contribute to primates' success at feeding. Which of the following is true of such success?

Primates adjust the size of the feeding group based on how much food is in a patch.

(Q013) Which of the following is one of the three key ways in which primate societies are diverse?

Primates vary in the social relationships they form for the long term.

(Q008) Which of the following is true of dominance hierarchies among female primates?

Ranks usually pass from mother to daughter.

(Q016) In what way is natural selection related to primate communication?

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

(Q015) During your first week as an intern at Gombe National Park, you fail to spot any chimpanzees, even in food-rich areas that the chimps are known to frequent. Dejected, you tell your supervisor, who correctly reassures you that it will get better. Which of the following is a reason why your experience will improve?

The chimpanzees will become habituated to your presence.

(Q007) At the primate habitat at the zoo, your friend comments that the orangutans seem to be monogamous, or mated for life. How do you know your friend is wrong?

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

(Q012) In which of the following scenarios would a female primate have a better chance of feeding herself and her young?

There are large patches of fruit-bearing trees dotting the landscape.

(Q018) What is the significance of the hand clasp grooming observed in chimpanzees at Mahale, Tanzania?

This type of grooming is a form of nonmaterial culture, which shows that culture is not necessarily limited to humans.

(Q025) These chimpanzees are engaging in a kind of cooperative behavior. True of False?

True

(Q017) What is the average life span of humans?

about twice as long as other primates

(Q004) Researchers have found that many primates can learn how to fashion tools and pass this information along to younger members of their society, indicating that other primates may tell us more about which of the following?

ancient humans' material culture

(Q023) In this form of primate grouping, both sexes mate promiscuously and there is little competition for mates. What type of grouping is this?

multimale, multifemale

(Q001) During an internship in Africa, you are tasked with observing the residence patterns of primates. You closely monitor a society in which males cooperate with females while parenting. In which of the following residence patterns are males known to often exhibit this activity?

one-female, multimale

(Q006) What is another name for the primate residence pattern of one-male, multifemale?

polygynous

(Q022) The behavior seen here is currently thought of by primatologists as

purposeful and learned.

(Q011) What do female primates with good nutrition have?

shorter intervals between birth of offspring

(Q019) Why will male primates sometimes kill infant primates?

to gain access to receptive, fertile females