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Grooming involves
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the development of alliances between females only.
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the development of alliances between males only.
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bonding between individuals of the same rank, picking through the skin and hair of another individual.
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bonding between two members of a social group, calming or appeasing the primate being groomed if he or she has a higher dominance.
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Male reproductive strategies emphasize
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competition between males for access to reproductive-age females.
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avoiding risk-taking behavior.
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avoiding violence against competitors for female access.
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engaging in care of young.
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Monogamous behavior is characteristic of which of these primate species?
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baboon
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gibbon
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orangutan
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chimpanzee
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Vocalization in chimp groups
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occurs only to communicate a food source.
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exists only among those high up in the dominance hierarchy.
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sounds like howls and growls.
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is unique to specific groups or regions.
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Sexual dimorphism
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relates to sexual courtship rituals in primates.
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is the study of sexual intercourse between primates.
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tends to be lower than in groups where males disperse and compete with unrelated males.
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determines male and female social hierarchy.
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Anthropologist Karen Strier estimated that in primates, foraging takes up about
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10% of waking hours, because primates are so efficient.
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90% of waking hours, because primates eat such low-quality food.
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50% or more of waking hours.
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25% of waking hours.
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The study of primate vocal communication
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has been used to understand the language evolution of all primates.
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has resulted in chimps and gorillas demonstrating an ability to speak.
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can give us insights into the selective pressures that may have shaped the evolution of language.
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demonstrates that gossip is not exclusively human.
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Kin selection refers to
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nonaltruistic behavior toward other members of the kin group.
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altruistic behavior that increases the donor’s inclusive fitness.
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altruistic behavior that promotes kin-like bonding among nonkin.
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behavior that increases only the donor’s fitness.
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Polyandrous residence patterns represent
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a social grouping that includes multiple adult males and females.
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one of the most common patterns in prosimians and Old World monkeys.
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a social grouping in which males cooperate in parenting activities.
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a social grouping that includes one male and multiple females.
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How do primates acquire food?
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through cooperation among kin groups, mostly by hunting
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through a wide variety of food-foraging strategies
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through a limited set of highly specialized foraging strategies
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through the use of highly developed material culture
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In primates, males and females primarily differ in
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body and canine size
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mode of locomotion
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tool use
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color
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How do male and female primates differ in reproductive strategies?
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Males and females of the same species usually have different residence patterns
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males compete for mates, while females compete for resources
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some males are part of dominance hierarchies, but females never are
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females typically commit infanticide when a new male enters the group
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a primate's feeding success would be increased by
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consuming large quantities of low quality foods
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living in a geographic region with widely distributed food sources
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consuming a single type of food
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memorizing locations and seasonal availability of food patches
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which statement is false regarding chimpanzee material culture?
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chimpanzees use tools in the wild
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chimpanzee tool use in the wild can be highly specific to a group
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chimpanzees can learn tool use from humans
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chimpanzees depends on tools to survive
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Which feature of communication is found only in humans?
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different vocalizations that refer to specific events or objects
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modifying vocalizations based on life experience
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using gestures or symbols
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physical ability to produce speech
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primate societies and social behavior are special because they are highly diverse
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Primate communication CANNOT be compared to human communication in that:
for at least some Old World Monkeys and apes, communication seems to be very context dependent, and specific sounds can have different meanings by making small changes; this is like human language
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Many primate societies are complex and involve their members forming alliances that are formed by sharing food with each other
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- True
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Altruistic behavior is that which benefits others while causing a disadvantage to the individual
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- True
- False
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solitary residence pattern is a rare primate residence pattern found only in orangutans and a fellow strepsirhines
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- True
- False
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Sexual Dimorphism does NOT concern differences in traits such as body size and canine size
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- True
- False
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Availability of food for primates can be highly variable, depending on season and rainfall
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- True
- False
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