Question 1

Which of the following is typical of monogamous primate species?

Accepted Answer

A)  groups composed of multiple males and females form
B)  polygynandrous groups often exist
C)  "bachelor" groups sometimes form
D)  males don't compete as directly with other males

Question 2

Gibbons live in monogamous pair bonds and are therefore __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  not dimorphic with respect to body size
B)  a solitary species
C)  have intense male competition for mates
D)  better adapted to life in the forest

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All-male "bachelor" groups may occur in species where __________ exist

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamous families
B)  polygynandrous groups
C)  one-male polygyny
D)  fission-fusion polygyny

Question 6

Which of the following is a difference between chimps and bonobos?

Accepted Answer

A)  bonobos use sex as social communication
B)  bonobos hut and eat meat,chimps do not
C)  chimps engage in less lethal aggression
D)  all of these

Question 7

In the early years of primatology,many primatologists found a strong correlation between primate behavior and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  average body size
B)  brain size
C)  ecology
D)  all of these

Exam 8: Primate Behavior

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

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All-male "bachelor" groups may occur in species where __________ exist

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In the early years of primatology,many primatologists found a strong correlation between primate behavior and __________.

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Which of the following is a difference between chimps and bonobos?

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Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

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Which of the following is typical of monogamous primate species?

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Gibbons live in monogamous pair bonds and are therefore __________.

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Exam 8: Primate Behavior

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

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All-male "bachelor" groups may occur in species where __________ exist

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In the early years of primatology,many primatologists found a strong correlation between primate behavior and __________.

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Which of the following is a difference between chimps and bonobos?

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Some nonhuman primate species maintain both one-male and multi-male groups in the same population.

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Which of the following is typical of monogamous primate species?

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Gibbons live in monogamous pair bonds and are therefore __________.

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