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Ethnoprimatology is an emerging field that studies

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A)   the interface between human and ape communities
B)   differences in the evolutionary trajectories of humans and apes
C)   the histories of primate communities, including humans and apes
D)   the daily life of apes and monkeys

Question 2

What meaning and relevance do studies of chimpanzee or gorilla lifeways have in the human world?

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Question 3

Social behavior patterns observed in one species that look like behavior patterns in another, but which do not arise from a shared ancestry, are known as

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A)   non-ancestral behaviors
B)   homologous behaviors
C)   analogous behaviors
D)   inherited behaviors

Question 4

When children in the United States reach a certain age, they often move out of their parents' home and into their own living space, something anthropologists refer to as

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A)   dispersal
B)   rite of passage
C)   leaving home
D)   age of consent

Question 5

One of the distinguishing features of the different primate groups is

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A)   the wide genetic disparity found in all higher level primates
B)   the characteristics of their social behavior and social organization
C)   the extent and scope of sexual dimorphism
D)   sizes of populations that live together in groups

Question 6

Behavioral ecology uses a comparative approach to evaluate differences among primates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It is easy to identify direct causal links between genes and behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain how human agriculture and technology make us similar to and different from apes.

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Human agriculture and technology make us...

Question 9

Studying both humans and other primates can also include understanding how humans think about other primates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Suppose you wanted to study the reasoning behind why men use a particular hair product to attract sexual partners. As a biological anthropologist, you might be very likely to examine this through the lens of

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A)   grooming
B)   affiliation
C)   dominance hierarchy
D)   cooperative behavior patterns

Question 11

What does biological anthropology offer us in regards to a deeper understanding of threatened ape species, such as chimpanzees and gorillas, and how it might be possible to lessen the threats against them?

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Biological anthropology offers us a deep...

Question 12

Our understanding of the Ebola virus may be improved by research on human-ape interactions, such as that done by __________.

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The answer of Our understanding of the Ebola virus may...

Question 13

The anatomy of Haplorrhines is considerably more varied than that of Strepsirrhines in large part because

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A)   they mature much more rapidly
B)   they are more diverse in their lifeways
C)   they are subject to a wider range of diseases
D)   there are a larger number of different species

Question 14

All the characteristics listed below are common behavior patterns found in all primates except

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A)   mother-infant bond
B)   affiliation and grooming
C)   father-son bond
D)   cooperation and conflict

Question 15

Socioecological pressures are forces that modify primate behaviors and can include all of the following except

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A)   locomotion
B)   altruism
C)   nutrition
D)   competition

Question 16

Anthropologists have ethical concerns about cultural diversity and the vanishing lifeways of threatened peoples. Do anthropologists have a similar moral or ethical responsibility to consider the plight of other species, such as chimpanzees and gorillas, in their efforts to document vanishing lifeways?

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Yes, anthropologists do have a moral and...

Question 17

In comparing humans, apes, and monkeys, one significant factor that separates humans from both apes and monkeys is

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A)   differences between male and female sexual behavior
B)   differences in susceptibility to disease
C)   differences in genetic makeup
D)   differences between male and female life patterns

Question 18

Among the Bonobo chimpanzees, social conflict is often resolved through sexual activity. This is a form of

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A)   affiliation
B)   dominance
C)   behavior modification
D)   reconciliation

Question 19

Differences in height and strength between the males and females of a species are referred to as __________.

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