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Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The act of grooming oneself is termed:
A)ego-grooming
B)self-grooming
C)allogrooming
D)autogrooming
2
Gibbon behavior is characterized by:
A)frequent fighting between adult males in the group, often leading to injury
B)daily territorial conflicts between groups, expressed primarily by vocalization and display
C)infrequent conflicts between groups, that often lead to serious injuries
D)all of the above
3
Gelada society is made up of:
A)one-male harem groups
B)small all-male groups
C)nursery units
D)all of the above
E)A and B only
4
Geladas are:
A)monkeys found in South America
B)monkeys found in Ethiopia
C)prosimians found in Madagascar
D)lesser apes found in Southeast Asia
5
The period of life between the time when the male reaches sexual maturity to the time when the canines are fully erupted is called:
A)juvenile
B)adolescence
C)subadult
D)adult
6
Primatologists call behavior involving fighting, threats, and fleeing:
A)unfriendly
B)allo-hostility
C)agonistic
D)antagonistic
7
The period of sexual receptivity is termed:
A)estrus
B)amenability
C)approachability
D)ovulation
8
Which of the following statements is true regarding baboon dominance hierarchies?
A)Most dominance interactions take the form of biting and scratching.
B)Adult females only form dominance hierarchies during the breeding season.
C)Dominance positions are unstable and change frequently.
D)High-ranking males often are the offspring of high-ranking females.
9
Tool manufacturing among wild chimpanzees is an example of:
A)innate behavior
B)learned behavior
C)imitation of human activity
D)B and C
10
Chimpanzees:
A)sleep in nests in the trees at night
B)form fission-fusion type social groups
C)are primarily arboreal, although they travel between trees on the ground
D)all of the above





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