The ability of Ego to assess the mental states
of individuals is know as ?
Attribution
Reciprocal altruism argues the altruism involves more than just kin T/F
True
The triune brain or exectitive brain among
primates is equivanent to the __________.
Forebrain
The forebrain of primates contains
1.R-complex (Motor/conforming behaviors cortex)
2.Limbic System (paleomammalian portion of the
brain)
3.Neocortex (gyrus)
Paleozoic
-Age of Invertebrates
-Cambrian "Explosion"
-540 million Years ago
Menozoic
-Age of Reptiles
-251million years ago
-Permian Extinction
Cenozoic
-Age of mammals
-66 million years ago
-KT extinction
Prolactin is a hormone that:
Suppresses ovulation
Among primates the sex that has the most to gain or lose during mating endeavors is which sex?
Male (because of male competition)
Several anatomic features appeared in Mid-miocene hominids, likely serving as a form of insurance for procuring enough food in hard times. What were they?
-Thick enameled molars
-Robust Mandible
-Flared Zygomatic arche (Cheek bones)
What did the Japanese Macaques consume in the video?
- Grasshoppers
- Flowers
- Beans (from farmers fields)
- Tree Bark
NO PODS
What is the reproductive tradeoff for a female primate?
Less care for many
OR
More care for few
Large body size, huge canines, phylogyny, and enlarged testes are all indicators of
Intra-sexual selection
What techniques can be used to help bridge the "dating gap" btw the max age range of 14C and the minimum age of K-Ar?
Thermaluminesence (TL)
or
Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)
What are Relative dating techniques?
-Stratagraphy: Law of Super position
-Biostratigraphy: They lived at the same time=> probably same age
-Paleomagnetism: North pole switches to South pole
What are absolute dating techniques?
Radiocarbon (14C)
- dates approx 75,000 years ago
RadioPotassium (K-Ar or Ar-Ar)
- dates approx. 1,000,000 years ago
Infanticide is a sexually - selected reproductive strategy that benefits which sex? males or females
Males
What kind of selection was mathematically formulated by Bill Hamilton as rb>c?
Kin Selection
T/F Detailed studies of Free-ranging in captive chimp populations suggest that Chimps are capable of being good politicians when they wish to get their way?
True
A mammal lineage that developed a zygomatic arche
Therasid
Clade1 hominid that illustrates evolution
Proconsul
Aegypopithecus
propliopithecid forerunner of monkeys and apes
The O2 isotope ratio of their "tests" is used to reconstruct past climatic change
Foraminifura
Plesiadapiformes
Close relative to primates
By comparison to living apes, Clade 2 hominids of the later Miocene epoch were characterized by...
Primitive teeth and modern locomotion
The general pattern of worlwide climatic change over the past 100million years is toward...
Cool and Dry
Mtn Gorillas dominance by Silver back gorillas is a example of
Ultimate Polygyny
What is the likely explanation of monkeys in South America?
Rafts
Which primate uses sex to diffuse aggression?
Bonobo
Langur Males kill infants
Hrdy
Pangea
One big continent
Ego's Offspring + Close relative Offspring
Inclusive Fitness
Potassium turning to Argon during 1.3 billion years
Estrus
Intellegence btw primates involves
E. all the above
Large testes are a trait of
Intra Sexual
Which kind of primates generally employs more complex foraging techniques in the extraction and processing of hard to get food
Great Apes
O2 was around when the oceans were first developed?
FALSE
The movement of Chystal land masses on earths surface which has affected the evolution of life forms overtime is today explained by:
Plate Tectonics
(closest in San Andreious Falls)
Biostratigraphy is a _____________type of dating technique
Relative
What type of primate has a red hour glass shape on his chest
Glenada
Longest interbirth interval in primates world are...
Orangutans at 7-9 years
Early primates coevolved with flowerplants
Angiosperms
Prefix: Gymn
Naked
Stand for something
Leaf clipping
Greatest single back to back births in a life time
