COLL-C105 Indiana University Professor Kevin Hunt Sister Species Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions

In the first reading, Sister's Keeper, we read about a chimp named Meshie who was adopted by Harry Raven. What happened to her? correct answer: She became uncontrollable and was sent to the zoo As part of Wolfgang Kohler's cognitive experiment, he suspended a banana from the ceiling and left a ten foot pole in the cage. What did the chimps do? correct answer: The chimps used the pole as a kind of ladder, running up the pole as they would climb up a tree, and grabbed the banana before the pole fell over. Consider this philosophical statement: "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts." That is, you cannot predict the function of some complex thing merely by observing its individual parts. What concept describes this? correct answer: Emergent Properties Which is the correct linking of a field site with its most active field worker? correct answer: Tai: Boesch Excellent example of challenges of fieldwork illustrated by suspension of research at Gombe following what event? correct answer: Four researchers were kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists from the Congo A feature that differs drastically between chimps and humans is: correct answer: Length of back, particularly the lumbar