Question 1

Monkeys underwent massive ________ in the Pliocene and Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  adaptive radiation 
C)  migration 
D)  diversification 
A)  extinction 
B)  adaptive radiation 
C)  migration 
D)  diversification

Question 2

Basal anthropoids are

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleocene primates that may have been the first anthropoids. 
B)  Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates. 
C)  Eocene organisms that may have been the first primates. 
D)  Eocene primates that are the earliest anthropoids. 
A)  Paleocene primates that may have been the first anthropoids. 
B)  Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates. 
C)  Eocene organisms that may have been the first primates. 
D)  Eocene primates that are the earliest anthropoids.

Question 3

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

Accepted Answer

The Fayum deposits span a period of near

Question 4

A species that is adapted to a wide range of environments, climates, and diets is

Accepted Answer

A)  highly specialized. 
B)  likely undergoing further evolution. 
C)  biologically diverse. 
D)  likely to go extinct. 
A)  highly specialized. 
B)  likely undergoing further evolution. 
C)  biologically diverse. 
D)  likely to go extinct.

Question 5

Comparisons of tooth wear in living apes and extinct Miocene apes suggest that some extinct species of apes ate

Accepted Answer

A)  insects, fruit, and leaves. 
B)  leaves, grass, and bark. 
C)  leaves, nuts, and fruits. 
D)  nuts, fruits, and small animals. 
A)  insects, fruit, and leaves. 
B)  leaves, grass, and bark. 
C)  leaves, nuts, and fruits. 
D)  nuts, fruits, and small animals.

Monkeys underwent massive ________ in the Pliocene and Pleistocene.

Basal anthropoids are

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

A species that is adapted to a wide range of environments, climates, and diets is

Comparisons of tooth wear in living apes and extinct Miocene apes suggest that some extinct species of apes ate

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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Exam 9: Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Monkeys underwent massive ________ in the Pliocene and Pleistocene.

Basal anthropoids are

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

A species that is adapted to a wide range of environments, climates, and diets is

Comparisons of tooth wear in living apes and extinct Miocene apes suggest that some extinct species of apes ate

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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