Question 1

Primate paleontologists think that primates probably evolved from the ________ order of mammals.

Accepted Answer

A)  insectivore 
B)  rodent 
C)  bovine 
D)  angiosperm 
A)  insectivore 
B)  rodent 
C)  bovine 
D)  angiosperm

Question 2

What are the major questions concerning primate evolution and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

The major questions concerning primate e

Question 3

Compare the Miocene anthropoids.

Accepted Answer

The Miocene epoch, which lasted from app

Question 4

Oreopithecus is a well-known ape from

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe. 
B)  Asia. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  North America. 
A)  Europe. 
B)  Asia. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  North America.

Question 5

When did primates first emerge?

Accepted Answer

Primates, the mammalian order that inclu

Question 6

What happened to Gigantopithecus and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of a

Question 7

The fossil record documenting the emergence of anthropoids is spotty because

Accepted Answer

A)  the research only began five years ago, so it is a young field in anthropology. 
B)  no one really knows anything about anthropoids. 
C)  we have just not been able to fill in all the gaps between fossil finds. 
D)  paleoanthropologists are known to not share their finds with others. 
A)  the research only began five years ago, so it is a young field in anthropology. 
B)  no one really knows anything about anthropoids. 
C)  we have just not been able to fill in all the gaps between fossil finds. 
D)  paleoanthropologists are known to not share their finds with others.

Question 8

The knowledge gained from anatomical studies of living species

Accepted Answer

A)  is all that is needed to reconstruct primate evolution. 
B)  is useless. 
C)  allows us to estimate the age of primate fossils. 
D)  can allow important inferences to be made about behavioral and physical traits likely to be associated with primate fossil features. 
A)  is all that is needed to reconstruct primate evolution. 
B)  is useless. 
C)  allows us to estimate the age of primate fossils. 
D)  can allow important inferences to be made about behavioral and physical traits likely to be associated with primate fossil features.

Question 9

The originator of the visual predation theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin. 
B)  Matt Cartmill. 
C)  G. Elliot Smith. 
D)  J. Allman. 
A)  Charles Darwin. 
B)  Matt Cartmill. 
C)  G. Elliot Smith. 
D)  J. Allman.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a feature of modern primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  nails instead of claws 
B)  a grasping, opposable first toe 
C)  a bony bar around the eye socket 
D)  verbal speech 
A)  nails instead of claws 
B)  a grasping, opposable first toe 
C)  a bony bar around the eye socket 
D)  verbal speech

Question 11

______________ highlighted some weaknesses in the arboreal theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Wood Jones 
B)  Matt Cartmill 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  G. Elliot Smith 
A)  Frederick Wood Jones 
B)  Matt Cartmill 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  G. Elliot Smith

Question 12

Without fossil remains, the reconstruction of primate evolution cannot happen. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  fossils provide direct evidence of past connections 
B)  the location of fossils can tell us very little 
C)  the size of the fossil provide very little information 
D)  actually, fossils make reconstruction more confusing 
A)  fossils provide direct evidence of past connections 
B)  the location of fossils can tell us very little 
C)  the size of the fossil provide very little information 
D)  actually, fossils make reconstruction more confusing

Question 13

There are many branches to the lineage between early primates and living primates, but this concept relies on one factor,

Accepted Answer

A)  a common ancestor who as yet is unknown. 
B)  all direct lineages between past and present. 
C)  no extinctions of any lineages. 
D)  no one common ancestor, but a large number of them. 
A)  a common ancestor who as yet is unknown. 
B)  all direct lineages between past and present. 
C)  no extinctions of any lineages. 
D)  no one common ancestor, but a large number of them.

Question 14

Why are applied anthropologists developing an interest in biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the maintenance of genetic variation in plant and animal species provides for innovations in agriculture 
B)  it provides sources of new resources or technologies in things like building materials and medicine 
C)  it is a measure of environmental health and stability 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the maintenance of genetic variation in plant and animal species provides for innovations in agriculture 
B)  it provides sources of new resources or technologies in things like building materials and medicine 
C)  it is a measure of environmental health and stability 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

The exploitation of resources in a(n) ______ habitat was probably the key adaptation in the emergence of the primates.

Accepted Answer

A)  swampy 
B)  frozen 
C)  woody 
D)  open treeless 
A)  swampy 
B)  frozen 
C)  woody 
D)  open treeless

Question 16

Discuss early Eocene primates.

Accepted Answer

The early Eocene epoch, which lasted fro

Question 17

The Eocene epoch began about _______million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  105 
B)  55 
C)  70 
D)  1.6 
A)  105 
B)  55 
C)  70 
D)  1.6

Question 18

Despite having a fossil record, paleoanthropologists disagree about a great deal. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  it depends of the kind of training they received 
B)  they like to argue about everything 
C)  the fossils that remain are often incomplete and subject to interpretation 
D)  it turns out there is actually no arguments between them 
A)  it depends of the kind of training they received 
B)  they like to argue about everything 
C)  the fossils that remain are often incomplete and subject to interpretation 
D)  it turns out there is actually no arguments between them

Question 19

Why do anthropologists use modern primates in their study of older forms of primates?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists use modern primates in t

Question 20

The best known genus of proto-ape from the early Miocene is

Accepted Answer

A)  Kenyapithecus. 
B)  Proconsul. 
C)  Sivapithecus. 
D)  Gigantopithecus. 
A)  Kenyapithecus. 
B)  Proconsul. 
C)  Sivapithecus. 
D)  Gigantopithecus.

Exam 7: Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Primate paleontologists think that primates probably evolved from the ________ order of mammals.

What are the major questions concerning primate evolution and why are they important?

Compare the Miocene anthropoids.

Oreopithecus is a well-known ape from

When did primates first emerge?

What happened to Gigantopithecus and why is it important?

The fossil record documenting the emergence of anthropoids is spotty because

The knowledge gained from anatomical studies of living species

The originator of the visual predation theory is

Which of the following is NOT a feature of modern primates?

______________ highlighted some weaknesses in the arboreal theory.

Without fossil remains, the reconstruction of primate evolution cannot happen. Why?

There are many branches to the lineage between early primates and living primates, but this concept relies on one factor,

Why are applied anthropologists developing an interest in biodiversity?

The exploitation of resources in a(n) ______ habitat was probably the key adaptation in the emergence of the primates.

Discuss early Eocene primates.

The Eocene epoch began about _______million years ago.

Despite having a fossil record, paleoanthropologists disagree about a great deal. Why?

Why do anthropologists use modern primates in their study of older forms of primates?

The best known genus of proto-ape from the early Miocene is

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