Question 1

Genetically speaking, humans share roughly what percent of DNA sequences with gorillas?

Accepted Answer

A)  99% 
B)  98% 
C)  95% 
D)  90% 
E)  88% 
A)  99% 
B)  98% 
C)  95% 
D)  90% 
E)  88%

Question 2

Acheulian tools, e.g., hand axes, choppers, borers, and scrapers, are associated with which group of hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo erectus 
D)  Australopithecus sediba 
E)  Australopithecus africanus 
A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo erectus 
D)  Australopithecus sediba 
E)  Australopithecus africanus

Question 3

Which hominoids may have given rise to the apes and humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pan 
B)  Pongo 
C)  Aegyptopithecus 
D)  Dryopithecines 
E)  Australopithecus 
A)  Pan 
B)  Pongo 
C)  Aegyptopithecus 
D)  Dryopithecines 
E)  Australopithecus

Question 4

DNA sequence analyses indicate that the nearest living relatives to humans are:

Accepted Answer

A)  lemurs. 
B)  gibbons. 
C)  gorillas. 
D)  orangutans. 
E)  chimpanzees. 
A)  lemurs. 
B)  gibbons. 
C)  gorillas. 
D)  orangutans. 
E)  chimpanzees.

Question 5

Identify and briefly explain the significance of three skeletal and/or skull differences between apes and hominids.

Accepted Answer

The ape skull has prominent supraorbital

Question 6

The skeleton nicknamed Lucy is a representative of which hominin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis 
B)  Homo erectus 
C)  Ardipithecus ramidus 
D)  Australopithecus africanus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis 
A)  Homo habilis 
B)  Homo erectus 
C)  Ardipithecus ramidus 
D)  Australopithecus africanus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis

Question 7

The earliest fossils of anatomically modern H. sapiens in Europe and most parts of Asia date to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ˜2,000 years ago. 
B)  ˜4,000 years ago. 
C)  ˜10,000 years ago. 
D)  ˜40,000 years ago. 
E)  ˜100,000 years ago. 
A)  ˜2,000 years ago. 
B)  ˜4,000 years ago. 
C)  ˜10,000 years ago. 
D)  ˜40,000 years ago. 
E)  ˜100,000 years ago.

Question 8

Arrange the following going from the earliest to the most recent according to the time they evolved from a common ancestor.
1) New World monkeys
2) Orangutans
3) Humans
4) Gibbons
5) Gorillas

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 4, 2, 5, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4, 3, 5 
C)  2, 1, 4, 5, 3 
D)  2, 5, 4, 1, 3 
E)  3, 5, 2, 4, 1 
A)  1, 4, 2, 5, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4, 3, 5 
C)  2, 1, 4, 5, 3 
D)  2, 5, 4, 1, 3 
E)  3, 5, 2, 4, 1

Question 9

Opposable thumbs were an adaptation of primates that enabled them to live in trees . ____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

You are given a box of bones, which includes a tall narrow pelvis and a foot with non-aligned toes. Which statement can be supported by these bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  The animal could brachiate. 
B)  The animal was a tree dweller. 
C)  The animal was an anthropoid. 
D)  The bones belonged to a bipedal organism. 
E)  The bones belonged to a quadrupedal organism. 
A)  The animal could brachiate. 
B)  The animal was a tree dweller. 
C)  The animal was an anthropoid. 
D)  The bones belonged to a bipedal organism. 
E)  The bones belonged to a quadrupedal organism.

Question 11

Which skeletal feature did NOT enhance hominin bipedal locomotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  broader pelvis 
B)  alignment of the toes 
C)  complex curvature of the spine 
D)  foreman magnum at the center base of skull 
E)  foreman magnum at the center rear of skull 
A)  broader pelvis 
B)  alignment of the toes 
C)  complex curvature of the spine 
D)  foreman magnum at the center base of skull 
E)  foreman magnum at the center rear of skull

Question 12

Brachiate primates include which animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  human 
B)  gibbons 
C)  gorillas 
D)  chimpanzees 
E)  spider monkeys 
A)  human 
B)  gibbons 
C)  gorillas 
D)  chimpanzees 
E)  spider monkeys

Question 13

One significant difference between anthropoids and other primates is the size of their:

Accepted Answer

A)  legs. 
B)  arms. 
C)  brains. 
D)  spine. 
E)  feet. 
A)  legs. 
B)  arms. 
C)  brains. 
D)  spine. 
E)  feet.

Question 14

How many years ago did the earliest primates arise?

Accepted Answer

A)  ˜200 million years ago 
B)  ˜125 million years ago 
C)  ˜56 million years ago 
D)  ˜22 million years ago 
E)  ˜12.5 million years ago 
A)  ˜200 million years ago 
B)  ˜125 million years ago 
C)  ˜56 million years ago 
D)  ˜22 million years ago 
E)  ˜12.5 million years ago

Question 15

Describe four comparative differences between New World and Old World monkeys.

Accepted Answer

New world monkeys 
1. prehensile tails

Question 16

Which suborder do Tarsiers belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prosimii 
B)  Tarsiformes 
C)  Ardipithecus 
D)  Hominoidea 
E)  Anthropoidea 
A)  Prosimii 
B)  Tarsiformes 
C)  Ardipithecus 
D)  Hominoidea 
E)  Anthropoidea

Question 17

Which of the following is probably a member of the Archaic humans, appearing around 600,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Au. sediba 
B)  H. habilis 
C)  H. erectus 
D)  H. ergaster 
E)  H. heidelbergensis 
A)  Au. sediba 
B)  H. habilis 
C)  H. erectus 
D)  H. ergaster 
E)  H. heidelbergensis

Question 18

Briefly explain the significance of one of the following fossil primates: Aegyptopithecus , Proconsul , and the Dryopithecines.

Accepted Answer

The Aegyptopithecus fossil revealed a ca

Question 19

Explain the two opposing hypotheses that currently exist about the origin of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: The "out of Africa

Question 20

Neanderthals were first discovered near and named for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neander Bay in Canada. 
B)  Neander Valley in India. 
C)  Neander River in Africa. 
D)  Neander Valley in Germany. 
E)  Neander Mountains in France. 
A)  Neander Bay in Canada. 
B)  Neander Valley in India. 
C)  Neander River in Africa. 
D)  Neander Valley in Germany. 
E)  Neander Mountains in France.

Exam 22: The Evolution of Primates

Genetically speaking, humans share roughly what percent of DNA sequences with gorillas?

Acheulian tools, e.g., hand axes, choppers, borers, and scrapers, are associated with which group of hominins?

Which hominoids may have given rise to the apes and humans?

DNA sequence analyses indicate that the nearest living relatives to humans are:

Identify and briefly explain the significance of three skeletal and/or skull differences between apes and hominids.

The skeleton nicknamed Lucy is a representative of which hominin?

The earliest fossils of anatomically modern H. sapiens in Europe and most parts of Asia date to:

Arrange the following going from the earliest to the most recent according to the time they evolved from a common ancestor. 1) New World monkeys 2) Orangutans 3) Humans 4) Gibbons 5) Gorillas

Opposable thumbs were an adaptation of primates that enabled them to live in trees . ____________________

You are given a box of bones, which includes a tall narrow pelvis and a foot with non-aligned toes. Which statement can be supported by these bones?

Which skeletal feature did NOT enhance hominin bipedal locomotion?

Brachiate primates include which animals?

One significant difference between anthropoids and other primates is the size of their:

How many years ago did the earliest primates arise?

Describe four comparative differences between New World and Old World monkeys.

Which suborder do Tarsiers belong?

Which of the following is probably a member of the Archaic humans, appearing around 600,000 years ago?

Briefly explain the significance of one of the following fossil primates: Aegyptopithecus , Proconsul , and the Dryopithecines.

Explain the two opposing hypotheses that currently exist about the origin of modern humans.

Neanderthals were first discovered near and named for the:

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