Question 1

Which primates are included within the suborder Prosimii?

Accepted Answer

A)  tarsiers 
B)  monkeys 
C)  monkeys and apes 
D)  lemurs, galagos, and lorises 
E)  monkeys, apes, and humans 
A)  tarsiers 
B)  monkeys 
C)  monkeys and apes 
D)  lemurs, galagos, and lorises 
E)  monkeys, apes, and humans

Question 2

Which was the last continent to be inhabited by monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  Australia 
E)  South America 
A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  Australia 
E)  South America

Question 3

The modern human skull lacks which primate feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  a large cranium 
B)  supraorbital ridges 
C)  small canine teeth 
D)  a foramen magnuma 
E)  rounded or U-shaped arrangement of teeth 
A)  a large cranium 
B)  supraorbital ridges 
C)  small canine teeth 
D)  a foramen magnuma 
E)  rounded or U-shaped arrangement of teeth

Question 4

Neanderthals appeared how many years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  ˜800,000 
B)  ˜600,000 
C)  ˜300,000 
D)  ˜250,000 
E)  ˜100,000 
A)  ˜800,000 
B)  ˜600,000 
C)  ˜300,000 
D)  ˜250,000 
E)  ˜100,000

Question 5

DNA analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA from the Y chromosome supports the ____ hypothesis of the origin of the species Homo sapiens .

Accepted Answer

A)  out of Africa 
B)  Homo genus 
C)  multiregional 
D)  multinational 
E)  Asian focus 
A)  out of Africa 
B)  Homo genus 
C)  multiregional 
D)  multinational 
E)  Asian focus

Question 6

Which species likely co-existed with Neanderthals?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

A comparison of the male and female Australopithecus anamensis body size and canine teeth reveals phenotypic similarities between the two sexes of the same species. 
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Monkeys belong to the primate suborder Prosimi . 
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

H. floresiensis fossils found on the Indonesian island of Flores have been dubbed "hobbits" by the media because of what feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had small brains. 
B)  They had large feet 
C)  They were only 1 m tall. 
D)  They had stone fireplaces. 
E)  They were found to have lived in trees. 
A)  They had small brains. 
B)  They had large feet 
C)  They were only 1 m tall. 
D)  They had stone fireplaces. 
E)  They were found to have lived in trees.

Question 10

Differentiate between the following terms: primates, anthropoids, hominoids, and hominids.

Accepted Answer

Primates include humans, lemurs, tarsier

Exam 22: The Evolution of Primates

Which primates are included within the suborder Prosimii?

Which was the last continent to be inhabited by monkeys?

The modern human skull lacks which primate feature?

Neanderthals appeared how many years ago?

DNA analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA from the Y chromosome supports the ____ hypothesis of the origin of the species Homo sapiens .

Which species likely co-existed with Neanderthals?

A comparison of the male and female Australopithecus anamensis body size and canine teeth reveals phenotypic similarities between the two sexes of the same species. ____________________

Monkeys belong to the primate suborder Prosimi . ____________________

H. floresiensis fossils found on the Indonesian island of Flores have been dubbed "hobbits" by the media because of what feature?

Differentiate between the following terms: primates, anthropoids, hominoids, and hominids.

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