Question 1

Given the proliferation of apes during the Miocene, how do scientists explain the comparative rarity of living ape species at present?

Accepted Answer

From the mid to late Miocene to the pres

Question 2

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Accepted Answer

A) convergent eyes, partially or fully enclosed eye orbits, increased sense of vision 
B) increased sense of vision, convergent eyes, reduced sense of smell, a short snout 
C) reduced sense of smell, small incisors, large canines, large brain 
D) all of the above 
A) convergent eyes, partially or fully enclosed eye orbits, increased sense of vision 
B) increased sense of vision, convergent eyes, reduced sense of smell, a short snout 
C) reduced sense of smell, small incisors, large canines, large brain 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Ouranopithecus 
B) Sivapithecus 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) Gigantopithecus 
A) Ouranopithecus 
B) Sivapithecus 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) Gigantopithecus

Question 4

Based on the fossil record, scientists agree that which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today. 
B) Primates first evolved on the ground. 
C) Primates' most special feature is their adaptive versatility. 
D) Primates are most similar to tree dwelling rodents. 
A) Primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today. 
B) Primates first evolved on the ground. 
C) Primates' most special feature is their adaptive versatility. 
D) Primates are most similar to tree dwelling rodents.

Question 5

Apes became extinct in southern Europe during the late Miocene, probably as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) a meteor impact. 
B) a disease pandemic. 
C) climate change. 
D) early humans hunting them for food. 
A) a meteor impact. 
B) a disease pandemic. 
C) climate change. 
D) early humans hunting them for food.

Question 6

Which anatomical feature would you expect to find in the fossil remains of a nocturnal species?

Accepted Answer

A) long legs 
B) pointy teeth 
C) large eye orbits 
D) short fingers and toes 
A) long legs 
B) pointy teeth 
C) large eye orbits 
D) short fingers and toes

Question 7

Which of the following is not a typical primate trait?

Accepted Answer

A) sideways-facing eyes 
B) grasping hands and grasping feet 
C) relatively large brain size 
D) a reduced snout 
A) sideways-facing eyes 
B) grasping hands and grasping feet 
C) relatively large brain size 
D) a reduced snout

Question 8

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid family from the Fayum?

Accepted Answer

A) Victoriapithecidae 
B) Parapithecidae 
C) Oligopithecidae 
D) Propliopithecidae 
A) Victoriapithecidae 
B) Parapithecidae 
C) Oligopithecidae 
D) Propliopithecidae

Question 9

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition, which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys, is

Accepted Answer

A) a 2/1/2/3 dental formula. 
B) a long canine tooth in males. 
C) a Y-5 molar pattern. 
D) bilophodont molars. 
A) a 2/1/2/3 dental formula. 
B) a long canine tooth in males. 
C) a Y-5 molar pattern. 
D) bilophodont molars.

Question 10

The dental formula of all known fossil and living catarrhines is

Accepted Answer

A) 2/1/3/3. 
B) 2/1/2/3. 
C) 2/1/2. 
D) 2/1/3/2. 
A) 2/1/3/3. 
B) 2/1/2/3. 
C) 2/1/2. 
D) 2/1/3/2.

Question 11

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive cusp pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth known as

Accepted Answer

A) Y-5 
B) Y-6 
C) silodont 
D) Carabelli's cusp 
A) Y-5 
B) Y-6 
C) silodont 
D) Carabelli's cusp

Question 12

Approximately when did the African tectonic plate contact the Eurasian plate, allowing early African apes to migrate throughout the Old World?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 mya 
B) 12 mya 
C) 17 mya 
D) 28 mya 
A) 5 mya 
B) 12 mya 
C) 17 mya 
D) 28 mya

Given the proliferation of apes during the Miocene, how do scientists explain the comparative rarity of living ape species at present?

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

Based on the fossil record, scientists agree that which of the following is true?

Apes became extinct in southern Europe during the late Miocene, probably as a result of

Which anatomical feature would you expect to find in the fossil remains of a nocturnal species?

Which of the following is not a typical primate trait?

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid family from the Fayum?

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition, which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys, is

The dental formula of all known fossil and living catarrhines is

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive cusp pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth known as

Approximately when did the African tectonic plate contact the Eurasian plate, allowing early African apes to migrate throughout the Old World?

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

Given the proliferation of apes during the Miocene, how do scientists explain the comparative rarity of living ape species at present?

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

Based on the fossil record, scientists agree that which of the following is true?

Apes became extinct in southern Europe during the late Miocene, probably as a result of

Which anatomical feature would you expect to find in the fossil remains of a nocturnal species?

Which of the following is not a typical primate trait?

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid family from the Fayum?

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition, which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys, is

The dental formula of all known fossil and living catarrhines is

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive cusp pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth known as

Approximately when did the African tectonic plate contact the Eurasian plate, allowing early African apes to migrate throughout the Old World?

What Is Physical 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 Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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