Question 1

During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

Accepted Answer

A) prosimians 
B) monkeys 
C) apes 
D) humans 
A) prosimians 
B) monkeys 
C) apes 
D) humans

Question 2

The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) global climate changes that resulted in cooler, wetter environments less optimal for ape species. 
B) differences in ability to exploit the habitats that resulted after a change in global climate. 
C) cooler climates, where it is more difficult to preserve larger ape fossils. 
D) declines in ape diversity, caused by competition from hominin species. 
A) global climate changes that resulted in cooler, wetter environments less optimal for ape species. 
B) differences in ability to exploit the habitats that resulted after a change in global climate. 
C) cooler climates, where it is more difficult to preserve larger ape fossils. 
D) declines in ape diversity, caused by competition from hominin species.

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

If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Bolivia 
C) France 
D) China 
A) India 
B) Bolivia 
C) France 
D) China

During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

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

If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

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

During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

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

If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

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 Hominin 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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