Question 1

Which Eocene organisms had clear primate characteristics like a postorbital bar,opposable thumbs,nails,and a large brain?

Accepted Answer

A) proprimates and euprimates 
B) adapids and omomyids 
C) basal anthropoids 
D) plesiadapiforms 
A) proprimates and euprimates 
B) adapids and omomyids 
C) basal anthropoids 
D) plesiadapiforms B

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

Which of the following groups of early primates had the most biological diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) Eosimias 
B) Proconsul 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) Oreopithecus 
A) Eosimias 
B) Proconsul 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) Oreopithecus B

Question 4

Which of the following distinguishes Khorapithecus from Sivapithecus?

Accepted Answer

A) Khorapithecus's molars are more similar to those of living chimpanzees than Sivapithecus's molars are. 
B) Whereas Khorapithecus lived in the area now known as France and Spain,Sivapithecus lived in Thailand. 
C) Khoratpithecus's broad front teeth and a flat surface on the tongue side of the canines make it more similar than Sivapithecus to living orangutans. 
D) Sivapithecus has dental features making it more similar to modern orangutans,while Khorapithecus has postcranial bones that most closely resemble modern chimpanzees. 
A) Khorapithecus's molars are more similar to those of living chimpanzees than Sivapithecus's molars are. 
B) Whereas Khorapithecus lived in the area now known as France and Spain,Sivapithecus lived in Thailand. 
C) Khoratpithecus's broad front teeth and a flat surface on the tongue side of the canines make it more similar than Sivapithecus to living orangutans. 
D) Sivapithecus has dental features making it more similar to modern orangutans,while Khorapithecus has postcranial bones that most closely resemble modern chimpanzees.

Question 5

What were Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates?

Accepted Answer

A) adapids 
B) proconsulids 
C) dryopithecids 
D) plesiadapiforms 
A) adapids 
B) proconsulids 
C) dryopithecids 
D) plesiadapiforms

Question 6

Which genus is considered the ancestor to adapids and omomyids?

Accepted Answer

A) Notharctus 
B) Proconsul 
C) Carpolestes 
D) Eosimias 
A) Notharctus 
B) Proconsul 
C) Carpolestes 
D) Eosimias

Question 7

Why is the early primate Branisella very likely to be an ancestor to living platyrrhines?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are found in South America. 
B) They have similar incisors,eye orbits,and a flat face. 
C) They have similar dental formulae and upper molar morphology. 
D) Both are known to have prehensile tails. 
A) Both are found in South America. 
B) They have similar incisors,eye orbits,and a flat face. 
C) They have similar dental formulae and upper molar morphology. 
D) Both are known to have prehensile tails.

Question 8

What is probably the reason that apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France,Spain,Italy,and Greece)during the late Miocene?

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 9

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

Accepted Answer

The Fayum deposits include sediments wit

Question 10

There are both early African and early Asian candidates representing the origin of Anthropoids.Why haven't anthropologists conclusively determined which of these continents is where anthropoids originated?

Accepted Answer

A) Although the African fossil primate Biretia is older than the Asian fossil primate Eosimas,Biretia's features are less clearly anthropoid in nature. 
B) The dating of both the African fossil primate Biretia and the Asian fossil primate Eosimas is so uncertain that they could easily reverse in age with more research. 
C) The fossil primate record of Asia and Africa during the Eocene is so murky that discovery of new fossils that will rewrite early anthropoid history is very likely. 
D) Because of the rapidity of evolutionary change,it will be impossible to sort out the evolution of anatomical differences among early fossil primates. 
A) Although the African fossil primate Biretia is older than the Asian fossil primate Eosimas,Biretia's features are less clearly anthropoid in nature. 
B) The dating of both the African fossil primate Biretia and the Asian fossil primate Eosimas is so uncertain that they could easily reverse in age with more research. 
C) The fossil primate record of Asia and Africa during the Eocene is so murky that discovery of new fossils that will rewrite early anthropoid history is very likely. 
D) Because of the rapidity of evolutionary change,it will be impossible to sort out the evolution of anatomical differences among early fossil primates.

Question 11

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 12

In what way does a modern gorilla mandible resemble that of the earlier genus Dryopithecus?

Accepted Answer

A) It has sharp,high crests on the teeth and reduced canines. 
B) It has large canines but no diastema. 
C) It has a Y-5 molar pattern and highly specialized molars. 
D) It has a Y-5 molar pattern;low,rounded cusps;large canines;and a diastema. 
A) It has sharp,high crests on the teeth and reduced canines. 
B) It has large canines but no diastema. 
C) It has a Y-5 molar pattern and highly specialized molars. 
D) It has a Y-5 molar pattern;low,rounded cusps;large canines;and a diastema.

Question 13

What does the angiosperm radiation hypothesis propose?

Accepted Answer

A) Primates' unique traits are an adaptation to living in trees. 
B) Primate traits arose as adaptations to preying on insects. 
C) Certain primate traits were responses to the acquisition of fruit during the Cenozoic. 
D) Primates could see predators in advance. 
A) Primates' unique traits are an adaptation to living in trees. 
B) Primate traits arose as adaptations to preying on insects. 
C) Certain primate traits were responses to the acquisition of fruit during the Cenozoic. 
D) Primates could see predators in advance.

Question 14

The northern African fossil primate called Biretia may be an early anthropoid,based on the morphology of its:

Accepted Answer

A) ankle. 
B) skull. 
C) lower premolar tooth. 
D) pelvis. 
A) ankle. 
B) skull. 
C) lower premolar tooth. 
D) pelvis.

Question 15

Which of the following have been proposed as the ancestor to the orangutan?

Accepted Answer

A) Gigantopithecus and Dryopithecus 
B) Gigantopithecus and Oreopithecus 
C) Khoratpithecus and Ouranopithecus 
D) Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus 
A) Gigantopithecus and Dryopithecus 
B) Gigantopithecus and Oreopithecus 
C) Khoratpithecus and Ouranopithecus 
D) Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus

Question 16

Which of the following genera did propliopithecids include?

Accepted Answer

A) Aegyptopithecus and Micropithecus 
B) Propliopithecus and Aegyptopithecus 
C) Micropithecus and Aegyptopithecus 
D) Propliopithecus and Proconsul 
A) Aegyptopithecus and Micropithecus 
B) Propliopithecus and Aegyptopithecus 
C) Micropithecus and Aegyptopithecus 
D) Propliopithecus and Proconsul

Question 17

Based on genetic analysis of living primates calibrated by the fossil record,around when is it estimated that apes and Old World monkeys diverged into separate lineages?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 mya 
B) 10 mya 
C) 15 mya 
D) 25 mya 
A) 5 mya 
B) 10 mya 
C) 15 mya 
D) 25 mya

Question 18

How is a species that is adapted to a wide range of environments,climates,and diets described?

Accepted Answer

A) as highly specialized 
B) as likely to undergo further evolution 
C) as biologically diverse 
D) as likely to go extinct 
A) as highly specialized 
B) as likely to undergo further evolution 
C) as biologically diverse 
D) as likely to go extinct

Question 19

Discuss the selective pressures operating in the late Miocene,Pliocene,and Pleistocene that favored an adaptive radiation of monkeys and contributed to decreased diversity among apes.

Accepted Answer

The migration of primates from Africa to

Question 20

What are basal anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A) Paleocene primates that may have been the first anthropoids 
B) Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates 
C) Eocene organisms that may have been the first primates 
D) Eocene primates that are the earliest anthropoids 
A) Paleocene primates that may have been the first anthropoids 
B) Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates 
C) Eocene organisms that may have been the first primates 
D) Eocene primates that are the earliest anthropoids

Which Eocene organisms had clear primate characteristics like a postorbital bar,opposable thumbs,nails,and a large brain?

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

Which of the following groups of early primates had the most biological diversity?

Which of the following distinguishes Khorapithecus from Sivapithecus?

What were Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates?

Which genus is considered the ancestor to adapids and omomyids?

Why is the early primate Branisella very likely to be an ancestor to living platyrrhines?

What is probably the reason that apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France,Spain,Italy,and Greece)during the late Miocene?

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

There are both early African and early Asian candidates representing the origin of Anthropoids.Why haven't anthropologists conclusively determined which of these continents is where anthropoids originated?

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

In what way does a modern gorilla mandible resemble that of the earlier genus Dryopithecus?

What does the angiosperm radiation hypothesis propose?

The northern African fossil primate called Biretia may be an early anthropoid,based on the morphology of its:

Which of the following have been proposed as the ancestor to the orangutan?

Which of the following genera did propliopithecids include?

Based on genetic analysis of living primates calibrated by the fossil record,around when is it estimated that apes and Old World monkeys diverged into separate lineages?

How is a species that is adapted to a wide range of environments,climates,and diets described?

Discuss the selective pressures operating in the late Miocene,Pliocene,and Pleistocene that favored an adaptive radiation of monkeys and contributed to decreased diversity among apes.

What are basal anthropoids?

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

Which Eocene organisms had clear primate characteristics like a postorbital bar,opposable thumbs,nails,and a large brain?

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

Which of the following groups of early primates had the most biological diversity?

Which of the following distinguishes Khorapithecus from Sivapithecus?

What were Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates?

Which genus is considered the ancestor to adapids and omomyids?

Why is the early primate Branisella very likely to be an ancestor to living platyrrhines?

What is probably the reason that apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France,Spain,Italy,and Greece)during the late Miocene?

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

There are both early African and early Asian candidates representing the origin of Anthropoids.Why haven't anthropologists conclusively determined which of these continents is where anthropoids originated?

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

In what way does a modern gorilla mandible resemble that of the earlier genus Dryopithecus?

What does the angiosperm radiation hypothesis propose?

The northern African fossil primate called Biretia may be an early anthropoid,based on the morphology of its:

Which of the following have been proposed as the ancestor to the orangutan?

Which of the following genera did propliopithecids include?

Based on genetic analysis of living primates calibrated by the fossil record,around when is it estimated that apes and Old World monkeys diverged into separate lineages?

How is a species that is adapted to a wide range of environments,climates,and diets described?

Discuss the selective pressures operating in the late Miocene,Pliocene,and Pleistocene that favored an adaptive radiation of monkeys and contributed to decreased diversity among apes.

What are basal anthropoids?

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

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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