Question 1

Relative dating techniques establish the age of a fossil only in comparison to other material found with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Adapoids ate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fruit and leaves 
B) rodents 
C) insects 
D) berries 
A) fruit and leaves 
B) rodents 
C) insects 
D) berries A

Question 3

The mid-Miocene monkeys became more common than apes because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys are r-selected while apes are k-selected 
B) monkeys can more easily shift to efficient terrestrial locomotion 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) monkeys are r-selected while apes are k-selected 
B) monkeys can more easily shift to efficient terrestrial locomotion 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b C

Question 4

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic deposits 
B) organic material 
C) obsidian 
D) uranium decay 
A) volcanic deposits 
B) organic material 
C) obsidian 
D) uranium decay

Question 5

__________ years ago,the earth was divided into two continents,Gondwanaland and Laurasia.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 million 
B) 200 million 
C) 2 billion 
D) 3.5 million years ago 
A) 50 million 
B) 200 million 
C) 2 billion 
D) 3.5 million years ago

Question 6

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Accepted Answer

A) Hadean 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Phanerozoic 
D) Mesozoic 
A) Hadean 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Phanerozoic 
D) Mesozoic

Question 7

Explain the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno.

Accepted Answer

The principles associated with Lyell, Sm

Question 8

Climatic changes during the middle-Miocene caused __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Asia to become more heavily forested 
B) the development of drier,more open areas in parts of Africa 
C) a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia to form 
D) expanded tropical areas in Europe to develop 
A) Asia to become more heavily forested 
B) the development of drier,more open areas in parts of Africa 
C) a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia to form 
D) expanded tropical areas in Europe to develop

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of the dental apes?

Accepted Answer

A) they were small bodied compared to modern apes 
B) they had less fully developed stereoscopic vision 
C) they lacked a suspensory shoulder 
D) they walked in a plantigrade fashion 
A) they were small bodied compared to modern apes 
B) they had less fully developed stereoscopic vision 
C) they lacked a suspensory shoulder 
D) they walked in a plantigrade fashion

Question 10

Fission-track dating relies on the decay of __________..

Accepted Answer

A) Uranium 
B) Potassium 
C) Fluoride 
D) Carbon 
A) Uranium 
B) Potassium 
C) Fluoride 
D) Carbon

Question 11

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Paleocene and Miocene.

Accepted Answer

The Paleocene and Miocene epochs were ch

Question 12

Compared to plesiadapiforms,adapoids and omomyoids had better stereoscopic vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

New World and Old World primates diverged around __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 35 million years ago 
B) 50 million years ago 
C) 40 million years ago 
D) 25 million years ago 
A) 35 million years ago 
B) 50 million years ago 
C) 40 million years ago 
D) 25 million years ago

Question 14

How can the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno inform us about fossils? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The principles associated with Lyell, Sm

Question 15

In Old World monkeys,the cercopithecine and colobine split took place between __________ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 14 and 16 
B) 20 and 23 
C) 16 and 18 
D) 18 and 20 
A) 14 and 16 
B) 20 and 23 
C) 16 and 18 
D) 18 and 20

Question 16

Which of the following states that older strata are laid down below younger strata?

Accepted Answer

A) the principle of cross-cutting relationships 
B) the principle of original horizontality 
C) the principle of superposition 
D) the principle of faunal succession 
A) the principle of cross-cutting relationships 
B) the principle of original horizontality 
C) the principle of superposition 
D) the principle of faunal succession

Question 17

We are presently in the __________ period.

Accepted Answer

A) Paleozoic 
B) Mesozoic 
C) Jurassic 
D) none of these 
A) Paleozoic 
B) Mesozoic 
C) Jurassic 
D) none of these

Question 18

The fossil evidence and molecular evidence for the primate phylogeny does not match closely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

Accepted Answer

A) plant macrofossils 
B) ancient pollen 
C) phytoliths 
D) all of these 
A) plant macrofossils 
B) ancient pollen 
C) phytoliths 
D) all of these

Question 20

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Relative dating techniques establish the age of a fossil only in comparison to other material found with it.

Adapoids ate __________.

The mid-Miocene monkeys became more common than apes because __________.

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

__________ years ago,the earth was divided into two continents,Gondwanaland and Laurasia.

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Explain the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno.

Climatic changes during the middle-Miocene caused __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of the dental apes?

Fission-track dating relies on the decay of __________..

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Paleocene and Miocene.

Compared to plesiadapiforms,adapoids and omomyoids had better stereoscopic vision.

New World and Old World primates diverged around __________.

How can the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno inform us about fossils? Be specific.

In Old World monkeys,the cercopithecine and colobine split took place between __________ million years ago.

Which of the following states that older strata are laid down below younger strata?

We are presently in the __________ period.

The fossil evidence and molecular evidence for the primate phylogeny does not match closely.

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 9: Geology and Primate Origins

Relative dating techniques establish the age of a fossil only in comparison to other material found with it.

Adapoids ate __________.

The mid-Miocene monkeys became more common than apes because __________.

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

__________ years ago,the earth was divided into two continents,Gondwanaland and Laurasia.

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Explain the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno.

Climatic changes during the middle-Miocene caused __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of the dental apes?

Fission-track dating relies on the decay of __________..

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Paleocene and Miocene.

Compared to plesiadapiforms,adapoids and omomyoids had better stereoscopic vision.

New World and Old World primates diverged around __________.

How can the principles associated with Lyell,Smith,Hutton,and Steno inform us about fossils? Be specific.

In Old World monkeys,the cercopithecine and colobine split took place between __________ million years ago.

Which of the following states that older strata are laid down below younger strata?

We are presently in the __________ period.

The fossil evidence and molecular evidence for the primate phylogeny does not match closely.

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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