Question 1

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  adapids 
B)  plesiadapiforms 
C)  anthropoids 
D)  omomyids 
A)  adapids 
B)  plesiadapiforms 
C)  anthropoids 
D)  omomyids

Question 2

Canadian primate paleontologist David Begun proposes that climate changes in Europe prompted late Miocene apes to:

Accepted Answer

A)  migrate to Asia from Europe following food sources. 
B)  take advantage of lower sea levels to migrate from Europe to South America. 
C)  spread to Europe from Africa following the expansion of tropical forests. 
D)  move from Europe back to Africa following food sources. 
A)  migrate to Asia from Europe following food sources. 
B)  take advantage of lower sea levels to migrate from Europe to South America. 
C)  spread to Europe from Africa following the expansion of tropical forests. 
D)  move from Europe back to Africa following food sources.

Question 3

Apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France, Spain, Italy, and Greece) 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 4

Which two genera may be the ancestor to the orangutan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus 
B)  Gigantopithecus and Khoratpithecus 
C)  Khoratpithecus and Gigantopithecus 
D)  Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus 
A)  Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus 
B)  Gigantopithecus and Khoratpithecus 
C)  Khoratpithecus and Gigantopithecus 
D)  Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Canadian primate paleontologist David Begun proposes that climate changes in Europe prompted late Miocene apes to:

Apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France, Spain, Italy, and Greece) during the late Miocene, probably as a result of:

Which two genera may be the ancestor to the orangutan?

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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

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

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Canadian primate paleontologist David Begun proposes that climate changes in Europe prompted late Miocene apes to:

Apes went extinct in southern Europe (including France, Spain, Italy, and Greece) during the late Miocene, probably as a result of:

Which two genera may be the ancestor to the orangutan?

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 the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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