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Which of the following allowed primates to succeed in an arboreal, insect-eating environment? |
| | A) | Clawed feet |
| | B) | Grasping fingers and toes |
| | C) | Binocular vision |
| | D) | Tails |
| | E) | Both 2 and 3 |
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The DNA of chimpanzees and humans differs in less than ____ percent of their nucleotide sequence. |
| | A) | 2 |
| | B) | 5 |
| | C) | 10 |
| | D) | 20 |
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All of the following are characteristics of Australopithecine that separate it from the chimpanzee except |
| | A) | a bowl-shaped pelvis. |
| | B) | the skull attached posteriorly. |
| | C) | an S-shaped spine. |
| | D) | arms shorter than legs. |
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The evolution of bipedalism marks the beginning of hominid evolution. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Java man and Peking man belonged to the species |
| | A) | Homo sapiens. |
| | B) | Homo habilis. |
| | C) | Homo erectus. |
| | D) | Australopithecus africanus. |
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The origin of our species, Homo sapiens, seems to have evolved in |
| | A) | Africa. |
| | B) | North America. |
| | C) | Europe. |
| | D) | Asia. |
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Neanderthal man is very closely related to modern-day humans. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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| 8 | |
The hominid evolutionary tree is interpreted differently by "lumpers" that focus on differences, and "splitters" that focus on common characteristics. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A refined ability for conceptual thought separates humans from other animal species. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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| 10 | |
All New World monkeys are arboreal and many have prehensile tails, whereas all Old World monkeys lack prehensile tails and are either arboreal or ground dwelling. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The apes have larger brains than monkeys and lack tails. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Apes arose from New World monkeys. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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| 13 | |
Which is the correct ordering (earliest to latest) of evolution for the species listed below? |
| | A) | Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens, Homo rudolfensis, Homo habilis |
| | B) | Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens |
| | C) | Homo rudolfensis, Homo habilis, Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens |
| | D) | Homo ergaster, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Homo rudolfensis |
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The earliest australopithecine yet described is Java Man. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The animal that is thought to be the ancestor to primates was |
| | A) | a large, ground-dwelling carnivore. |
| | B) | small and had a diet that consisted primarily of seeds. |
| | C) | a marsupial that ate fruit. |
| | D) | arboreal and ate insects. |
| | E) | capable of flight over short distances. |
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Which of the following are present day living apes? |
| | A) | Gorilla |
| | B) | Chimpanzee |
| | C) | Gibbon |
| | D) | Orangutan |
| | E) | All of the above |
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Which of the following was a common animal about 40 million years ago? |
| | A) | Apes |
| | B) | Chimps |
| | C) | Prosimians |
| | D) | Dinosaurs |
| | E) | Early humans |
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Which of the following is a present day living prosimian? |
| | A) | Tarsiers |
| | B) | Lemurs |
| | C) | Lorises |
| | D) | All of the above |
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A chimpanzee is a monkey. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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There may have existed seven different species of the genus Homo in the Hominid evolutionary tree. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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