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1
Continental drift is the movement of continental land masses over a partially molten layer of the earth's mantle, thus altering the relative location of the continents over time.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
The first true primates appeared roughly 50 to 55 million years ago.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
Current evidence points to enough similarities between Old and New World monkeys to make a reasonable assumption of a single origin of anthropoids somewhere in the Old World.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
The oldest evidence for fossil hominoids is based primarily on dental evidence from Old World sites dating to the Miocene epoch.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
Reliance on vision in anthropoids is adaptive for nocturnal species that feed during daylight hours.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Proconsul is a genus of fossil hominoid that lived in Asia between 2.3 million and 17 million years ago.
A)True
B)False
7
Unlike humans, apes have noticeable gaps in their jaws called diastemas allowing their jaws to close and providing space for their projecting canines.
A)True
B)False
8
Evidence of primate-like mammals is found in the Paleocene. These were small, cat-sized creatures with arms and legs well adapted for climbing.
A)True
B)False
9
Fossil evidence indicates that a significant feature of the species Carpolestes was its stereoscopic vision, combined with an opposable big toe.
A)True
B)False
10
It is possible that anthropoids developed from a third, independent line rather than from the lemur-loris or tarsier groups.
A)True
B)False





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