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1Which of the following describes F. Wood Jones' arboreal hypothesis for primate origins?
- Amany primate adaptions are related to living in the trees.
- Bthe driving force behind the evolution of primates was the need to escape predators.
- Cprimate infants that are a different color from their parents will be easily spotted by predators unless they are in the trees.
2The first fossil evidence of anthropoids is from which of the following epochs?
- AMiocene
- BPleistocene
- Clate Eocene/Oligocene
- DPliocene
3The great diversity of apes that lived during the Miocene is an example of which of the following?
- APunctuated equilibrium
- BAdaptive radiation
- CThe fixity of species
- DAnthropoid origins
4According to the genetic-based modern classification of the apes the family Hominidae includes which of the following?
- AOrangutans only
- BBipeds only
- CChimps, gorillas, and bipeds correct
- DChimps and gorillas only
5The blades of the human pelvis have are repositioned so that which of the following muscles can act as abductors/stabilizers?
- AGreater gluteals
- BHamstrings
- CLesser gluteals
- DQuadriceps
6Which of the following is true about the East African Rift Valley?
- AFossils are poorly preserved
- BThere are rarely associations among fossils
- CAbsolute dating methods are not possible
- DFossils are well preserved
7Although molecular evidence suggests that prosimians diverged between 67 and 84 million years ago, the oldest prosimian fossils are about how old?
- A40 million years
- B50 million years
- C65 million years
- D20 million years
8The epoch of the Cenozoic that directly follows the Miocene is which of the following?
- APaleocene
- BHolocene
- CEocene
- DPliocene
9The first fossil evidence of undoubted euprimates (i.e., true primates) was from which of the following epochs?
- AMiocene
- BEocene
- CPliocene
10Adapids and omomyids were skeletally similar to which of the following?
- Aliving lemurs
- Bliving hominoids
- Cliving anthropoids
- Dliving cercopithecoids
11The ring of bone that closes the lateral (i.e., outer side) of the orbit in the earliest primates and in prosimians is called which of the following?
- Avomer
- Borbital notch
- Cfacial ring
- Dpostorbital bar
12Proconsul is characterized by which of the following?
- Ano supraorbital torus (i.e., no brow ridge)
- BY-pattern on molars
- Cno tail
- DAll of these choices
13The fossil hominoid Sivapithecus from Asia had a skull that most closely resembles which of the following?
- Achimpanzees
- Bgorillas
- Cmonkeys
- Dorangutans
14Which of the following fossil hominoids is thought to have weighed over 300 kilograms and eaten bamboo?
- ADryopithecus
- BGigantopithecus
- CSivapithecus
- DOuranopithecus
15True or false? In the early Miocene there were more ape species in Africa than there were monkey species.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16True or false? All hominins are bipedal.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17In humans the lesser gluteals perform which of the following actions?
- AExtension of the hip
- BAbduction/stabilization of the hip
- CFlexion of the hip
18True or false? The line of gravity in humans passes anterior to the spine.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19True or false? The sacrum of a human is broader than that of a chimpanzee.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Stress placed on the human femoral neck during standing and bipedal walking causes the inferior (bottom) portion of the neck to have which type of bone in relation to the superior (top) portion?
- Athinner
- Bthicker
21When compared with the chimp pelvis, the human pelvis is what?
- AShorter and wider
- Btaller and more narrow
22True or false? Africa's Great Rift Valley is a great place to find fossils because the volcanic activity in the area makes absolute dating possible.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Of the following Miocene apes, which has a pelvis that resembles the pelvis of Ardipithecus ramidus?
- APierolapithecus
- BSivapithecus
- COreopithecus
- DDryopithecus
24The Kenya Paleontology Expedition (lead by Pickford and Senut) in the Tugen Hills is responsible for identifying which possible early hominin genus?
- ASahelanthropus
- BOrrorin
- CArdipithecus
25A young Ethiopian scholar named Yohannes Haile-Selassie is known for discovering some of the oldest hominin fossils in the Afar Triangle, dating between 5.2 and 5.8 million years ago. These fossils have been assigned to which of the following species?
- AArdipithecus kadabba
- BSahelanthropus tchadensis
- COrrorin tugenensis
26True or false? Ardipithecus kadabba had a canine/P3 honing complex just like a chimpanzee.
- ATrue
- BFalse
27[blank_start]Who[blank_end] wrote "Principles of Geology" and emphasized the principle of uniformitarianism?
- ACharles Lyell
28Carolus Linnaeus held the belief that life forms could not and did not change. This came to be known as:
- AThe Fixity of Species
- BThe Great Chain of Being
- CMutation
29Of the following, who was the first to propose a mechanism by which species change known as the ‘Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics’?
- AJean-Baptiste Lamarck
- BCharles Lyell
- CCharles Darwin
- DCarolus Linnaeus
30Analogous characters are similar because they:
- Aare due to convergent evolution
- Bare due to common ancestry
31Homologous characters are similar because they:
- Aare due to convergent evolution
- Bare due to common ancestry
32Currently, non-human apes can be found on which continent? [blank_start]???[blank_end]
- AAsia
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