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The apes have larger brains than monkeys and lack tails. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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African apes are the closest relative to humans and evolved between 6 - 10 million years ago. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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____________ marks the beginning of hominid evolution. |
| | A) | Forward-looking eyes |
| | B) | Opposing thumbs |
| | C) | The ability to use tools |
| | D) | The ability to reason |
| | E) | Bipedalism |
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The lumpers approach for drawing a phylogenetic tree for humanoids is the most widely accepted. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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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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Cro-Magnons |
| | A) | had a complex social organization |
| | B) | made and used tools. |
| | C) | had a full language. |
| | D) | were hunters. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Neanderthals are thought to have believed in a life after death because |
| | A) | they made cave painting. |
| | B) | of ritualistic clothing found near their fossil remains. |
| | C) | they hunted only certain species of animals. |
| | D) | they placed tools and food in graves with their dead. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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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) | mouse-sized and ate insects. |
| | E) | capable of flight over short distances. |
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Human dentition includes |
| | A) | flattened molars. |
| | B) | pointed canines. |
| | C) | chisel-shaped incisors. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | both a and c |
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Which of the following has provided scientists with useful information about extinct animals? |
| | A) | dentition |
| | B) | fur |
| | C) | size |
| | D) | mating behavior |
| | E) | burrows |
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Which of the following was a common animal about 38 million years ago? |
| | A) | apes |
| | B) | chimps |
| | C) | prosimians |
| | D) | dinosaurs |
| | E) | early humans |
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Today most prosimians are found in (on) |
| | A) | North America. |
| | B) | parts of Australia. |
| | C) | Europe. |
| | D) | Asia. |
| | E) | Madagascar. |
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The line of apes that led to gibbons diverged from other apes about __________ years ago. |
| | A) | 50 million |
| | B) | 50,000 |
| | C) | 25 million |
| | D) | 25,000 |
| | E) | 10 million |
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A characteristic of hominoids is |
| | A) | a larger brain. |
| | B) | bipedalism. |
| | C) | night-time activity. |
| | D) | monogamy. |
| | E) | both a and b |
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Evidence supporting the hypothesis that primates walked upright prior to the acquisition of large brains is provided by |
| | A) | the leg structure of lemurs. |
| | B) | the fossilized remains of Lucy. |
| | C) | fossils of Java man. |
| | D) | the structure of prosimian feet |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Early European humans were called |
| | A) | Java man. |
| | B) | Neanderthals. |
| | C) | Peking man |
| | D) | Cro-Magnon. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Australopithecus robustus: |
| | A) | He was called "nutcracker man" due to his powerful jaws. |
| | B) | Near apes that might be early ancestors to modern apes. |
| | C) | Dart called him the "missing link." |
| | D) | Fossils found in 1938 in South Africa. |
| | E) | Lucy is this genus and species. |
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Australopithecus africanus: |
| | A) | He was called "nutcracker man" due to his powerful jaws. |
| | B) | Near apes that might be early ancestors to modern apes. |
| | C) | Dart called him the "missing link." |
| | D) | Fossils found in 1938 in South Africa. |
| | E) | Lucy is this genus and species. |
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Australopithecus afarensis: |
| | A) | He was called "nutcracker man" due to his powerful jaws. |
| | B) | Near apes that might be early ancestors to modern apes. |
| | C) | Dart called him the "missing link." |
| | D) | Fossils found in 1938 in South Africa. |
| | E) | Lucy is this genus and species. |
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Australopithecus ramidus: |
| | A) | He was called "nutcracker man" due to his powerful jaws. |
| | B) | Near apes that might be early ancestors to modern apes. |
| | C) | Dart called him the "missing link." |
| | D) | Fossils found in 1938 in South Africa. |
| | E) | Lucy is this genus and species. |
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Australopithecus boisei: |
| | A) | He was called "nutcracker man" due to his powerful jaws. |
| | B) | Near apes that might be early ancestors to modern apes. |
| | C) | Dart called him the "missing link." |
| | D) | Fossils found in 1938 in South Africa. |
| | E) | Lucy is this genus and species. |
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