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As primates evolved, their diet changed fromA) insects to mammals B) plants to mammals C) insects to plants D) plants to vertebrates 2
Unlike prosimians, anthropoids are mostlyA) crepuscular B) diurnal C) nocturnal D) omnurnal 3
Which of the following is not an ape?A) chimpanzee B) orangutan C) gibbon D) tamarin 4
The common ancestor of apes and hominids is thought to have livedA) in a forest and climbed trees B) on the ground in a forest C) on the ground in a savannah D) on the ground in a chaparral 5
The characteristic that cast doubt on the Java man as an ancient human wasA) the age of the fossils B) the structure of the thigh bone C) the size of the skull cap D) its similarity to the Peking man 6
The first use of fire by hominids is associated withA) Australopithecus afarensis B) Homo habilis C) Homo erectus D) Homo sapiens E) Cro-Magnons 7
Lemurs are examples ofA) hominids B) hominoids C) tree shrews D) monkeys E) prosimians 8
What characteristic distinguishes South American monkeys from African monkeys?A) long, prehensile tails B) binocular vision C) grasping fingers and toes D) opposable thumbs E) all of the above 9
The first primate to consistently use tools wasA) Neanderthals B) Australopithecus C) Homo habilis D) apes E) Homo sapiens 10
Which of the following is most modern in its characteristics?A) Cro-Magnon B) Neanderthal C) Australopithecines D) Homo erectus E) they are all the same 11
When did humans first cross Siberia and reach North America?A) at least 2 million years ago B) at least 500,000 years ago C) at least 150,000 years ago D) at least 50,000 years ago E) at least 13,000 years ago 12
Which evolved first in hominids, bipedalism or very large brains?A) large brains B) bipedalism C) they both evolved at the same time D) there is no evidence to say one way or the other 13
The first animals to have opposable, grasping digits wereA) Australopithecus B) apes C) tree shrews D) Archonta E) prosimians 14
The average brain size of Australopithecus species was _______________ cubic centimeters.A) 100-200 B) 400-500 C) 800-1000 D) 1300-1400 E) 1600-1800 15
The average brain size of a modern human is _______________ cubic centimeters.A) 100-200 B) 400-500 C) 800-1000 D) 1300-1400 E) 1600-1800 16
Which of the following species migrated out of Africa?A) Homo sapiens B) Homo erectus C) Homo habilis D) a and b E) all of the above 17
The biggest physical difference between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens isA) the size of the brain B) their overall height C) how straight the legs are D) the size of the hands, especially the thumb E) a rounded versus pointed jaw, respectively 18
Based on the length of time they lived/have lived on the earth, which species of human has been most successful?A) Homo habilis B) Homo erectus C) Homo sapiens D) they are all equally successful 19
Which of the following is the largest, most inclusive group?A) monkeys B) hominids C) hominoids D) anthropoids E) humans 20
All of the following are true of advanced primates, such as gorillas and chimpanzees, except:A) they have flat nails instead of claws. B) they have stereoscopic vision and depth perception. C) they bear fewer offspring than do most other mammals. D) they have prehensile tails. E) they have precision grip. 21
__________ are hominoids, and __________ are hominids.A) New World monkeys; Old World monkeys B) humans; dryopithecine apes and lemurs C) apes and humans; australopithecines and humans D) tree shrews; lorises and lemurs E) gibbons, orangutans and gorillas; chimpanzees, dryopithecine apes and australopithecines 22
Which species is incorrectly described?A) Australopithecus robustus -- Lucy; bipedal hominids; ancestral to the genus Homo B) Ardipithecus ramidus -- the most apelike hominid ancestor knownC) Proconsul - may prove to be the first hominoid ancestorD) Homo erectus -- first hominid to use fire; Old Stone Age cultureE) Homo habilis -- first hominid known to use tools23
According to fossil evidence, primates arose about 65 million years ago.A) True B) False 24
Monkeys arose around 40-30 million years ago, and diverged into New World and Old World Monkeys.A) True B) False 25
The species thought to be the base of the hominid family tree is:A) Australopithecus boisei B) Australopithecus robustus C) Ardipithecus ramidus D) Australopithecus africanus E) Australopithecus anamensis 26
Java man and Peking man belonged to the species:A) Homo sapiens B) Homo habilis C) Homo erectus D) Australopithecus africanus E) Australopithecus boisei 27
Mitochondrial DNA evidence points to ____ as the origin of today's human races.A) Asia B) Africa C) Europe D) North America E) Mitochondrial DNA evidence is inconclusive. 28
Which one of the following is most closely related to modern-day humans?A) Neanderthal man B) Peking man C) Cro-Magnon man D) Java man E) none of the above 29
Lucy belonged to which one of the following species? (p. 397)A) Australopithecus boisei B) Australopithecus robustus C) Australopithecus ramidus D) Australopithecus afarensis E) Australopithecus anamensis 30
The genus Homo appeared about two million years agoA) True B) False 31
Orangutans are the present-day apes most closely related to present-day humans.A) True B) False 32
Evidence indicates that Australopithecus used crude tools.A) True B) False