Question 1

The Eocene primates had most of the features that modern primates share, including

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A)  grasping hands and feet. 
B)  claws. 
C)  small brains. 
D)  long snouts. 
A)  grasping hands and feet. 
B)  claws. 
C)  small brains. 
D)  long snouts.

Question 2

Early primates likely evolved to exploit new niches provided by

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A)  arboreality. 
B)  flowering plants. 
C)  the breakup of Pangaea. 
D)  insectivory. 
A)  arboreality. 
B)  flowering plants. 
C)  the breakup of Pangaea. 
D)  insectivory.

Question 3

The first primates that were similar to modern monkeys appeared

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A)  at Fayum in Egypt. 
B)  during the Paleocene. 
C)  about 5 million years ago. 
D)  at the same time as the dinosaurs. 
A)  at Fayum in Egypt. 
B)  during the Paleocene. 
C)  about 5 million years ago. 
D)  at the same time as the dinosaurs.

Question 4

During the last 65 million years, which of the following occurred?

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A)  The climate first warmed, then cooled, and most recently became variable. 
B)  The climate underwent a constant cooling trend, with decreasing variability. 
C)  The climate underwent a constant warming trend, with some recent variability. 
D)  The average climate did not change but the variability went down. 
A)  The climate first warmed, then cooled, and most recently became variable. 
B)  The climate underwent a constant cooling trend, with decreasing variability. 
C)  The climate underwent a constant warming trend, with some recent variability. 
D)  The average climate did not change but the variability went down.

Question 5

The first mammals were

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A)  large and diurnal. 
B)  small and nocturnal. 
C)  large and nocturnal. 
D)  small and crepuscular. 
A)  large and diurnal. 
B)  small and nocturnal. 
C)  large and nocturnal. 
D)  small and crepuscular.

Question 6

Discuss the different hypotheses that the chapter presents for how the first primates adapted to share the same suite of diagnostic characteristics.

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Several hypotheses attempt to explain th

Question 7

During the Permian and Triassic eras, much of the world's fauna was dominated by

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A)  trilobites. 
B)  amphibians. 
C)  therapsids. 
D)  mammals. 
A)  trilobites. 
B)  amphibians. 
C)  therapsids. 
D)  mammals.

Question 8

What is the current thinking on how the ancestors of the modern New World monkeys got to South America from the Old World?

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The origin of New World primates is an o

Question 9

Why is continental drift important to our understanding of primate evolution?

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A)  It can facilitate speciation. 
B)  It can cause random changes in gene frequencies. 
C)  It produces adaptations. 
D)  It increases mutations. 
A)  It can facilitate speciation. 
B)  It can cause random changes in gene frequencies. 
C)  It produces adaptations. 
D)  It increases mutations.

Question 10

Radiometric techniques provide researchers with the ability to

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A)  search for extraterrestrials. 
B)  extract DNA from inside fossils. 
C)  determine the morphology of a fossil. 
D)  determine the age of a sample. 
A)  search for extraterrestrials. 
B)  extract DNA from inside fossils. 
C)  determine the morphology of a fossil. 
D)  determine the age of a sample.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the earliest primates?

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A)  They were large-brained, diurnal monkeys found in Africa. 
B)  They had nails on their fingers like modern humans. 
C)  They had fully enclosed eye sockets like modern humans. 
D)  They were small, nocturnal, and found in North America and Europe. 
A)  They were large-brained, diurnal monkeys found in Africa. 
B)  They had nails on their fingers like modern humans. 
C)  They had fully enclosed eye sockets like modern humans. 
D)  They were small, nocturnal, and found in North America and Europe.

Question 12

Although Pierolapithecus shared some derived morphological characteristics with modern great apes, it lacked

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A)  flexible wrists. 
B)  a stiff and short lumbar spine. 
C)  highly curved fingers. 
D)  a wide, shallow rib cage. 
A)  flexible wrists. 
B)  a stiff and short lumbar spine. 
C)  highly curved fingers. 
D)  a wide, shallow rib cage.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the three families of Fayum haplorrhines (oligopithecids, parapithecids, and propliopithecids). What characteristics did they share with living groups of primates?

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The haplorrhines of the Fayum are classi

Question 14

Many paleontologists focus on teeth for several reasons, including that

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A)  teeth are not remodeled during life, so they carry a record of the animal's entire life history. 
B)  although teeth are the least likely body part to survive, they can be dated using the argon-argon method. 
C)  teeth are continuously remodeled throughout life, so they show the response an animal had to the environment in which it lived. 
D)  although the shape of teeth tells us little about diet, the wear on them indicates what the animal ate. 
A)  teeth are not remodeled during life, so they carry a record of the animal's entire life history. 
B)  although teeth are the least likely body part to survive, they can be dated using the argon-argon method. 
C)  teeth are continuously remodeled throughout life, so they show the response an animal had to the environment in which it lived. 
D)  although the shape of teeth tells us little about diet, the wear on them indicates what the animal ate.

Question 15

Around 225 Ma, which of the following statements was true of the contemporary continents that we know today?

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A)  They had not been formed into land yet. 
B)  They were underneath the ocean. 
C)  They were joined into a single continent. 
D)  They were joined into two continents. 
A)  They had not been formed into land yet. 
B)  They were underneath the ocean. 
C)  They were joined into a single continent. 
D)  They were joined into two continents.

Question 16

________ is based on an effect of high-energy nuclear particles traveling through rock.

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A)  Radioactive decay 
B)  Electron-spin-resonance 
C)  Thermoluminescence 
D)  Carbon-14 
A)  Radioactive decay 
B)  Electron-spin-resonance 
C)  Thermoluminescence 
D)  Carbon-14

Question 17

Why is it important to consider continental drift when studying primate evolution?

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Primate evolution happened over a very l

Question 18

Modern orangutans most likely evolved from

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A)  Kenyapithecus. 
B)  Dryopithecus. 
C)  Ouranopithecus. 
D)  Sivapithecus. 
A)  Kenyapithecus. 
B)  Dryopithecus. 
C)  Ouranopithecus. 
D)  Sivapithecus.

Question 19

Which of the following Oligocene haplorrhines had the most primitive traits?

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A)  the propliopithecids 
B)  the parapithecids 
C)  the oligopithecids 
D)  the omomyids 
A)  the propliopithecids 
B)  the parapithecids 
C)  the oligopithecids 
D)  the omomyids

Question 20

Where and in what kind of environment did the earliest primates evolve?

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The earliest known primates li

The Eocene primates had most of the features that modern primates share, including

Early primates likely evolved to exploit new niches provided by

The first primates that were similar to modern monkeys appeared

During the last 65 million years, which of the following occurred?

The first mammals were

Discuss the different hypotheses that the chapter presents for how the first primates adapted to share the same suite of diagnostic characteristics.

During the Permian and Triassic eras, much of the world's fauna was dominated by

What is the current thinking on how the ancestors of the modern New World monkeys got to South America from the Old World?

Why is continental drift important to our understanding of primate evolution?

Radiometric techniques provide researchers with the ability to

Which of the following is true of the earliest primates?

Although Pierolapithecus shared some derived morphological characteristics with modern great apes, it lacked

Compare and contrast the three families of Fayum haplorrhines (oligopithecids, parapithecids, and propliopithecids). What characteristics did they share with living groups of primates?

Many paleontologists focus on teeth for several reasons, including that

Around 225 Ma, which of the following statements was true of the contemporary continents that we know today?

________ is based on an effect of high-energy nuclear particles traveling through rock.

Why is it important to consider continental drift when studying primate evolution?

Modern orangutans most likely evolved from

Which of the following Oligocene haplorrhines had the most primitive traits?

Where and in what kind of environment did the earliest primates evolve?

Adaptation by Natural Selection

Genetics

The Modern Synthesis

Speciation and Phylogeny

Primate Diversity and Ecology

Primate Mating Systems

The Evolution of Cooperation

Primate Life Histories and the Evolution of Intelligence

The Earliest Hominins

Early Homo and H Erectus 26-1 Ma

The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries

Homo Sapiens and the Evolution of Modern Human Behavior

Human Genetics and Variation

Evolution and Human Behavior

Culture, Cooperation, and Human Uniqueness

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Exam 9: From Tree Shrew to Ape

The Eocene primates had most of the features that modern primates share, including

Early primates likely evolved to exploit new niches provided by

The first primates that were similar to modern monkeys appeared

During the last 65 million years, which of the following occurred?

The first mammals were

Discuss the different hypotheses that the chapter presents for how the first primates adapted to share the same suite of diagnostic characteristics.

During the Permian and Triassic eras, much of the world's fauna was dominated by

What is the current thinking on how the ancestors of the modern New World monkeys got to South America from the Old World?

Why is continental drift important to our understanding of primate evolution?

Radiometric techniques provide researchers with the ability to

Which of the following is true of the earliest primates?

Although Pierolapithecus shared some derived morphological characteristics with modern great apes, it lacked

Compare and contrast the three families of Fayum haplorrhines (oligopithecids, parapithecids, and propliopithecids). What characteristics did they share with living groups of primates?

Many paleontologists focus on teeth for several reasons, including that

Around 225 Ma, which of the following statements was true of the contemporary continents that we know today?

________ is based on an effect of high-energy nuclear particles traveling through rock.

Why is it important to consider continental drift when studying primate evolution?

Modern orangutans most likely evolved from

Which of the following Oligocene haplorrhines had the most primitive traits?

Where and in what kind of environment did the earliest primates evolve?

Adaptation by Natural Selection

Genetics

The Modern Synthesis

Speciation and Phylogeny

Primate Diversity and Ecology

Primate Mating Systems

The Evolution of Cooperation

Primate Life Histories and the Evolution of Intelligence

The Earliest Hominins

Early Homo and H Erectus 26-1 Ma

The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries

Homo Sapiens and the Evolution of Modern Human Behavior

Human Genetics and Variation

Evolution and Human Behavior

Culture, Cooperation, and Human Uniqueness

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