Question 1

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its community included strepsirrhines, omomyids, and haplorrhines. 
B)  It was a desert. 
C)  It did not have any animals other than primates. 
D)  It is where the oldest primate fossils on record came from. 
A)  Its community included strepsirrhines, omomyids, and haplorrhines. 
B)  It was a desert. 
C)  It did not have any animals other than primates. 
D)  It is where the oldest primate fossils on record came from.

Question 2

During which era did the first primates with modern features evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleocene 
B)  Eocene 
C)  Oligocene 
D)  Miocene 
A)  Paleocene 
B)  Eocene 
C)  Oligocene 
D)  Miocene

Question 3

________ is a derived feature that Proconsul shares with living apes and humans.

Accepted Answer

A)  The absence of a tail 
B)  The presence of short upper limbs 
C)  The presence of a narrow chest 
D)  Thin tooth enamel 
A)  The absence of a tail 
B)  The presence of short upper limbs 
C)  The presence of a narrow chest 
D)  Thin tooth enamel

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene?

During which era did the first primates with modern features evolve?

________ is a derived feature that Proconsul shares with living apes and humans.

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

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene?

During which era did the first primates with modern features evolve?

________ is a derived feature that Proconsul shares with living apes and humans.

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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