Which Of The Following Terms Refers To Humans And Their Immediate Ancestors?

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Which Of The Following Terms Refers To Humans And Their Immediate Ancestors?

mplete fossils of plesiadapiforms dating from the Paleocene b. Key site for fossils showing the appearance of the first anthropoids during the Miocene c. Rich source of prosimian fossils dating from the Oligocene Incorrect d. Rich source of fossil evidence of anthropoidean evolution in the Oligocene Feedback The correct answer is: Rich source of fossil evidence of anthropoidean evolution in the Oligocene Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The sizes, shapes, and number of an animal's teeth are referred to as the animal's Select one: a. Buccal capacity b. Dentition Correct c. Dental arcade d. Tooth rows Feedback The correct answer is: Dentition Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The form of vision in binocular animals which produces depth perception is known as: Select one: a. Dual b. Retrovision c. Three-dimensional d. Stereoscopic vision Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Stereoscopic vision Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The term used in textbook for physical shape and size of an organism or its body parts is its Select one: a. Size b. Morphology Correct c. Shape d. Taxonomy Feedback The correct answer is: Morphology Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Organisms that seem to have developed similar adaptations at a similar level of complexity in similar environments are classified by as being in the same evolutionary Select one: a. Clade b. Grade Correct c. Taxon d. Species Feedback The correct answer is: Grade Question 6 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Genetic inheritance due to common ancestry is called Select one: a. Homology b. Analogy Incorrect c. Natural selection d. Descent with modification Feedback The correct answer is: Homology Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following terms refers to humans and their immediate ancestors? Select one: a. Hominoid b. Humanoid c. Hominin Correct d. Anthropoid Feedback The correct answer is: Hominin Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Primates that are active at night are called Select one: a. Diurnal b. Nocturnal Correct c. Undergraduates d. Old World monkeys Feedback The correct answer is: Nocturnal Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Recently, primatologists have become increasingly concerned with Select one: a. A population explosion of non-human primates b. Disease vectors in primates affecting human beings c. Conservation activities to protect non-human primates Correct d. A decline in scientific field studies of primates Feedback The correct answer is: Conservation activities to protect non-human primates Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Bilophodont molars are now believed to be Select one: a. Found among all apes and human beings b. Primitive for all Old World anthropoids c. Later developments among Old World monkeys Correct d. Uniquely derived traits of New World monkeys Feedback The correct answer is: Later developments among Old World monkeys
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Organisms that seem to have developed similar adaptations at a similar level of complexity in similar environments are classified by as being in the same evolutionary Select one: a. Clade b. Grade Correct c. Taxon d. Species Feedback The correct answer is: Grade Question 2 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The circumstances in which two species with very different evolutionary histories develop similar physical features as a result of adapting to a similar environment is known as a( n ) Select one: a. Homology b. Analogy c. Natural selection Incorrect d. Descent with modification Feedback The correct answer is: Analogy Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The mandible is the Select one: a. Lower jaw Correct b. Upper jaw c. Cheekbone d. Hole at the bottom of the skull Feedback The correct answer is: Lower jaw Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The first hominoids appeared in Select one: a. Africa Correct b. Asia c. South America d. Europe Feedback The correct answer is: Africa Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The form of vision in binocular animals which produces depth perception is known as: Select one: a. Dual b. Retrovision c. Three-dimensional d. Stereoscopic vision Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Stereoscopic vision Question 6 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The Fayum Depression in Egypt is a Select one: a. Key site for the most complete fossils of plesiadapiforms dating from the Paleocene b. Key site for fossils showing the appearance of the first anthropoids during the Miocene c. Rich source of prosimian fossils dating from the Oligocene Incorrect d. Rich source of fossil evidence of anthropoidean evolution in the Oligocene Feedback The correct answer is: Rich source of fossil evidence of anthropoidean evolution in the Oligocene Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following is NOT an ancestral characteristic of primates? Select one: a. A collar bone b. Five digits on hands and feet c. Plantigrade locomotion d. Stereoscopic vision Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Stereoscopic vision Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Tarsiers are included with anthropoids in the primate suborder Haplorhini because Select one: a. Their upper lips are all attached to their gums by a web of skin b. None of them have moist noses c. The placenta of tarsiers is similar to the placenta of anthropoids d. Both B and C Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Both B and C Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Among gorillas Select one: a. Only males transfer out of the group in which they were born b. Only females transfer out of the group in which they were born c. Both females and males transfer out of the group in which they were born Correct d. Transfer out of the group in which they were born is random for both sexes Feedback The correct answer is: Both females and males transfer out of the group in which they were born Question 10 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of primates? Select one: a. Stereoscopic vision b. Presence of nails rather than claws on at least some digits c. Opposable thumbs and great toes Incorrect d. Pads at the tips of fingers and toes that are rich in nerve endings Feedback The correct answer is: Stereoscopic vision
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