Question 1

"Lucy" is a particularly remarkable fossil because

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A)  she is a female.
B)  she is the oldest hominin fossil.
C)  she is almost 40% complete even though over 3 million years old.
D)  she has a large brain.

Question 2

The earliest ape fossils are classified as apes mostly because of their

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A)  teeth.
B)  upright posture.
C)  brain size.
D)  large body size.

Question 3

Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained gracile hominid with a mixed vegetarian diet?

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A)  Australopithecus
B)  Paranthropus
C)  Sivapithecus
D)  Homo

Question 4

Much of our knowledge of the evolution of the Old World monkeys comes from a single site in

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A)  South Africa.
B)  Egypt.
C)  Europe.
D)  Southeast Asia.

Question 5

Hominids split from the apes

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A)  55 million years ago.
B)  23 million years ago.
C)  12 to 15 million years ago.
D)  5 to 6 million years ago.

Question 6

Lucy and the other members of Australopithecus afarensis are considered hominids because

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A)  they have brains larger than the average ape's.
B)  their teeth are completely modern.
C)  their body proportions are like those of modern humans.
D)  they were habitual bipeds.

Question 7

The earliest possible hominid fossils found so far are called

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A)  Ardipithecus ramidus.
B)  Australopithecus afarensis.
C)  Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
D)  Paranthropus aethiopicus.

Question 8

Comparison of wear patterns on the teeth of Australopithecus and Paranthropus show which of the following about the diets of these genera?

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A)  They were both carnivores.
B)  They were both vegetarians with the same basic food sources.
C)  They were both omnivores.
D)  They were both vegetarians with different plant food sources.

Question 9

The first undisputed primate fossils were found in what is now

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A)  Africa.
B)  East Asia.
C)  South and Central America.
D)  Europe and North America.

Question 10

The early ancestors of the modern prosimian lemurs and lorises are probably the

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A)  Plesiadapiformes.
B)  Omomyidae.
C)  Adapidae.
D)  Hominidae.

Question 11

The earliest primate like fossils date to

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A)  prior to 65 million years ago.
B)  55 million years ago.
C)  5 million years ago.
D)  250,000 years ago.

Question 12

Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained robust hominid with a grassland vegetable diet?

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A)  Australopithecus
B)  Paranthropus
C)  Sivapithecus
D)  Homo

Exam 10: Evolution of the Early Hominids

Hominids split from the apes

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The earliest possible hominid fossils found so far are called

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Lucy and the other members of Australopithecus afarensis are considered hominids because

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The early ancestors of the modern prosimian lemurs and lorises are probably the

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Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained gracile hominid with a mixed vegetarian diet?

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"Lucy" is a particularly remarkable fossil because

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Much of our knowledge of the evolution of the Old World monkeys comes from a single site in

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The earliest primate like fossils date to

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The earliest ape fossils are classified as apes mostly because of their

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The first undisputed primate fossils were found in what is now

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Comparison of wear patterns on the teeth of Australopithecus and Paranthropus show which of the following about the diets of these genera?

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Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained robust hominid with a grassland vegetable diet?

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Exam 10: Evolution of the Early Hominids

Hominids split from the apes

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The earliest possible hominid fossils found so far are called

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Lucy and the other members of Australopithecus afarensis are considered hominids because

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The early ancestors of the modern prosimian lemurs and lorises are probably the

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Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained gracile hominid with a mixed vegetarian diet?

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"Lucy" is a particularly remarkable fossil because

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Much of our knowledge of the evolution of the Old World monkeys comes from a single site in

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The earliest primate like fossils date to

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The earliest ape fossils are classified as apes mostly because of their

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The first undisputed primate fossils were found in what is now

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Comparison of wear patterns on the teeth of Australopithecus and Paranthropus show which of the following about the diets of these genera?

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Which hominid genus may be defined as the small-brained robust hominid with a grassland vegetable diet?

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