Question 1

The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

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A)  Indonesia.
B)  North America.
C)  Africa.
D)  South America.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

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Many ideas have been proposed to explain...

Question 7

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

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The Fayum deposits span a nearly 10-mill...

Question 8

Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

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A)  Europe
B)  North America
C)  Asia
D)  AustraliaE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

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A)  adapids
B)  plesiadapiforms
C)  anthropoids
D)  omomyidsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaping
B)  quadrupedalism
C)  swinging under branches
D)  bipedalismE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent eyes,partially or fully enclosed eye orbits,increased sense of vision
B)  increased sense of vision,convergent eyes,reduced sense of smell,a short snout.
C)  reduced sense of smell,small incisors,large canines,large brain
D)  all of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  3 kg
B)  30 kg
C)  300 kg
D)  3,000 kgE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

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A)  hanging by their tails
B)  grasping fruit in their hands
C)  walking on all fours above branches
D)  sitting uprightE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a 2/1/2/3 dental formula.
B)  a long canine tooth in males.
C)  a Y-5 molar pattern.
D)  bilophodont molars.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

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Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

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The Fayum deposits span a nearly 10-mill...
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The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

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Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

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Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

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Many ideas have been proposed to explain...
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The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

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Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

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Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

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Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

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A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

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Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

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Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

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It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

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If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

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Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

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Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

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Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

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The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

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Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

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Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

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The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

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Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

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Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

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Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

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A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

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Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

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Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

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It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

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If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

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Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

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