Question 1

The early evolution of higher apes and early ancestors of modern humans most closely resembles

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A)  a straight-line vine with one main trunk and many unsuccessful short branches,with only one or two forms coexisting at any one time.
B)  two main trunks leading to apes or humans,and where each newly advanced species of Homo immediately eliminated any coexisting hominids.
C)  a many-branched tree with all modern forms extending back relatively unchanged until reaching the common "missing link" at an origin about 33 million years ago.
D)  a complex bush with many branches and perhaps as many as ten species of hominins 2 million years ago.
E)  two streams,Australopithecus and Homo,that merge into one lineage leading to humans.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an anthropoid?

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A)  chimpanzee
B)  human
C)  New World monkey
D)  lemurE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Prosimians include

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A)  lemurs.
B)  baboons.
C)  gibbons.
D)  All of the answer choices are correct.
E)  No answer choice is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Apes walk on their feet and knuckles.The apes with opposable thumbs have opposable toes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What were the tools of Cro-Magnon man made from?

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A)  stone
B)  metal
C)  wood
D)  wood that had been hardened in a fire to increase its strength
E)  No answer choice is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The most widely accepted model for the evolution of modern humans is pictured here.What is this model called?

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A)  Out-of-Africa
B)  Replacement Model
C)  Multiregional continuity
D)  Hardy-Weinberg
E)  Out-of-Africa and Replacement ModelF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Australopithecines were apelike above the waist and humanoid below the waist.This is an example of

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A)  quadripedalism.
B)  mosaic evolution.
C)  multiregional continuity.
D)  None of the choices are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The fossil called Lucy is a member of the species ________ that lived over 3 million years ago.

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A)  Australopithecus afarensis
B)  Australopithecus africanus
C)  Proconsul
D)  Homo habilis
E)  Homo erectusF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which European species is believed to have evolved from Homo ergaster?

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A)  Homo heidelbergensis
B)  Homo erectus
C)  Homo floresiensis
D)  Homo sapiens
E)  Australopithecus africanusF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The proposed advantages of bipedalism,which characterizes hominin evolution,include making it easier to

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A)  collect food from overhead.
B)  travel and move about.
C)  carry food back to their camp or their young.
D)  carry their young from place to place.
E)  All of these are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The probable transitional link between the hominoids and the monkeys is

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A)  Australopithecus afarensis.
B)  Australopithecus africanus.
C)  Proconsul.
D)  Homo habilis.
E)  Homo erectus.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Apes walk on their feet and knuckles.The apes with opposable thumbs have opposable toes.

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Prosimians include

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The probable transitional link between the hominoids and the monkeys is

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Which of the following is NOT an anthropoid?

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Australopithecines were apelike above the waist and humanoid below the waist.This is an example of

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Which European species is believed to have evolved from Homo ergaster?

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The early evolution of higher apes and early ancestors of modern humans most closely resembles

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The fossil called Lucy is a member of the species ________ that lived over 3 million years ago.

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The proposed advantages of bipedalism,which characterizes hominin evolution,include making it easier to

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The most widely accepted model for the evolution of modern humans is pictured here.What is this model called?

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What were the tools of Cro-Magnon man made from?

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Apes walk on their feet and knuckles.The apes with opposable thumbs have opposable toes.

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Prosimians include

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The probable transitional link between the hominoids and the monkeys is

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Which of the following is NOT an anthropoid?

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Australopithecines were apelike above the waist and humanoid below the waist.This is an example of

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Which European species is believed to have evolved from Homo ergaster?

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The early evolution of higher apes and early ancestors of modern humans most closely resembles

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