Chapter 16:
Primate Evolution
Practice Test
1.
A more humanlike hominid species, with a larger brain, that appeared about 1.6 million years ago is known as __________.
a.
Homo erectus
b.
Homo robustus
c.
Homo habilis
d.
Homo sapiens
Hint
2.
A subgroup of primates that include monkeys and apes is the _________.
a.
quadrupeds
b.
australopithecine
c.
members of the genus Homo
d.
anthropoids
Hint
3.
An adaptation that allows primates to grasp and cling to the branches of trees is the ___________.
a.
opposable thumb
b.
fingernail
c.
rotating forelimb
d.
ability to see in 3-D
Hint
4.
Lucy settled a debate between scientists by showing that __________ developed before __________.
a.
stereovision ; large brains
b.
large brains ; bipedalism
c.
bipedalism ; opposable thumbs
d.
bipedalism ; large brains
Hint
5.
Which of the following groups is theorized to have evolved first?
a.
humans
b.
Old World monkeys
c.
Homo erectus
d.
New World monkeys
Hint
6.
Humanlike bipedal primates are __________.
a.
New World monkeys
b.
Prosimians
c.
Hominids
d.
Old World monkeys
Hint
7.
Humans, including Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon, and you are members of the species __________.
a.
Homo erectus
b.
Homo rubustus
c.
Homo habilis
d.
Homo sapiens
Hint
8.
The ability to walk upright on two legs is an adaptation called __________.
a.
bipedalism
b.
prehensile grasping
c.
brachiation
d.
stereovision
Hint
9.
A group of humans who were virtually identical to modern people were the __________.
a.
australopithecine
b.
Cro-Magnon
c.
Neanderthals
d.
cavemen
Hint
10.
An adaptation of the New World monkeys that helps them keep their balance is __________.
a.
an extra finger
b.
stereovision
c.
a prehensile tail
d.
an opposable thumb
Hint
11.
Which group of primates is considered to be the most primitive?
a.
anthropoids
b.
Old World monkeys
c.
prosimians
d.
New World monkeys
Hint
12.
A group of humans who lived from 100 000 to about 35 000 years ago are the __________.
a.
Cro-Magnon
b.
Neanderthals
c.
australopithecine
d.
cavemen
Hint
13.
What we define as culture apparently developed within __________.
a.
Old World monkeys
b.
the genus Homo
c.
the earliest hominids
d.
the earliest anthropoids
Hint
14.
Early hominids that lived in Africa and had a combination of apelike and humanlike qualities were _________.
a.
members of the genus Homo
b.
australopithecine
c.
Cro-Magnon
d.
Neanderthals
Hint
15.
The subgroup of primates that are small, tree-dwelling animals that look least like primates is the _________.
a.
New World monkeys
b.
Old World monkeys
c.
prosimians
d.
anthropoids
Hint
