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