Anthropology 101 - Human Biological Evolution » Fall 2020 » Paleoanthropology & Early Primate Evolution Quiz

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Question #1
What is paleoanthropology?
A.   It is defined as the study of extinct primates.
B.   It is practiced by archaeologists ONLY.
C.   It is defined as the study of fossilized non-primate mammals.
D.   It is concerned with fossilized skeletal remains ONLY.
Question #2
Fossils
A.   are only found in Africa
B.   are any material evidence of previous life on the planet
C.   only include bones that have turned to rock
Question #3
Relative dating techniques
A.   Directly date the fossil itself
B.   May be based on the law of superposition
C.   Use chronometric analyses
Question #4
The ancestor of all primates was most likely
A.   A small, nocturnal, insectivorous mammal
B.   A terrestrial mammal that had eyes that face forward, opposable toes, and a large brain
C.   A creature that is intermediate between chimps and humans
Question #5
Angiosperms are
A.   like pine trees
B.   flowering and fruiting trees and plants
C.   the gametes of genus Angio
Question #6
The time period of the Paleocene is marked by
A.   terrestrial mammals that all had eyes that face forward, opposable toes, and large brains
B.   arboreal mammals that are similar to primates but do not yet have true primate characteristics
C.   primates that were all larger than modern gorillas
Question #7
The time period of the Eocene is dominated by
A.   Primates similar to Old World monkeys
B.   Primates similar to apes
C.   Primates similar to strepsirrhines
Question #8
The time period of the Oligocene is dominated by
A.   Primates similar to apes
B.   Primates similar to strepsirrhines
C.   Primates similar to Old World monkeys
Question #9
The time period of the Miocene is dominated by
A.   Primates similar to apes
B.   Primates similar to strepsirrhines
C.   Primates similar to Old World monkeys
Question #10
The trend in global climate over the past 50 million years can be characterized in the following way:
A.   There has been an overall cooling trend marked by rapid fluctuations in the last 5 million years
B.   There has been an overall trend of warming marked by rapid fluctuations in the last 5 million years
C.   There has been an overall trend of rapid fluctuations marked by severe warming over the last 5 million years

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