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Mammals & Primate Quiz

front 1

Which is NOT a characteristic of all primates?

  • opposable thumbs
  • rotating shoulder joint
  • prehensile tail
  • stereoscopic vision

back 1

prehensile tail

front 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Australopithecus?

  • they share a lineage with Genus Homo
  • they had a brain size similar to modern humans
  • they were bipedal
  • they had a smaller jaw compared to apes

back 2

they had a brain size similar to modern humans

front 3

Of the following, which are humans most closely related to?

  • chimpanzees
  • orangutangs
  • gibbons
  • gorillas

back 3

chimpanzees

front 4

Mammals are

  • therapsids
  • anapsids
  • synapsids
  • diapsids

back 4

synapsids

front 5

The evolutionary line that led to modern humans diverged from their most related primate cousins about how many millions of years ago?

  • 25
  • 14
  • 6
  • 55

back 5

6

front 6

The Homo sapiens clade are different from their predecessors in that they

  • were skilled in using tools
  • exhibited exaggerated sexual dimorphism similar to apes
  • still primarily lived in trees
  • had similar sized brains to Australopithecus

back 6

were skilled in using tools

front 7

Which is NOT true about old world primates?

  • they do not have prehensile tails
  • they all live on the ground
  • they have downward pointed noses
  • they originated in Africa/Asia

back 7

they all live on the ground

front 8

Determining descent in human evolution is complicated because

  • many hominid species lived at the same time and interbed
  • we have so many different fossils to sort through and not enough time
  • chimps are still evolving into humans
  • all of the above are true

back 8

many hominid species lived at the same time and interbed

front 9

This clade of mammals lay leathery eggs instead of giving live birth

  • Eutherians
  • Marsupials
  • Monotreme

back 9

Monotreme

front 10

Apocrine glands are also known as

  • mammary gland
  • oil glands
  • sweat glands
  • scent glands

back 10

scent glands