Question 1

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ouranopithecus
B)  Sivapithecus
C)  Dryopithecus
D)  Gigantopithecus

Question 2

If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  India
B)  Bolivia
C)  France
D)  China

Question 3

The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  global climate changes that resulted in cooler, wetter environments less optimal for ape species.
B)  differences in ability to exploit the habitats that resulted after a change in global climate.
C)  cooler climates, where it is more difficult to preserve larger ape fossils.
D)  declines in ape diversity, caused by competition from hominin species.

Question 4

During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

Accepted Answer

A)  prosimians
B)  monkeys
C)  apes
D)  humans

Exam 9: Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

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The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

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If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

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During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

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Exam 9: Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Which of the following apes has been proposed as the last common ancestor of living African apes and humans?

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The shift from the Miocene, which had greater diversity of ape species and fewer monkey species, to a living assemblage with greater diversity of monkey species and fewer ape species may be the result of:

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If you are examining the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

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During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?

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