Primate Evolution

Question 1

Opposable First Digit

Answer 1

A thumb or a great toe.

Question 2

Binocular vision

Answer 2

Eyes on front of the face.

Question 3

diurnal

Answer 3

Active during daytime.

Question 4

Nocturnal

Answer 4

Active during night.

Question 5

Arboreal

Answer 5

Tree-dwelling.

Question 6

Anthropoids

Answer 6

A group of large-brained, diurnal monkeys and hominoids.

Question 7

Prehensile Tail

Answer 7

Functions like a fifth limb.

Question 8

Hominins

Answer 8

Humanlike primates that appear to be more closely related to present-day humans than they are to present-day chimpanzees and bonobos.

Question 9

Hominoids

Answer 9

Include all non-monkey anthropoids_the living and extinct gibbons, orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans.

Question 10

Proconsul

Answer 10

Species

Question 11

Bipedal

Answer 11

They can walk upright and in two legs.

Question 12

Austrapithecines

Answer 12

Lived in the east-central and southern parts of Africa

Lucy

Question 13

Homo-

Answer 13

Living and extinct humans

Question 14

Order of homo-

Answer 14

Homo habilis
Homo ergaster
Homo erectus 
Homo neanderthanlensis
Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens.

Question 15

Old World Monkeys came to the New World in

Answer 15

Rafts