Self-Check 4 : Primates & Paleoanthropology

Question 1

The ______ superfamily includes apes and humans.

Answer 1

Hominoidea

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic shared among all primates?

Answer 2

Binocular vision, flexible limbs

Question 3

Primates are K-selected, which means they have:

Answer 3

delayed maturation, strong parental investment

Question 4

Humans are part of the ______ infraorder, which also includes Old world monkeys and apes.

Answer 4

Catarrhini

Question 5

All primates have _____, which allows them to estimate the distance between two objects

Answer 5

Binocular vision

Question 6

In the article Monkey-based research on human disease, Bailey (2014) argues that non-human primates are unreliable models for understanding human diseases because of differences in:

Answer 6

Gene expression

Question 7

According to Friedman et al (2017), nonhuman primates are the best animal models for HIV/AIDS research because unlike other test subjects, they

Answer 7

Have a long lifespan

Question 8

A species is any group of organisms that :

Answer 8

Can produce fertile offspring

Question 9

Allopatric speciation is reproductive isolation as a result of:

Answer 9

Geographic barriers

Question 10

Intraspecific variations are differences resulting from :

Answer 10

Age, genetics, sex

Question 11

What is an example of relative dating technique

Answer 11

Stratigraphy

Question 12

______ dating techniques are used to determine the numerical age of fossils, and are based on the principle of ________.

Answer 12

Absolute, Radioactive decay

Question 13

The pelvis if a biped is :

Answer 13

Short and wide

Question 14

The _______ is an inward slant from hip to knee in the bipedal femur. This ensures the feet are centrally placed to provide good balance in an upright position.

Answer 14

Bicondylar angle

Question 15

Ardipithecus ramidus’ status as a hominin is debated because it had:

Answer 15

A divergent big toe