Which of the following statements about hominin evolution is correct? As hominins have evolved, _____.
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New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
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Australopithecus afarensis
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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sexual dimorphism was significantly reduced
Q.2.
Listed below are four adaptations of terrestrial vertebrates. Which is a characteristic only of truly terrestrial animals with no need to return to water at any stage of the life cycle?
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amniotic eggs
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monkeys
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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True/supported
Q.3.
Despite having a body mass similar to that of Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalensis had a larger brain volume.
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True/supported
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amniotic eggs
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Australopithecus afarensis
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bipedal locomotion
Q.4.
_____ are the oldest known primate group.
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Prosimians
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hominids
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diapsids
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Homo sapiens
Q.5.
Which species of hominin had a brain volume closest to the brain volume of the chimpanzee?
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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Australopithecus afarensis
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an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
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method of reproduction
Q.6.
The ratio of brain volume to body mass of Homo sapiens is larger than that of Homo ergaster.
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14 cm^3/kg
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method of reproduction
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True/supported
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bipedal locomotion
Q.7.
Which of the following could be considered the most recent common ancestor of living tetrapods?
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
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a sturdy-finned, shallow-water lobe-fin whose appendages had skeletal supports similar to those of terrestrial vertebrates
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Homo sapiens is the only surviving member of a highly branched evolutionary tree of hominin species.
Q.8.
Unlike eutherians, both monotremes and marsupials
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
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have some embryonic development outside the uterus.
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New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
Q.9.
The body mass of the chimpanzee is approximately _______kg greater than the body mass of Australopithecus afarensis.
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hominids
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14 cm^3/kg
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10
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3
Q.10.
What is the significance of the evolution of Hox gene clusters during vertebrate evolution?
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
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New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
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Duplication of Hox genes made increased morphological complexity possible.
Q.11.
Humans are _____.
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hominids
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diapsids
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Prosimians
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Homo sapiens
Q.12.
Which of these primate groups is most closely related to humans?
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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diapsids
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apes
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monkeys
Q.13.
What does the distance between two white horizontal lines on this graph represent?
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
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Australopithecus afarensis
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Duplication of Hox genes made increased morphological complexity possible.
Q.14.
The primates that spend the most time walking upright are the _____.
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hominids
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14 cm^3/kg
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diapsids
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Prosimians
Q.15.
The ratio of brain volume to body mass of Homo ergaster is approximately _______.
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hominids
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True/supported
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method of reproduction
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14 cm^3/kg
Q.16.
Which clade does not include humans?
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hominids
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Prosimians
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diapsids
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apes
Q.17.
Which of the following chordate groups include(s) humans?Select all that apply.-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
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Australopithecus afarensis
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-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
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New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
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