Which of the following statements about hominin evolution is correct? As hominins have evolved, _____.
  • New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
  • Australopithecus afarensis
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • sexual dimorphism was significantly reduced
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?
  • amniotic eggs
  • monkeys
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • True/supported
Despite having a body mass similar to that of Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalensis had a larger brain volume.
  • True/supported
  • amniotic eggs
  • Australopithecus afarensis
  • bipedal locomotion
_____ are the oldest known primate group.
  • Prosimians
  • hominids
  • diapsids
  • Homo sapiens
Which species of hominin had a brain volume closest to the brain volume of the chimpanzee?
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • Australopithecus afarensis
  • an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
  • method of reproduction
The ratio of brain volume to body mass of Homo sapiens is larger than that of Homo ergaster.
  • 14 cm^3/kg
  • method of reproduction
  • True/supported
  • bipedal locomotion
Which of the following could be considered the most recent common ancestor of living tetrapods?
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
  • a sturdy-finned, shallow-water lobe-fin whose appendages had skeletal supports similar to those of terrestrial vertebrates
  • Homo sapiens is the only surviving member of a highly branched evolutionary tree of hominin species.
Unlike eutherians, both monotremes and marsupials
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
  • have some embryonic development outside the uterus.
  • New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
The body mass of the chimpanzee is approximately _______kg greater than the body mass of Australopithecus afarensis.
  • hominids
  • 14 cm^3/kg
  • 10
  • 3
What is the significance of the evolution of Hox gene clusters during vertebrate evolution?
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
  • New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
  • Duplication of Hox genes made increased morphological complexity possible.
Humans are _____.
  • hominids
  • diapsids
  • Prosimians
  • Homo sapiens
Which of these primate groups is most closely related to humans?
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • diapsids
  • apes
  • monkeys
What does the distance between two white horizontal lines on this graph represent?
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
  • Australopithecus afarensis
  • Duplication of Hox genes made increased morphological complexity possible.
The primates that spend the most time walking upright are the _____.
  • hominids
  • 14 cm^3/kg
  • diapsids
  • Prosimians
The ratio of brain volume to body mass of Homo ergaster is approximately _______.
  • hominids
  • True/supported
  • method of reproduction
  • 14 cm^3/kg
Which clade does not include humans?
  • hominids
  • Prosimians
  • diapsids
  • apes
Which of the following chordate groups include(s) humans?Select all that apply.-Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • an increase of 200 cm^3 in brain volume
  • Australopithecus afarensis
  • -Amniotes-Hominins-Gnathostomes
  • New World monkeys(the Western Hemisphere is also known as the New World)
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