Physical Anthropology Exam 1
Questions
Which Primate is considered to be a link between the two primate suborders, Haplorrhine and
Strepsirhini? - correct answer ✔✔Tarsiers
True or False: It is easy and straightforward for paleontologists to agree that where fossils fit into the
evolutionary tree and which species are directly descended from which species. - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following represents someone who is recessive for a trait? - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following represents a homologous/homozygous pair? - correct answer ✔✔
Which primate subgroup includes animals that share the following features: longer snout, wet nose,
grooming claw, scent glands, and large eye orbits. - correct answer ✔✔
A researcher who studies the physical and cultural adaptations that led to the modern humans is known
as - correct answer ✔✔
The study of behavior from an ecological (environmental) and evolutionary perspective is
called____________ - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following is true about mutations? - correct answer ✔✔They can be helpful, harmful; or
have no effect.
What is estrus? - correct answer ✔✔
One of the major differences between New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys is that New World
Monkeys have grasping tails, reflecting their arboreal adaptations. The term for this is: - correct answer
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