Hominids and Primates

Opposable thumbs allow humans to

• hold utensils
• write
• tie knots
• all of the above

The primate family tree does NOT include

• lemurs
• apes
• new world monkeys
• marsupials

Gibbons are 

• apes
• monkeys
• sapiens

Which of the following is NOT a shared primate characteristic? 

• opposable thumbs
• forward facing eyes
• ability to rotate neck 270 degrees
• color vision

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Most prosimians are 

• nocturnal
• confined to the mountains of Europe
• cave dwellers

Old World Monkeys are located in 

• Asia and Africa
• South America
• Austrailia

The tail on New World Monkeys

• is insignificant
• smaller than that of apes
• is a distinguishing characteristic

Baboons are an example of

• apes
• old world monkeys
• new world monkeys
• lemurs

A hominid is

• a bipedal primate
• the predecesor of apes
• similar to primates

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Bipedalism means

• to walk on two feet
• to crouch while walking
• to crawl