Primate and human evolution

______________ are a group of mammals that includes humans,  apes, monkeys, and lemurs.

• primates
• hominoids
• hominins
• primoids

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An _______________ first digit, either a thumb or a toe,  can be brought across the palm or foot to touch   (or nearly touch) the other digits allowing primates to grasp objects.

• opposable
• flexible
• operable
• adjustable

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_______________________ (forward-looking eyes) provide depth perception and enable primates to judge distance and movement of an object.

• Binocular vision
• Monocular vision
• Optical vision
• Holoptic vision

Unlike old world monkeys, new world monkeys ___________________.

• have prehensile tails
• are diurnal
• live in societies 
• have binocular vision

________________ are human-like primates that appear to be more closely related to present-day humans than they are to present-day chimpanzees and bonobos. Humans  are the only species of this type of primates  that is surviving today.

• Hominins
• Hominoids
• Strepsirrhines
• Haplorhines

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Bipedalism is...

• The ability to stand up

• The ability to ride a bike and move its pedals

• The ability to walk on both feet

• The ability to crawal

Humans and closely related species (most/all now extinct) that typically walk on two legs are called...

• hominids
• australopithicans
• chimps
• bonobos

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...... were the first homonids to create and use stone tools, an ability that reduced selection pressures for large jaws and teeth.

• Homo sapiens
• Homo erectus
• Homo habilis
• The australopithecus

Modern Humans are classified as the species...

• Homo habilis
• Neanderthal
• Homo sapiens
• Hominid

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Scientists think that the closest living relative to humans are... 

• lemurs
• monkeys
• gorillas
• chimpanzees