Human Evolution

____ are primates.

• Apes

• Monkey

• Humans

• All of the above

The first primates evolved in the _____ era.

• Palozeic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

All primates have opposable thumbs and ______

• Binocular vision

• Tails

• Color vision

Of the apes, the DNA nucleotide sequences of _____ are least like humans.

• Gorillas

• Chimpanzees

• Gibbons

One characteristic that makes all hominids different from other primates is they are/have____

• bipedalism

• color vision

• opposable thumb

____ are the oldest hominid fossils on this list

• H. Habilis

• A. Afarensis

• A. Boisei

__________ was the first hominid to migrate out of Africa

• H. Habilis

• H. Erectus

• A. Boisei

Based on the fossil record, H. habilis first appeared approximately __________ years ago

• 2,000,000

• 3,000,000

• 1,000,000

The search for hominid fossils is difficult because many fossils are destroyed over time by ______________

• Fire

• Earthquakes

• Weathering and erosion

Evidence indicates that A. afarensis, H. habilis, H. sapiens, and H. erectus all evolved in _________

• Asia

• Africa

• South America