Module 15: Primate Evolution

While most primates are nocturnal, some are diurnal.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a characteristic of primates?

• Binocular vision

• Manual dexterity

• Higher reproductive rate than most other animals

• Complex brains

List two advantages of bipedalism, and two disadvantages.

Primates include which of the following:

• Lemurs

• Old World monkeys

• Humans

• Chimpanzees

• All of them

The idea that all humans started in one place and migrated from there to occupy nearly all parts of Earth is called the Out of ______ theory.

According to scientists, humans and Neanderthals never met.

• True

• False

Most primates live in trees. That is called ________.

Reorder the following from most species to least.

• Hominids

• Hominoids

• Hominins

Which of the following is not a hominin?

• Homo habilis

• Homo sapiens

• Chimpanzees

• Australopithecines

Modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the only hominins that are not extinct.

• True

• False

• It is not known for sure.