BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 20: Human Evolution

Common Origin of Primates

1.
The placement of the eyes in primates gives them ____ vision.
A)binocular
B)tunnel
C)blurred
D)x-ray
2.
Anthropologists study what?
A)changes in fossil records
B)classroom culture
C)human evolution and culture
D)rock strata and layers
3.
Comparisons of DNA and protein sequences indicate that ___ are the closest living relatives to humans.
A)hominids
B)chimpanzees
C)gorillas
D)Homo sapiens
4.
This photograph demonstrates a unique characteristic of primates, their opposable ____.
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A)wrist
B)bat
C)thumb
D)aggression
5.
Stratigraphy is the analysis of layers of what?
A)cake
B)skin
C)cell tissue
D)rock and soil
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