Question 1

Of the species of humans that have evolved,Homo _______ has been the most successful,lasting for nearly a million years and spreading out of Africa across Europe and Asia.

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Question 2

Which of the following living reptiles care for their young and have a four-chambered heart,as birds do?

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A)  turtles
B)  crocodiles
C)  lizards
D)  snakes
E)  tuatarasF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Bony fishes possess three features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

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A)  swim bladders,a lateral line system,and gill covers called operculA.
B)  swim bladders,scales,and a complete digestive system.
C)  swim bladders,movable fins,and a closed circulatory system.
D)  swim bladders,gills,and movable jaws.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

It is generally accepted that the vertebrates that evolved during the early Devonian period are the

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A)  sharks and bony fish.
B)  hominoids.
C)  birds.
D)  dinosaurs.
E)  mammals.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

New world monkeys have all of the following features except

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A)  they have flat spreading noses.
B)  they grasp objects with long prehensile tails.
C)  they evolved in isolation in South America.
D)  they are all arboreal.
E)  they have ischial callosities (thickened rump pads) .F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

All of the following features are true of primates except

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A)  they are mammals with grasping fingers and toes.
B)  they belong to the order containing lemurs,monkeys,and apes.
C)  they have binocular vision.
D)  they have prehensile tails.
E)  they have increased brain sizE.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

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A)  laying of shelled eggs.
B)  milk-producing glands.
C)  fur.
D)  carnivorous nature.
E)  containing a pouch for young to livE.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-The early H.sapiens in Europe about 130,000 years ago.

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A)  Hominoids
B)  Neanderthals
C)  Australopithecus
D)  H.erectus
E)  H.habilisF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Anthropoids or higher primates include all of the following except

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A)  new World monkeys.
B)  old World monkeys.
C)  apes.
D)  humans.
E)  lemurs.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

New World monkeys evolved approximately 30 million years ago.These animals are easy to identify because they

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A)  have opposable thumbs and binocular vision.
B)  have prehensile tails and hair.
C)  have protruding noses and prehensile tails.
D)  have flattened noses and prehensile tails.
E)  have opposable thumbs and protruding noses.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Chimpanzees are considered to be our closest ancestors because

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A)  they have prehensile tails.
B)  their hemoglobin molecule differs from the human by only one amino acid.
C)  their upper/lower limbs equally account for bearing the body weight.
D)  they have flat,spreading noses.
E)  they are a highly social species.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Mammals are thought to have evolved from

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A)  thecodonts.
B)  therapsids.
C)  dinosaurs.
D)  marsupials.
E)  archosaurs.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Modern-humans share the greatest similarities with which one of the hominids?

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A)  Australopithecines
B)  Neanderthals
C)  Cro-Magnons
D)  prosimians
E)  primatesF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Birds,like mammals,can regulate their body temperatures within close limits.Therefore birds and mammals are called

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A)  ectothermic.
B)  poikilothermic.
C)  endothermiC.
D)  heterothermic.
E)  warm-blooded.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Chimpanzees are considered to be our closest ancestors because

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It is generally accepted that the vertebrates that evolved during the early Devonian period are the

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Anthropoids or higher primates include all of the following except

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Modern-humans share the greatest similarities with which one of the hominids?

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Of the species of humans that have evolved,Homo _______ has been the most successful,lasting for nearly a million years and spreading out of Africa across Europe and Asia.

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Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

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Bony fishes possess three features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

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Birds,like mammals,can regulate their body temperatures within close limits.Therefore birds and mammals are called

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Mammals are thought to have evolved from

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New world monkeys have all of the following features except

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All of the following features are true of primates except

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Which of the following living reptiles care for their young and have a four-chambered heart,as birds do?

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New World monkeys evolved approximately 30 million years ago.These animals are easy to identify because they

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -The early H.sapiens in Europe about 130,000 years ago.

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Exam 35: Vertebrates

Chimpanzees are considered to be our closest ancestors because

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It is generally accepted that the vertebrates that evolved during the early Devonian period are the

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Anthropoids or higher primates include all of the following except

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Modern-humans share the greatest similarities with which one of the hominids?

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Of the species of humans that have evolved,Homo _______ has been the most successful,lasting for nearly a million years and spreading out of Africa across Europe and Asia.

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Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

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Bony fishes possess three features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

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Birds,like mammals,can regulate their body temperatures within close limits.Therefore birds and mammals are called

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Mammals are thought to have evolved from

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New world monkeys have all of the following features except

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All of the following features are true of primates except

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Which of the following living reptiles care for their young and have a four-chambered heart,as birds do?

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New World monkeys evolved approximately 30 million years ago.These animals are easy to identify because they

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