Reptiles-Primates

A trait that is particularly unique to humans is:
Having a relatively long thumb in comparison to the middle finger
Having stereoscopic vision as a result of overlapping fields of view
Facultative bipedal locomotion
Having a tail reduced to a fused coccyx
The use of simple tools
Among the Catarrhini, humans are most closely related to:
Gibbons
Orangutans
Gorillas
Old Work Monkeys
Chimpanzees
In comparison to other primates, apes have:
Longer tails
Larger feet
Relatively large brains
Smaller faces
More teeth
With respect to karyotypes, humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in contrast to chimpanzees and gorillas which have __ pairs.
21
22
24
25
Humans and chimpanzees last shared a common ancestor approximately ___ mya
1
2
5-7
10
12.5
The earliest hominin fossil is
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus boisei
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Kenyanthropus platyops
€œLucy" lived about 3.0-3,9 mya and is known by the scientific name of:
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus boisei
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Kenyanthropus platyops
Species of the genus Homo first appeared in:
Africa
Australia
Europe
South America
Asia
Which of the following traits is not unique to humans:
Communicate with complex language
Use fire
Obligatory bipedal locomotion
Reduced body hair
Culture
An example of a premodern human species that may have lived at the same time as early Homo sapiens is:
Homo habilis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo ergaster
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus sediba
Mammals have ___ skulls
Synapsid
Diapsid
Anapsid
Euryapsid
Turtles belong to order ?
Testudine
Caudata
Ornithiscia
Crurotarsi
Saurischia
Horned and armored dinosaurs belong to the order:
Ichthyosauria
Plesiosauria
Pterosauria
Saurischia
Ornithischia
The largest order of reptiles with respect to the number of extant species is the:
Testudines
Lepidosauria
Crurotarsi
Saurischia
Ornithischia
Reptiles in which the pectoral and pelvic girdles occur within the ribcage are assigned to the order:
Testudines
Lepidosauria
Crurotarsi
Saurischia
Ornithischia
Reptiles that build nests, make vocalizations and are not homeothermic are placed into the order:
Testudines
Lepidosauria
Crurotarsi
Saurischia
Ornithischia
The paired, male copulatory organs of reptiles of the order____ are known as hemipenes.
Testudines
Lepidosauria
Crurotarsi
Saurischia
Ornithischia
Which of the following reptiles display polyphalangy and polydactyly?
Pterosauria
Testudines
Crurotarsi
Ichthyosauria
Saurischia
Which of the following groups are not anamniotes?
Sarcopterygii
Actinopterygii
Amphibia
Reptilia
Myxini
In amphibians, the skeletomuscular elements that support internal gills in fish are used for:
Respiration
Lingual feeding
Extraoral digestion
Communication
Defense
As adults, all amphibians are:
Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores
Detritovores
Frugivores
Large, extinct amphibians with polydactyly belong to the group
Rhipidistia
Caudata
Anura
Gymnophiona
Labyrinthodontia
Caecelians are placed into the group:
Rhipidistia
Caudata
Anura
Gymnophiona
Labyrinthodontia
Salamanders and newts are placed into the group:
Rhipidistia
Caudata
Gymnephiona
Labyrinthentia
The largest group of amphibians with respect to numbers of living species is the:
Rhipidistia
Caudata
Anura
Gymnophiona
Labyrinthontia
An example of a transitional fossil amphibian is:
Ichthyostega
Acanthostega
Frogmander
Tiktaalik
Eryops
Which of the following amphibians eccur on eur campus?
A: Anura
B: Caudata
C. Caecillians
D. Giant salamanders
E. A and B only
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