6 Written Questions

1. states that Homo sapiens originated in Africa only about 100,000 to 200,000 years ago and then, like Homo erectus before them, left Africa
2. grasping, as in a primate's hand, foot, tail
3. early hominid from the genus Australopithecus
4. the ability to walk primarilyon two legs
5. a member of the order Primates, the mammalian order that includes humans
6. suggests regional differences in phenotype have been developing for well over a million years

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a suborder of modern primates that includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
   1. Anthropoid Primate
   2. Prosimian Primate
   3. Primate
   4. Hominids
2. scientists who study fossil evidence of human evolution
   1. Pelvis
   2. Anthropoid Primate
   3. Bipedalism
   4. Paleoanthropologists
3. a thumb that can be positioned opposite the other fingers
   1. Great Ape
   2. Primate
   3. Bipedalism
   4. Opposable Thumb
4. a gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, or chimpanzee
   1. Pelvis
   2. Prehensile
   3. Great Ape
   4. Primate
5. number and arrangement of teeth
   1. Pelvis
   2. Bipedalism
   3. Dental Formula
   4. Quadrupedal

5 True/False Question

1. Pelvis → a group that comprimises humans and their immediate ancestors
   

   True        False

2. Lucy → hipbone; can indicate whether an organism walked upright
   

   True        False

3. Quadrupedal → a gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, or chimpanzee
   

   True        False

4. Hominids → hipbone; can indicate whether an organism walked upright
   

   True        False

5. Anthropoid Primate → a suborder of modern primates that includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
   

   True        False