Ready for a wild ride through the jungle of primate evolution? Introducing "The Evolution of Primates Quiz"! The Evolution of Primates Quiz is an engaging exploration into the evolutionary journey of our primate ancestors.
This quiz delves into the intricate tapestry of primate evolution, spanning millions of years and showcasing the remarkable adaptations that have shaped these intelligent creatures. This quiz will test your knowledge of how our primate pals evolved over millions of years.
Participants can expect to encounter intriguing inquiries about the evolution of opposable thumbs, the significance of bipedalism, and the emergence of complex social structures. Score big by uncovering the secrets of their family tree and understanding why we share so much in common with these fascinating creatures.
Homo erectus
Archaic Homo sapiens
Anatomically modern Homo sapiens
Australopithecus
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An expansion of the dry savannas.
An expansion of the tropical forests.
A climatic trend toward wetter environmental conditions.
The advance of the Pleistocene glaciers.
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Africa
Europe
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
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Burial of the dead.
Remnants of formalized religious ritual.
Care of the elderly and injured.
Inclusion of offerings in graves.
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She is a female.
She is the oldest hominid fossil.
She is almost 40% complete even though over 3 million years old.
She has a large brain.
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Australopithecus
Paranthropus
Homo
Hominidae
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Large body size
Increased brain size
Modern body proportions
Use of fire
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An advance in stone tool making techniques.
A series of glacial advances and retreats.
The evolution of the genus Homo.
The mass extinction that killed off the dinosaurs.
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All over the Old World
Only in Africa
Only in Africa and Java
Worldwide
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65 million years ago
55 million years ago
5 million years ago
250,000 years ago
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Use of hafting.
Stone blades with artistic rather than utilitarian use.
Retouching of flakes produced by the Levallois technique.
Woodworking and antler carving.
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Modern brain size
Modern body size
Modern body proportions
An increase in brain size over earlier hominids
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To cut wood for weapons and shelter.
To aid in dismembering scavenged carcasses for meat.
To create sparks for fires.
To make sharp, pointed weapons for territorial defense.
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65 million years ago
55 million years ago
5 million years ago
250,000 years ago
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Expand out of Africa
Make stone tools
Achieve modern brain size
Walk upright
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Throughout the entire Old World
In Europe and Southwest Asia
In Africa and the Far East
Only in western Europe
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1.8 million years ago
700,000 years ago
250,000 years ago
36,000 years ago
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100,000 years ago in Java
1.8 million years ago in Europe
1.8 million years ago in Africa
2.6 million years ago in Africa
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Forehead slope
Chin shape
Brain size
Body robustness
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A result of poor nutrition
A result of their hard-working lifestyle
An adaptation to cold climate
An adaptation to hot climate
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5 to 6 million years ago
5 million years ago to present
1.6 million years ago to 10,000 years ago
1.8 million years ago to 100,000 years ago
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In the open savannas of Africa.
In the forests of East Africa.
In a mixed savanna / forest environment.
Along the coastal plains of South Africa.
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Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
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Australopithecus afarensis
Orrorin tugenensis
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Homo erectus
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65 million years ago
55 million years ago
40 million years ago
23 million years ago
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Her brain is larger than an ape.
Her teeth is completely modern.
Her body proportions are like a modern human's.
She was habitually bipedal.
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Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
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4.4 million years ago
3.2 million years ago
3 million years ago
1 million years ago
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Upper Paleolithic
Jurassic
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Pleistocene
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1.8 million years ago
500,000 years ago
300,000 years ago
25,000 years ago
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It turns out to have looked like authentic fossils found later.
No one had the scientific knowledge at the time to expose it.
It fulfilled expectations of what the earliest human should look like.
It had such a human-like jaw and teeth.
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As a source of heat.
For cooking meat.
Protection from animals.
As a source of light, a social focus, and a sense of mastery over nature.
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Degree of prognathism
Presence of heavy brow ridges
Slope of forehead
Brain size
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Modern-like human language
The use of fire
Big game hunting
The first stone tools
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In the 1980s
In 1912
About the time of the discovery of Lucy
During Darwin's lifetime
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Ability to walk and carry things at the same time.
Gives a better view by elevating the head.
Helps keep the body and head cooler.
Is more energy efficient for running.
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They still had small brains.
Their average body size was smaller than modern humans.
Cultural evidence shows they were not as smart as we are.
They retained some primitive physical features of the skull.
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Europe
Africa and Asia
North America
All of these
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Brain size
Body size
Tool making ability
Robusticity of chewing area and chewing muscles
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First use of fire
The hand axe
Use of flake tools
Building of shelters
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The bow and arrow.
The hand axe as the predominant tool.
The origin of bifacial tools.
The possible first use of hafting.
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65 million years ago
15 million years ago
40 million years ago
55 million years ago
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Artistically-made stone tools
Big game hunting
Artistic carvings and cave paintings
The first use of fire
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They evolved from New World prosimians.
They evolved completely separately from Old World primates.
They are a different branch of evolution from all the other primates.
They descended from primates that "rafted" from Africa to South America.
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