Ch 26 Test review

A paleontologist discovered a fossil skull that he believes might be distantly related to primates, unlike true primates the face is not quite flat and the eyes do not face completely forward. The paleontologist would most likely concluded the animal lacked the ability to ...

To judge the location of tree branches

Many scientist think that birds evolved from...

dinosaurs

Suppose scientists could compare the DNA of modern humans from around the world with the DNA of Homo erectus populations from the humans' native homelands. If DNA samples from each modern human were found to be most similar to the Homo erectus DNA from their homeland, that finding would support...

the multiregional modle

Amphibians evolved from...

lobbed fined fish

Flexible digests, a large cerebrum, and arms that rotate at the shoulders are characteristics of ...

primates

Skeletons are invertebrates that are composed of cartilage instead of bone. What characteristics does cartilage share with notocords?

soft and Flexible

Which structure on the sea star is important for the control of movement?

Amaphila

Lucy is an amalgam of _____and ______ because she was bipedal and probably slept in trees.

Apes and Humans

The primates ability to hold objects in its hands or feet is an evolutionary development that allowed it to...

use tools

HOMO HABILIS means "handy man" in Latin. This species got its name because one of its fossils was found...

with tools made of stone and bone

During the Jurassic and Cretaceous period the dominant land animals were

Dinosaurs

Which phylum do sea stars belong to?

Echinodermata

Which two animals have the closest evolutionary relationship?

Humans and Wallabies