Prosimian Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections, 3e (Fuentes) Chapter 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Fact and Theory 1) In 1925, the Scopes "Monkey Trial": A) legally established evolution as a valid scientific theory. B) legally established evolution as a "coexistent theory on the creation of humankind." C) overturned the State of Tennessee's ban on teaching the theory of evolution in public schools. D) upheld the State of Tennessee's ban on teaching the theory of evolution in public scho...

ASM246 Week 3 Arizona State University - Questions with complete solution ASM246 Week 3 Adapids and omomyids were skeletally similar to: - correct answer living lemurs New World monkeys reached South America by island hopping. (TF) - correct answer False Although molecular evidence suggests that prosimians diverged between 67 and 84 million years ago, the oldest prosimian fossils are about how old? - correct answer 50 million years old Features of primates such as grasping hands a...

lemurs are found in what part of the world (not counting zoos) a. Iceland ascar d. south and central america e. Australia c. madagascar the measure of success under natural selection is a. how many offspring are produced b. whether an individual lives or dies c. how well adapted an individual is d. how well adapted the species is a. how many offspring are produced founder effect: a. is a type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a ...

5. The two suborders of primates are: a. platyrrhine and catarrhine. c. pongidae and hominidae. b. prosimians and anthropoids. d. tarsiers and anthropoids. ANS: B DIF: Easy OBJ: Compare and contrast the two suborders of primates (prosimians and anthropoids) in terms of body form, body size, and dental morphology TOP: What are the kinds of primates? MSC: Remembering 6. While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-...

The two main taxonomic classifications of primates are strepsirhines and haplorhines. The terms prosimian and anthropoid are the older, less used, taxonomic terms.

Primates! Nonhuman primates are our closest animal relatives. Now we’re starting to get into the fun stuff - monkey business!