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Chapter 34: Vertebrates and Other Chordates
 
Activities Quiz
 

Activities Quiz


1 .       This phylogenetic tree indicates that mammals are most closely related to _____. (Activity: Characteristics of Chordates)

question #1 

 sharks, rays, and chimaeras
 ray-finned fishes
 tunicates
 reptiles
 amphibians
2 .       According to this phylogenetic tree, the animals most closely related to reptiles and mammals are _____. (Activity: Characteristics of Chordates)

question #2 

 sharks, rays, and chimaeras
 amphibians
 lampreys
 ray-finned fishes
 lancelets
3 .       Which one of these chordate groups lacks a post-anal tail and a notochord as adults? (Activity: Characteristics of Chordates) 

 lancelets
 tunicates
 amphibians
 mammals
 reptiles
4 .       The common ancestor of all these chordate groups EXCEPT the _____ probably had paired appendages. (Activity: Characteristics of Chordates) 

 mammals
 amphibians
 lampreys
 ray-finned fishes
 reptiles
5 .       Which of these is the only chordate group that has hair? (Activity: Characteristics of Chordates) 

 tunicates
 ray-finned fishes
 mammals
 amphibians
 sharks, rays, and chimaeras
6 .       Which of these primate groups is most closely related to hominids? (Activity: Primate Diversity) 

 apes
 Old World monkeys
 lorises
 prosimians
 New World monkeys
7 .       _____ are the oldest known primate group. (Activity: Primate Diversity) 

 Apes
 Prosimians
 Anthropoids
 Hominids
 Monkeys
8 .       The primates that spend the most time walking upright are the _____. (Activity: Primate Diversity) 

 apes
 prosimians
 New World monkeys
 hominids
 Old World monkeys
9 .       Which of these anthropoid groups consists of primates who are mostly tree dwellers and whose forelimbs and hind limbs are about equal in length? (Activity: Primate Diversity) 

 monkeys
 hominids
 prosimians
 primates
 apes
10 .       Which of these primate groups lives in trees in Central and South America and have nostrils that are wide open and far apart? (Activity: Primate Diversity) 

 hominids
 apes
 New World monkeys
 anthropoids
 Old World monkeys
11 .       Evidence indicates that _____ was the first hominid to use fire. (Activity: Human Evolution) 

 Australopithecus
 Homo erectus
 Ardipithecus
 Homo sapiens
 Homo habilis
12 .       Humans are _______. (Activity: Human Evolution) 

 Australopithecus
 Homo erectus
 Ardipithecus
 Homo sapiens
 Homo habilis





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