Question

A. Good fossil candidate for the common ancestor to the modern great apes might be the European Miocene ape known as????

1. Sivapithecus
2. Plesiadapis
3. Gigantopithecus
4. Indri
5. Ouranopithecus

B. Cercopithecine primates most commonly get most of their nutrition by means of ???
1. Folivory
2. Insectivory
3. Gramnivory
4. Frugivory
5. Photosynthesis.

C. A well...known example of polyandry in human societies is found in which of the following cultures?????
1.   Mormons
2.   The Islamic Middle East
3.   Tibetan
4.   Las Vegas, Nevada
5.   Dutch/Netherlander

D. Some “(((trends))” that characterize primates and primate evolution include which of the following?????
1.   Bigger brains
2.   The presence of nails instead of claws
3.   Retention of the clavicle
4.   All of the above
5.   A & B only

E. A hominoid footprint preserved in ancient volcanic ash or mud would be an example of ??????
1.   A body fossil
2.   A trace fossil
3.   A myth
4.   A lie perpetrated on the unsuspecting masses by the evil and godless forces of the Pending Apocalypse
5.   None of the above

Answer 1

Since the given questions are fact based questions here are the answers that i found

1. Plesiadapis

Plesiadapis is among one of the oldest known primate-like mammal which existed about 55 to 58 million years ago in North American and European continent.

2. All except photosynthesis

Most Cercopithecine species are omnivorous, with diets ranging from fruits, seeds, leaves, buds and mushrooms to insects, spiders, and smaller vertebrates. All species of cercopithecine possess cheek pouches in which they store food.

3. Tibetans

Polyandry is practiced among Tibetans in the Nepal, some parts of China and some part of northern India, in which two or more mens (usually brothers)a married to the same wife, with the wife having equal sexual access to all men.

4. All of the above

Primate evolution included preservation of all the options given above.

5. Trace fossil

Trace fossils are fossils which include footprints, trails, burrows, and resting marks. Trace fossils are formed when an organism forms a mark on mud or sand. The sediment then dries and hardens and hence preserved.