Primates

Question 1

primate

Answer 1

lineage of animals
- character: grasping, flattened nails, large brain, color vision, complex social behavior, extensive parental care, eyes on front of face

(ie) prosimians, monkeys & great apes

Question 2

prosimian

Answer 2

1 of 2 major lineages of primates

• paraphyletic group
• character: small in size, reside in trees, nocturnal

(ie) lemurs, pottos, lorises

Question 3

anthropoid

Answer 3

1 of 2 major lineages of primates

• include new world monkeys (central & S. America) + old world monkeys (Africa & tropical Asia) + gibbons + Hominidae
• “human like”

(ie) apes, humans & all monkeys

Question 4

great apes

Answer 4

members of Hominidae family

• character: large body size, no tail & large brain
• aka hominids

(ie) humans & extinct related forms, chimpanzees, gorillas & orangutans

Question 5

bipedal

Answer 5

walking primarily on two legs

- hominin characteristic

Question 6

hominin

Answer 6

any extinct/extant species of bipedal apes

• types: Australopithecus africanus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens
• bipedalism
• largest brain case
• flattest face

Question 7

brain case

Answer 7

cranium

Question 8

Cro-Magnon

Answer 8

prehistoric European population of modern humans

- known from fossils, paintings, sculptures & other artifacts

Question 9

Neanderthal

Answer 9

recently extinct European species of hominin, Homo neanderthaleans
- closely related to but diff. from modern humans

Question 10

out-of-Africa hypothesis

Answer 10

modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved in Africa & spread to other continents
- replace other Homo sapiens w/out interbreeding

Question 11

hominid

Answer 11

great apes

• large bodies, long arms, short legs, no tail
• live on ground, except orangutans
• distinct walk