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1:
Using
Figure
24.1
in
the
book,
answer
the
following
questions.
Make
sure
you
can
justify
your
answer.
1.
True
or
False:
Monkeys
and
apes
are
primates.
2.
True
or
False:
Bushbabies
are
not
primates
because
they
do
not
have
an
opposable
thumb.
3.
True
or
False:
Apes
are
a
type
of
monkey.
4.
The
group
monkeys
is
a
__________________
group.
(Monphyletic,
paraphyletic,
polyphyletic)
5.
What
is
an
opposable
thumb?
Why
is
it
important?
PART
2:The
Great
Apes
(Section
24.1)
5.
What
is
a
hominin?
6.
True
or
False
Chimpanzees
are
hominins.
7.
Why
is
the
skull
in
Figure
24.4
so
significant?
8.
The
fossil
Figure
24.5
allows
us
to
date
an
important
evolutionary
step
in
hominin
evolution.
What
is
the
date
and
what
is
the
evolutionary
step?
9.
Examine
Figure
24.6.
The
time
of
the
greatest
hominin
radiation
was
approximately:
A)
6MYA
5MYA
B)
5MYA
4MYA
C)
4MYA
3MYA
D)
3MYA
2MYA
E)
2MYA
1MYA
10.
According
to
the
phylogenetic
tree,
which
hominin
species
did
Homo
sapiens
most
recently
evolve
from?
11.
Study
the
figure
below.
Each
pie
chart
represents
a
distinct
population.
The
degree
to
which
the
pie
chart
is
filled
in
illustrates
the
percentage
of
individuals
in
that
population
who
are
lactase
persistent.
A)
Identify
one
trend
you
see
in
the
data.
Hypothesize
an
explanation
for
this
trend.
B)
State
one
possible
hypothesis
that
can
explain
the
global
distribution
of
lactase
persistence
(lactose
tolerance)
and
lactase
nonpersistence
(lactose
intolerance).
Be
sure
to
include
the
following
key
words
in
your
explanation:
selection,
fitness,
survival.
12.
Both
the
Maasi
and
Western
Europeans
have
a
high
frequency
of
lactase
persistence.
Lactase
persistence
in
these
two
groups:
A)
is
a
homologous
trait
B)
is
due
to
convergent
evolution
C)
is
due
to
an
evolutionary
reversal
PART
4:
African
Origins
(Section
24.2)
13.
We
know
that
the
first
hominin
left
Africa
around
2
MYA.
However,
there
are
two
major
hypotheses
about
the
evolution
of
modern
humans:
the
multiregional
hypothesis
and
the
out-of-Africa
hypothesis.
Using
the
following
2
maps,
draw
the
basic
movement
of
people
described
by
the
multiregional
hypothesis
&
the
out
of
Africa
hypothesis.
Label
the
timing
of
the
movement
out
of
Africa.
14.
Based
on
the
out-of-Africa
hypothesis.
Were
modern
humans
(Homo
sapiens)
the
first
hominins
species
to
make
it
out
of
Africa?