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krzymel

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on: Jul 10, 2018
By the mid-Miocene, monkeys became more common than apes because __________.
 
  a. monkeys are k-selected while apes are r-selected
  b. monkeys can more easily shift to efficient terrestrial locomotion
  c. monkeys are more intelligent
  d. apes cannot react quickly enough to the changing environment

Question 2

Ouranopithecus ___________.
 
  a. may be the ancestor of African great apes and hominins
  b. lived in east Africa
  c. possessed a small browridge
  d. resembled a lemur


micaelaswann

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: a


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