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Past Exam for BI 102 - General Biology II at Central Oregon Community College (COCC)
Exam Information
| Material Type: | Final |
| Professor: | Staff |
| Class: | BI 102 - General Biology II |
| Subject: | Biology |
| University: | Central Oregon Community College |
| Term: | -- |
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Sample Document Text
Human Evolution
Bi 102
1
Human Evolution
Where did we come from
and where are we going?
Human Evolution
Bi 102
2Primates (Order of
Mammals)
. About 170
species
. Tropical &
subtropical
. Most arboreal
(tree-dwelling)
. Stereoscopic
(binocular)
vision.
Human Evolution
Bi 102
3Primates (Order of
Mammals)
. Grasping hand
. Unspecialized
teeth
. Claws replaced
by nails.
Human E ion
Bi 1 2
4
Evolution of Primates
. Tree-shrews in fossil record ~80
million years ago (before extinction of
dinosaurs)
. Thought to give rise to primate branch
about 60 mya.
Human Evolution
Bi 102
5
Primate Evolution
. Primate group split into two
branches around 40 mya:
. Prosimian branch
. Simian branch. ProsimiansSimians
40 MYA
Primate Ancestor
Human Evolution
Bi 102
6Early Primates: Prosimians
. Includes lemurs,
aye-ayes, lorises,
indrid, tarsiers and
galagos
. Many are nocturnal
. All are arboreal.
an Evolution
Bi 102
7Prosimian Features
Human Evolution
Bi 1...
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