The order of mammals that includes prosimians (lemurs and tarsiers), monkeys, apes, and humans is ____

a. Hominidae
b. Neanderthals
c. Australopithecus
d. primates
e. Hominoidea


d

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A) weaker; cooler B) weaker; warmer C) strong; cooler D) strong; warmer

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All of the following are in the topsoil layer and contribute directly to processes occurring there except

A) earthworms. B) plant litter. C) humus. D) bacteria.

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Which of the following statements regarding sea-level is false?

A) Sea level is a convenient reference position because it is constant. B) The edges of continents submerged today were dry land at times in the past. C) Marine sedimentary rocks in present day continental interiors indicate times when continents were submerged. D) There is a connection between average lithosphere age and sea level.

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Whose work was the basis for the principle of uniformitarianism and the unavoidable necessity of a great age for Earth?

A)Charles Lyell B)William Smith C)James Hutton D)Lord Kelvin E)John Joly

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