First, discuss the anatomical differences between Paleocene pro-primates and Eocene eu-primates and explain those differences in the context of the three hypotheses for why primates emerged. Secondly, recalling that the genus Carpolestes has been suggested as a transitional animal between proprimates and euprimates, which characteristics of Carpolestes suggests this relationship? Finally, discuss how the Miocene apes’ special characteristics allowed them to travel further than their ancestors did.

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

explanation:

it’s lava came from an explosive eruption

a. an idea which cannot be disproven!

explanation: