Question 1

Scientists date the split between human ancestors and the ancestors of African apes between:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​10 and 15 million years ago 
B) ​2 and 4 million years ago 
C) ​5 and 8 million years ago 
D) ​5 and 10 million years ago 
A) ​10 and 15 million years ago 
B) ​2 and 4 million years ago 
C) ​5 and 8 million years ago 
D) ​5 and 10 million years ago

Question 2

Although all of the following may have been critical to the development of an expanding brain, which do scientists believe would have contributed most directly to brain growth?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the migration into colder and less known areas placing a premium on learning 
B) ​a genetic mutation resulting in a smaller jawbone and smaller facial muscles 
C) ​the detoxification of foods, allowing humans to live to significantly older ages 
D) ​the ability to conquer predators, allowing humans higher meat consumption levels 
A) ​the migration into colder and less known areas placing a premium on learning 
B) ​a genetic mutation resulting in a smaller jawbone and smaller facial muscles 
C) ​the detoxification of foods, allowing humans to live to significantly older ages 
D) ​the ability to conquer predators, allowing humans higher meat consumption levels

Question 3

Mousterian tools are most associated with:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Homo erectus 
B) ​Homo habilis 
C) ​Neandertal 
D) ​Denisovans 
A) ​Homo erectus 
B) ​Homo habilis 
C) ​Neandertal 
D) ​Denisovans

Question 4

What dietary challenge would early humans on the savannahs have faced?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​difficulty in finding adequate vegetable resources 
B) ​difficulty in processing vegetable foods 
C) ​difficulty in satisfying protein requirements 
D) ​difficulty in finding prey 
A) ​difficulty in finding adequate vegetable resources 
B) ​difficulty in processing vegetable foods 
C) ​difficulty in satisfying protein requirements 
D) ​difficulty in finding prey

Question 5

Paleontologists who interpret minor difference as evidence of distinctive biological species are called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Paleontologists who interpret minor difference as evidence...

Question 6

Which cultural practice most contributes to Neandertals' rather frequent appearance in the fossil record?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​burial of the dead 
B) ​development of flake technology 
C) ​migration within a known area 
D) ​cave dwelling 
A) ​burial of the dead 
B) ​development of flake technology 
C) ​migration within a known area 
D) ​cave dwelling

Question 7

Which of the following statements is most accurate?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Primates have cultural and biological evolution to ensure biological success. 
B) ​Because of culture, humans have progressed much further biologically than other animals. 
C) ​Humans are more biologically successful than other animals. 
D) ​Each species follows a distinctive evolutionary course to ensure biological success. 
A) ​Primates have cultural and biological evolution to ensure biological success. 
B) ​Because of culture, humans have progressed much further biologically than other animals. 
C) ​Humans are more biologically successful than other animals. 
D) ​Each species follows a distinctive evolutionary course to ensure biological success.

Question 8

"Lucy" was an australopithecine fossil.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By 30,000 years ago, all of the following traits were evident in the human species except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​higher foreheads 
B) ​smoother brow ridges 
C) ​more distinct chins 
D) ​more prominent cheekbones 
A) ​higher foreheads 
B) ​smoother brow ridges 
C) ​more distinct chins 
D) ​more prominent cheekbones

Question 10

A stone tool with chisel-like edges is the _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A stone tool with chisel-like edges is...

Question 11

New evidence suggests that early humans depended less on hunting than:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​trapping 
B) ​scavenging 
C) ​fishing 
D) ​luring 
A) ​trapping 
B) ​scavenging 
C) ​fishing 
D) ​luring

Question 12

The earliest human stone tool tradition was called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The earliest human stone tool tradition was...

Question 13

Give at least three examples of the cultural explosion that occurred beginning about 40,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic.​

Accepted Answer

Examples may include cave wall

Question 14

The study of human evolution can garner a great deal of controversy from the beginning to the present. Briefly present the evidence for controversy throughout the process of human evolution from nonhuman primate beginnings, through scientific differences between lumpers and splitters, to even conflicting and controversial data. Then, discuss why this type of research might be important despite (or even because of) the controversies. What do we gain as a species in knowing our past?​

Accepted Answer

The study of human evolution has indeed

Question 15

Which of the following best represents Mousterian tools?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​digging sticks 
B) ​smaller flake tools in a variety of forms 
C) ​pebble tools and microliths 
D) ​large hand axes and few other forms 
A) ​digging sticks 
B) ​smaller flake tools in a variety of forms 
C) ​pebble tools and microliths 
D) ​large hand axes and few other forms

Question 16

Beginning with Homo habilis, human evolution followed a sure course of increasing brain size relative to body size.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Ardipithecus ramidus was:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​discovered in Chad, central Africa, and suggests that the human-chimp-gorilla split occurred earlier than we previously thought 
B) ​discovered in the Awash River Basin area of Ethiopia and was an early biped that lived in a forested environment 
C) ​discovered in Kenya and is a direct ancestor to Homo sapiens 
D) ​discovered in Tanzania, lived in a lush tropical environment, and has three separate species associated with it 
A) ​discovered in Chad, central Africa, and suggests that the human-chimp-gorilla split occurred earlier than we previously thought 
B) ​discovered in the Awash River Basin area of Ethiopia and was an early biped that lived in a forested environment 
C) ​discovered in Kenya and is a direct ancestor to Homo sapiens 
D) ​discovered in Tanzania, lived in a lush tropical environment, and has three separate species associated with it

Question 18

For a hominoid fossil to be definitively classified as part of the human evolutionary line, there must be certain evidence of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​bipedalism 
B) ​an elongated skeletal frame 
C) ​a large brain 
D) ​meat eating 
A) ​bipedalism 
B) ​an elongated skeletal frame 
C) ​a large brain 
D) ​meat eating

Question 19

Anatomically modern Homo sapiens appeared about __________ years ago.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Anatomically modern Homo sapiens appeared about __________...

Question 20

Which of the following is not associated with the Upper Paleolithic?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​atlatl 
B) ​burin 
C) ​flakes 
D) ​pebble tools 
A) ​atlatl 
B) ​burin 
C) ​flakes 
D) ​pebble tools

Scientists date the split between human ancestors and the ancestors of African apes between:

Although all of the following may have been critical to the development of an expanding brain, which do scientists believe would have contributed most directly to brain growth?

Mousterian tools are most associated with:

What dietary challenge would early humans on the savannahs have faced?

Paleontologists who interpret minor difference as evidence of distinctive biological species are called _______________.

Which cultural practice most contributes to Neandertals' rather frequent appearance in the fossil record?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

"Lucy" was an australopithecine fossil.

By 30,000 years ago, all of the following traits were evident in the human species except:

A stone tool with chisel-like edges is the _______________.

New evidence suggests that early humans depended less on hunting than:

The earliest human stone tool tradition was called _______________.

Give at least three examples of the cultural explosion that occurred beginning about 40,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic.

Which of the following best represents Mousterian tools?

Beginning with Homo habilis, human evolution followed a sure course of increasing brain size relative to body size.

Ardipithecus ramidus was:

For a hominoid fossil to be definitively classified as part of the human evolutionary line, there must be certain evidence of:

Anatomically modern Homo sapiens appeared about __________ years ago.

Which of the following is not associated with the Upper Paleolithic?

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 4: Human Evolution