Question 1

Anthropologist Donald Johanson found 40 percent of the skeleton of a female hominid at Hadar, which he named __________ after the Beatles song.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rita 
B)  Lucy 
C)  Yoko 
D)  Day-Tripper 
A)  Rita 
B)  Lucy 
C)  Yoko 
D)  Day-Tripper

Question 2

What is the main argument against bipedal development as an adaptation for life on the savannas?

Accepted Answer

A)  there is evidence there were few savannas, but more woodland and open country 
B)  there is no evidence that the behavior was adaptive 
C)  bipedalism actually caused more problems than they solved 
D)  most primates are bipedal, so it is not a special adaptive behavior 
A)  there is evidence there were few savannas, but more woodland and open country 
B)  there is no evidence that the behavior was adaptive 
C)  bipedalism actually caused more problems than they solved 
D)  most primates are bipedal, so it is not a special adaptive behavior

Question 3

Discuss the model of human evolution presented by Ember and Ember.

Accepted Answer

Ember and Ember present a model of human

Question 4

Robust australopithecines include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  aethiopicus. 
B)  boisei. 
C)  africanus. 
D)  robustus. 
A)  aethiopicus. 
B)  boisei. 
C)  africanus. 
D)  robustus.

Question 5

With the drying trend of 16 to 11 million years ago, the area called the ________ expanded in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  polar icecaps 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  savanna 
D)  bush 
A)  polar icecaps 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  savanna 
D)  bush

Anthropologist Donald Johanson found 40 percent of the skeleton of a female hominid at Hadar, which he named __________ after the Beatles song.

What is the main argument against bipedal development as an adaptation for life on the savannas?

Discuss the model of human evolution presented by Ember and Ember.

Robust australopithecines include all of the following except

With the drying trend of 16 to 11 million years ago, the area called the ________ expanded in Africa.

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

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Exam 8: The First Hominids

Anthropologist Donald Johanson found 40 percent of the skeleton of a female hominid at Hadar, which he named __________ after the Beatles song.

What is the main argument against bipedal development as an adaptation for life on the savannas?

Discuss the model of human evolution presented by Ember and Ember.

Robust australopithecines include all of the following except

With the drying trend of 16 to 11 million years ago, the area called the ________ expanded in Africa.

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

Filters