Question 1

Which of the following would suggest that language is NOT unique to Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  bees using waggle dance to show the position of flowers and its fellows observing 
B)  bees using waggle dance to show the position of flowers and its fellows dancing as well 
C)  velvet monkeys giving the "eagle" alarm call and its fellows look up to the sky 
D)  velvet monkeys giving the "eagle" alarm call and its fellows look for food 
A)  bees using waggle dance to show the position of flowers and its fellows observing 
B)  bees using waggle dance to show the position of flowers and its fellows dancing as well 
C)  velvet monkeys giving the "eagle" alarm call and its fellows look up to the sky 
D)  velvet monkeys giving the "eagle" alarm call and its fellows look for food C

Question 2

There was only one lineage of hominin living in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

When did humans arrive in the same area as Neandertals?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 60 thousand years ago 
B)  about 50 thousand years ago 
C)  about 40 thousand years ago 
D)  about 30 thousand years ago 
A)  about 60 thousand years ago 
B)  about 50 thousand years ago 
C)  about 40 thousand years ago 
D)  about 30 thousand years ago C

Question 4

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Homo floresiensis

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 5

Vital components of our immune system were acquired through the allele inherited from Denisovans in west Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which group of hominins do the earliest fossil records from the genus Homo belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo neanderthalensis 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo neanderthalensis

Question 7

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Australopithecus africanus

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 8

Fossils from Dmanisi were identified as Homo dmanisi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Based on the research of Uddin and Scherer, how many genes are related to what makes humans uniquely human?

Accepted Answer

A)  1600 genes 
B)  1700 genes 
C)  5000 genes 
D)  all the genes that humans have 
A)  1600 genes 
B)  1700 genes 
C)  5000 genes 
D)  all the genes that humans have

Question 10

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Orrorin tugenensis

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 11

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Homo sapiens

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 12

Paleontologists have inferred bipedalism in hominins from which of the following structures in humans as compared to chimpanzees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans have both ends of the femur larger than chimps, and a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
B)  Humans have both ends of the femur smaller than chimps, and a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
C)  Humans have both ends of the femur larger than chimps, and a larger angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
D)  Humans have both ends of the femur the same chimps, but a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
A)  Humans have both ends of the femur larger than chimps, and a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
B)  Humans have both ends of the femur smaller than chimps, and a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
C)  Humans have both ends of the femur larger than chimps, and a larger angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps. 
D)  Humans have both ends of the femur the same chimps, but a smaller angle at the hip end of the femur than chimps.

Question 13

Which one of the following was taller than its ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo neanderthalensis 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo neanderthalensis

Question 14

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Homo habilis

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 15

Which of the following in Australopithecus indicates adaptations to bipedalism preceded the evolution of species in the genus Homo?

Accepted Answer

A)  The anatomy of the pelvis and lower back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
B)  The anatomy of the legs and lower back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
C)  The anatomy of the pelvis and upper back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
D)  The anatomy of the legs and upper back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
A)  The anatomy of the pelvis and lower back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
B)  The anatomy of the legs and lower back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
C)  The anatomy of the pelvis and upper back of Australopithecus indicates that. 
D)  The anatomy of the legs and upper back of Australopithecus indicates that.

Question 16

Which of the following best compares two main theories about the dispersal of our ancestors from Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of ancestors that never lived in Africa. 
B)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of recent dispersals. 
C)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly old African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of earlier dispersals. 
D)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of earlier dispersals. 
A)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of ancestors that never lived in Africa. 
B)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of recent dispersals. 
C)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly old African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of earlier dispersals. 
D)  The African emergence hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants from a fairly recent African ancestor, and the multiregional hypothesis proposes that modern humans are descendants of earlier dispersals.

Question 17

Which of the following distinguish hominins from apes?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding and parental care 
B)  tool usage and physiology 
C)  body hairiness and brain size 
D)  upright posture and bipedal locomotion 
A)  feeding and parental care 
B)  tool usage and physiology 
C)  body hairiness and brain size 
D)  upright posture and bipedal locomotion

Question 18

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Homo erectus

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 19

Suppose that one human and one Neandertal conceive a child together. Which of the following would be most likely to characterize that offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would be "physically sterile." 
B)  It would be "psychological sterile." 
C)  It would be "cognitively sterile." 
D)  It would be "emotionally sterile." 
A)  It would be "physically sterile." 
B)  It would be "psychological sterile." 
C)  It would be "cognitively sterile." 
D)  It would be "emotionally sterile."

Question 20

Which group of hominins does the first australopith to be described belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus sediba 
B)  Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  Australopithecus anamensis 
D)  Australopithecus africanus 
A)  Australopithecus sediba 
B)  Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  Australopithecus anamensis 
D)  Australopithecus africanus

Exam 20: Humans and Evolution

Which of the following would suggest that language is NOT unique to Homo sapiens?

There was only one lineage of hominin living in the past.

When did humans arrive in the same area as Neandertals?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Homo floresiensis

Vital components of our immune system were acquired through the allele inherited from Denisovans in west Asia.

Which group of hominins do the earliest fossil records from the genus Homo belong to?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Australopithecus africanus

Fossils from Dmanisi were identified as Homo dmanisi.

Based on the research of Uddin and Scherer, how many genes are related to what makes humans uniquely human?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Orrorin tugenensis

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Homo sapiens

Paleontologists have inferred bipedalism in hominins from which of the following structures in humans as compared to chimpanzees?

Which one of the following was taller than its ancestors?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Homo habilis

Which of the following in Australopithecus indicates adaptations to bipedalism preceded the evolution of species in the genus Homo?

Which of the following best compares two main theories about the dispersal of our ancestors from Africa?

Which of the following distinguish hominins from apes?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Homo erectus

Suppose that one human and one Neandertal conceive a child together. Which of the following would be most likely to characterize that offspring?

Which group of hominins does the first australopith to be described belong to?

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