Question 1

Species in the genus Homo have two specializations associated with throwing ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How much of modern Europeans' DNA is Neandertal?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 5% 
B)  about 4% 
C)  about 3% 
D)  about 2% 
A)  about 5% 
B)  about 4% 
C)  about 3% 
D)  about 2%

Question 3

Hominins are more closely related to modern humans than other ancestors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following research findings would strongly suggest that bipedalism arose in an arboreal setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on tough branches 
B)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on high branches 
C)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on flexible branches 
D)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on land 
A)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on tough branches 
B)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on high branches 
C)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on flexible branches 
D)  hand-assisted bipedalism and movement on land

Question 5

Which of the following makes a human hand more suitable for precision and power grip compared to a chimp's hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  A human hand has a longer thumb, while the palm and fingers are the same. 
B)  A human hand has a shorter thumb, while the palm and fingers are the same. 
C)  A human hand has a shorter thumb, while the palm and fingers are longer. 
D)  A human hand has a longer thumb, while the palm and fingers are shorter. 
A)  A human hand has a longer thumb, while the palm and fingers are the same. 
B)  A human hand has a shorter thumb, while the palm and fingers are the same. 
C)  A human hand has a shorter thumb, while the palm and fingers are longer. 
D)  A human hand has a longer thumb, while the palm and fingers are shorter.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Human leg bones are shorter than in chimpanzees, and chimpanzees have longer foreleg bones than humans do. 
B)  Human leg bones are longer than in chimpanzees, while chimpanzees have longer foreleg bones than humans do. 
C)  Human leg bones are longer than in chimpanzees, and chimpanzees have shorter foreleg bones than humans do. 
D)  Human leg bones are shorter than in chimpanzees, while chimpanzees have shorter foreleg bones than humans do. 
A)  Human leg bones are shorter than in chimpanzees, and chimpanzees have longer foreleg bones than humans do. 
B)  Human leg bones are longer than in chimpanzees, while chimpanzees have longer foreleg bones than humans do. 
C)  Human leg bones are longer than in chimpanzees, and chimpanzees have shorter foreleg bones than humans do. 
D)  Human leg bones are shorter than in chimpanzees, while chimpanzees have shorter foreleg bones than humans do.

Question 7

When did Neandertals live on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  from about 500 thousand to 30 thousand years ago 
B)  from about 400 thousand to 30 thousand years ago 
C)  from about 300 thousand to 20 thousand years ago 
D)  from about 200 thousand to 10 thousand years ago 
A)  from about 500 thousand to 30 thousand years ago 
B)  from about 400 thousand to 30 thousand years ago 
C)  from about 300 thousand to 20 thousand years ago 
D)  from about 200 thousand to 10 thousand years ago

Question 8

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals would have been very different in social behaviour and in their abilities to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the oldest known species in the genus Australopithecus?

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

Question 10

What is the importance of the Denisovans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Polynesians. 
B)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Melanesians. 
C)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Indonesians. 
D)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Micronesians. 
A)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Polynesians. 
B)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Melanesians. 
C)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Indonesians. 
D)  Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in Southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Micronesians.

Question 11

The history of hominins clearly demonstrates challenges inherent in recognizing species and the boundaries between them. Which of the following evidence is the example of that?

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeological and genomic evidence 
B)  paleontological and genomic evidence 
C)  paleontological, archaeological, and genomic evidence 
D)  paleontological and archaeological evidence 
A)  archaeological and genomic evidence 
B)  paleontological and genomic evidence 
C)  paleontological, archaeological, and genomic evidence 
D)  paleontological and archaeological evidence

Question 12

Who were the Hadza of Tanzania?

Accepted Answer

A)  a society of Neanderthals 
B)  a historical group of first humans 
C)  a society of humans who were vegetarians 
D)  human hunter-gatherer societies 
A)  a society of Neanderthals 
B)  a historical group of first humans 
C)  a society of humans who were vegetarians 
D)  human hunter-gatherer societies

Question 13

What does genomic analysis show about the ancestors of modern humans, Neandertals, and Denisovans?

Accepted Answer

A)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Denisovans but not with Neandertals 
B)  that Neandertals interbred with Denisovans 
C)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both Neandertals and Denisovans 
A)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Denisovans but not with Neandertals 
B)  that Neandertals interbred with Denisovans 
C)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D)  that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both Neandertals and Denisovans

Question 14

What is another name for Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A)  "beautiful man" 
B)  "upright man" 
C)  "handy man" 
D)  "smart man" 
A)  "beautiful man" 
B)  "upright man" 
C)  "handy man" 
D)  "smart man"

Exam 20: Humans and Evolution

Species in the genus Homo have two specializations associated with throwing ability.

How much of modern Europeans' DNA is Neandertal?

Hominins are more closely related to modern humans than other ancestors.

Which of the following research findings would strongly suggest that bipedalism arose in an arboreal setting?

Which of the following makes a human hand more suitable for precision and power grip compared to a chimp's hand?

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

When did Neandertals live on Earth?

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals would have been very different in social behaviour and in their abilities to communicate.

Which of the following is one of the oldest known species in the genus Australopithecus?

What is the importance of the Denisovans?

The history of hominins clearly demonstrates challenges inherent in recognizing species and the boundaries between them. Which of the following evidence is the example of that?

Who were the Hadza of Tanzania?

What does genomic analysis show about the ancestors of modern humans, Neandertals, and Denisovans?

What is another name for Homo erectus?

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