Question 1

Which of the following played a more significant role in the further brain development of early human ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  longer femora 
B)  smaller jaw muscles 
C)  smaller and more compact pelvis 
D)  a higher foot arch 
A)  longer femora 
B)  smaller jaw muscles 
C)  smaller and more compact pelvis 
D)  a higher foot arch

Question 2

Which of the following is not an advantage of bipedalism among humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ability to use free hands for carrying objects and making tools 
B)  an increased exposure to ultraviolet sun radiation 
C)  an ability to walk efficiently and for longer distances 
D)  more visual acuity over distances 
A)  an ability to use free hands for carrying objects and making tools 
B)  an increased exposure to ultraviolet sun radiation 
C)  an ability to walk efficiently and for longer distances 
D)  more visual acuity over distances

Question 3

Why do some primatologists call the Miocene the "golden age of the hominoids"?

Accepted Answer

During this period t

Question 4

What evidence is used for a hominoid fossil to be definitively classified as part of the human evolutionary line?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipedalism 
B)  upright spinal column 
C)  large skull 
D)  forward-projecting eyes 
A)  bipedalism 
B)  upright spinal column 
C)  large skull 
D)  forward-projecting eyes

Question 5

Which of the following countries in Africa has not yielded australopithecine fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Chad 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Ethiopia 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Chad 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Ethiopia

Question 6

Which of the following is not an accurate depiction of the australopithecines?

Accepted Answer

A)  females were larger than males 
B)  their brain size was comparable per body size to the modern African apes 
C)  they were quite muscular 
D)  they were not as large or tall as modern-day humans 
A)  females were larger than males 
B)  their brain size was comparable per body size to the modern African apes 
C)  they were quite muscular 
D)  they were not as large or tall as modern-day humans

Which of the following played a more significant role in the further brain development of early human ancestors?

Which of the following is not an advantage of bipedalism among humans?

Why do some primatologists call the Miocene the "golden age of the hominoids"?

What evidence is used for a hominoid fossil to be definitively classified as part of the human evolutionary line?

Which of the following countries in Africa has not yielded australopithecine fossils?

Which of the following is not an accurate depiction of the australopithecines?

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Exam 4: Human Evolution

Which of the following played a more significant role in the further brain development of early human ancestors?

Which of the following is not an advantage of bipedalism among humans?

Why do some primatologists call the Miocene the "golden age of the hominoids"?

What evidence is used for a hominoid fossil to be definitively classified as part of the human evolutionary line?

Which of the following countries in Africa has not yielded australopithecine fossils?

Which of the following is not an accurate depiction of the australopithecines?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology 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 Methods of Grouping

Politics, Power, and Violence

Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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