Question 1

The australopithecines are placed in the taxonomic family Homininae because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  had large brains 
B)  made and used tools 
C)  hunted 
D)  walked upright 
A)  had large brains 
B)  made and used tools 
C)  hunted 
D)  walked upright

Question 2

Sahelanthropus is thought to have been bipedal based on the positioning of its:

Accepted Answer

A)  pelvis 
B)  thoracic vertebrae 
C)  foramen magnum 
D)  metatarsals 
A)  pelvis 
B)  thoracic vertebrae 
C)  foramen magnum 
D)  metatarsals

Question 3

What do the Laetoli footprints tell us about hominin behavior 3.5 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

The Laetoli footprints provide valuable

Question 4

Most trees follow which photosynthetic pathway:

Accepted Answer

A)  C4 
B)  C3 
C)  C8 
D)  C14 
A)  C4 
B)  C3 
C)  C8 
D)  C14

Question 5

51: The key discovery made at the Lomekwi site in Kenya was:

Accepted Answer

A)  3.5 million year old hominin footprints 
B)  the oldest stone tools 
C)  the oldest bipedal fossils 
D)  the oldest evidence for the use of fire by human ancestors 
A)  3.5 million year old hominin footprints 
B)  the oldest stone tools 
C)  the oldest bipedal fossils 
D)  the oldest evidence for the use of fire by human ancestors

Question 6

Ardipithecus lived in a habitat best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  playa 
B)  woodland 
C)  tundra 
D)  desert 
A)  playa 
B)  woodland 
C)  tundra 
D)  desert

Question 7

The brain size of the australopithecines was about what percentage of modern human brain size:

Accepted Answer

A)  75% 
B)  55% 
C)  45% 
D)  33% 
A)  75% 
B)  55% 
C)  45% 
D)  33%

Question 8

In the view of Owen Lovejoy, bipedalism is advantageous because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  provides a broader view of the savanna and its resources-and its dangers 
B)  frees the hands for tool making 
C)  allows males to carry food to provision females with children 
D)  allows scavengers to search for food more efficiently across the savanna 
A)  provides a broader view of the savanna and its resources-and its dangers 
B)  frees the hands for tool making 
C)  allows males to carry food to provision females with children 
D)  allows scavengers to search for food more efficiently across the savanna

Question 9

Paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman based her conclusion that Homo habilis was, at least in part, a meat eater on the basis of her analysis of:

Accepted Answer

A)  stone tool cut marks on animal bones 
B)  Homo habilis coprolites 
C)  the carbon isotope analysis of Homo habilis bones 
D)  all of the above 
A)  stone tool cut marks on animal bones 
B)  Homo habilis coprolites 
C)  the carbon isotope analysis of Homo habilis bones 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

The Miocene Epoch was marked by the predominance of what kind of habitat:

Accepted Answer

A)  forest 
B)  desert 
C)  arctic tundra 
D)  savanna 
A)  forest 
B)  desert 
C)  arctic tundra 
D)  savanna

Question 11

A significant feature of the period from about 4 million to 2 million years ago is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a simple pattern of successive hominin species replacing each other though time 
B)  the existence of multiple, contemporaneous hominin species 
C)  slow, methodically increasing brain size in the hominin line 
D)  evidence of increasingly proficient and more human-like upright locomotion 
A)  a simple pattern of successive hominin species replacing each other though time 
B)  the existence of multiple, contemporaneous hominin species 
C)  slow, methodically increasing brain size in the hominin line 
D)  evidence of increasingly proficient and more human-like upright locomotion

Question 12

Savannas are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  dwarf tree species 
B)  grasses 
C)  a lack of plant life 
D)  apes 
A)  dwarf tree species 
B)  grasses 
C)  a lack of plant life 
D)  apes

Question 13

Human beings evolved from:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ape species that outcompeted the other apes living in the diminishing Miocene forests 
B)  an ape species that could not compete in the diminishing Miocene forests and was pushed out onto the savanna 
C)  chimpanzees 
D)  the catarrhine monkeys 
A)  an ape species that outcompeted the other apes living in the diminishing Miocene forests 
B)  an ape species that could not compete in the diminishing Miocene forests and was pushed out onto the savanna 
C)  chimpanzees 
D)  the catarrhine monkeys

Question 14

Pongids:

Accepted Answer

A)  are incapable of walking bipedally 
B)  can walk bipedally only by holding on to branches with their arms 
C)  are, in fact, habitually bipedal 
D)  are capable of bipedal locomotion, but inefficiently 
A)  are incapable of walking bipedally 
B)  can walk bipedally only by holding on to branches with their arms 
C)  are, in fact, habitually bipedal 
D)  are capable of bipedal locomotion, but inefficiently

Question 15

The characteristic possessed by our ancestors that enabled them to survive the dislocations wrought by the shrinking forest habitat at the end of the Miocene was their ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  brachiate 
B)  outthink their ape cousins 
C)  outfight their ape cousins 
D)  walk on two feet 
A)  brachiate 
B)  outthink their ape cousins 
C)  outfight their ape cousins 
D)  walk on two feet

Question 16

What species is the fossil "Lucy" considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  Australopithecus anamensis 
C)  Australopithecus aethiopicus 
D)  Australopithecus robustus 
A)  Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  Australopithecus anamensis 
C)  Australopithecus aethiopicus 
D)  Australopithecus robustus

Question 17

Habitual bipedalism is a behavioral characteristic typical only for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hominins 
B)  pongids 
C)  anthropoid monkeys 
D)  modern humans 
A)  hominins 
B)  pongids 
C)  anthropoid monkeys 
D)  modern humans

Question 18

The contraction of forest habitat at the end of the Miocene epoch:

Accepted Answer

A)  caused the evolution of bipedal locomotion 
B)  selected against apes with the ability to walk on two feet 
C)  made an already existing ability to walk on two feet newly advantageous 
D)  caused the proliferation of ape genera and species 
A)  caused the evolution of bipedal locomotion 
B)  selected against apes with the ability to walk on two feet 
C)  made an already existing ability to walk on two feet newly advantageous 
D)  caused the proliferation of ape genera and species

Question 19

Fossil hand anatomy suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis was the first hominin capable of making stone tools 
B)  at least some of the australopithecines had been physically capable of making stone tools 
C)  Homo habilis could not have manufactured stone tools 
D)  Homo erectus was the first hominin capable of making stone tools 
A)  Homo habilis was the first hominin capable of making stone tools 
B)  at least some of the australopithecines had been physically capable of making stone tools 
C)  Homo habilis could not have manufactured stone tools 
D)  Homo erectus was the first hominin capable of making stone tools

Question 20

The name applied to the australopithecine species that dates to more than 4 million years ago and therefore predates Lucy's species is:

Accepted Answer

A)  afarensis 
B)  ramidus 
C)  aethiopicus 
D)  anamensis 
A)  afarensis 
B)  ramidus 
C)  aethiopicus 
D)  anamensis

The australopithecines are placed in the taxonomic family Homininae because they:

Sahelanthropus is thought to have been bipedal based on the positioning of its:

What do the Laetoli footprints tell us about hominin behavior 3.5 million years ago?

Most trees follow which photosynthetic pathway:

51: The key discovery made at the Lomekwi site in Kenya was:

Ardipithecus lived in a habitat best described as:

The brain size of the australopithecines was about what percentage of modern human brain size:

In the view of Owen Lovejoy, bipedalism is advantageous because it:

Paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman based her conclusion that Homo habilis was, at least in part, a meat eater on the basis of her analysis of:

The Miocene Epoch was marked by the predominance of what kind of habitat:

A significant feature of the period from about 4 million to 2 million years ago is:

Savannas are characterized by:

Human beings evolved from:

Pongids:

The characteristic possessed by our ancestors that enabled them to survive the dislocations wrought by the shrinking forest habitat at the end of the Miocene was their ability to:

What species is the fossil "Lucy" considered to be:

Habitual bipedalism is a behavioral characteristic typical only for the:

The contraction of forest habitat at the end of the Miocene epoch:

Fossil hand anatomy suggested that:

The name applied to the australopithecine species that dates to more than 4 million years ago and therefore predates Lucy's species is:

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An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

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Exam 3: African Roots

The australopithecines are placed in the taxonomic family Homininae because they:

Sahelanthropus is thought to have been bipedal based on the positioning of its:

What do the Laetoli footprints tell us about hominin behavior 3.5 million years ago?

Most trees follow which photosynthetic pathway:

51: The key discovery made at the Lomekwi site in Kenya was:

Ardipithecus lived in a habitat best described as:

The brain size of the australopithecines was about what percentage of modern human brain size:

In the view of Owen Lovejoy, bipedalism is advantageous because it:

Paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman based her conclusion that Homo habilis was, at least in part, a meat eater on the basis of her analysis of:

The Miocene Epoch was marked by the predominance of what kind of habitat:

A significant feature of the period from about 4 million to 2 million years ago is:

Savannas are characterized by:

Human beings evolved from:

Pongids:

The characteristic possessed by our ancestors that enabled them to survive the dislocations wrought by the shrinking forest habitat at the end of the Miocene was their ability to:

What species is the fossil "Lucy" considered to be:

Habitual bipedalism is a behavioral characteristic typical only for the:

The contraction of forest habitat at the end of the Miocene epoch:

Fossil hand anatomy suggested that:

The name applied to the australopithecine species that dates to more than 4 million years ago and therefore predates Lucy's species is:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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