Question 1

What can the radiopotassium dating technique be applied to?

Accepted Answer

A)  fossilized bone 
B)  stone of volcanic origin 
C)  organic remains 
D)  bones and teeth 
A)  fossilized bone 
B)  stone of volcanic origin 
C)  organic remains 
D)  bones and teeth

Question 2

Where in the body do we carry our genetic code?

Accepted Answer

A)  cell bodies 
B)  protein chains 
C)  DNA 
D)  mutagens 
A)  cell bodies 
B)  protein chains 
C)  DNA 
D)  mutagens

Question 3

Which of the following absorbs ultraviolet radiation as a natural sunscreen?

Accepted Answer

A)  melanocyctes 
B)  melanin 
C)  folic acid 
D)  vitamin D 
A)  melanocyctes 
B)  melanin 
C)  folic acid 
D)  vitamin D

Question 4

What is significant about the fetal origins hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prenatal stress has a dramatic impact on health. 
B)  Prenatal health is determined by paternal health. 
C)  All early human evolution can be understood through the analysis of the fetus. 
D)  Prenatal gene structures evolved from very primitive hominids. 
A)  Prenatal stress has a dramatic impact on health. 
B)  Prenatal health is determined by paternal health. 
C)  All early human evolution can be understood through the analysis of the fetus. 
D)  Prenatal gene structures evolved from very primitive hominids.

Question 5

What do we call the chemical process that preserves an organism by turning it partially or wholly into rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentation 
B)  fossilization 
C)  decomposition 
D)  stratigraphy 
A)  sedimentation 
B)  fossilization 
C)  decomposition 
D)  stratigraphy

Question 6

What makes the Acheulian stone tools associated with Homo erectus different than those made by earlier hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)  The stone used was stronger. 
B)  Acheulian tools all had decorative markings. 
C)  These tools were of a greater variety and accomplished a wider range of tasks. 
D)  These tools were used in the act of war. 
A)  The stone used was stronger. 
B)  Acheulian tools all had decorative markings. 
C)  These tools were of a greater variety and accomplished a wider range of tasks. 
D)  These tools were used in the act of war.

Question 7

What is the term for the natural history of Earth and the universe, including the span of human existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  multiregional replacement thesis 
C)  natural selection 
D)  deep time 
A)  evolution 
B)  multiregional replacement thesis 
C)  natural selection 
D)  deep time

Question 8

If the replacement theory is correct, then what should we expect to find out about early hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both archaic and modern humans should overlap in time in most locations. 
B)  Individuals within a population would have certain characteristics that would enable them to survive. 
C)  There would be high genetic variation farther away from Africa. 
D)  Archaic and modern humans should not overlap in time in any locations. 
A)  Both archaic and modern humans should overlap in time in most locations. 
B)  Individuals within a population would have certain characteristics that would enable them to survive. 
C)  There would be high genetic variation farther away from Africa. 
D)  Archaic and modern humans should not overlap in time in any locations.

Question 9

What do we call a group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  founding population 
B)  subspecies 
C)  species 
D)  kinship group 
A)  founding population 
B)  subspecies 
C)  species 
D)  kinship group

Question 10

Why are dark-skinned people found in equatorial regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dark skin protects against heat. 
B)  Those populations are the oldest evolved groups. 
C)  Dark skin is a genetic adaptation to ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  Dark skin confers resistance to malaria. 
A)  Dark skin protects against heat. 
B)  Those populations are the oldest evolved groups. 
C)  Dark skin is a genetic adaptation to ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  Dark skin confers resistance to malaria.

Question 11

People from the high-altitude highlands of South America develop larger lung capacity in order to process more oxygen. Why does this same lung capacity not reverse if these individuals move to a lower altitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altitude acclimatization is permanent. 
B)  Advantageous phenotypic traits are genetically determined. 
C)  This trait is a variation that results from only genetic factors. 
D)  This is a permanent developmental adaptation. 
A)  Altitude acclimatization is permanent. 
B)  Advantageous phenotypic traits are genetically determined. 
C)  This trait is a variation that results from only genetic factors. 
D)  This is a permanent developmental adaptation.

Question 12

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

Accepted Answer

Skin color follows a geographic pattern.

Question 13

Among which species of early hominids do we begin to note the increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo erectus 
D)  Homo sapiens 
A)  Australopithecus 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Homo erectus 
D)  Homo sapiens

Question 14

Discuss the case of the peppered moth in England. Why did this species change its outward appearance in a short period of time? What does this suggest about evolution?

Accepted Answer

The moth changed its appearance due to t

Question 15

What do we call the Protestant Christian belief that God created the Earth between 6,000 and 10,000 yBP?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection 
B)  creationism 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  biblical evolutionary theory 
A)  natural selection 
B)  creationism 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  biblical evolutionary theory

Question 16

Genetic adaptation is distinct because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  only occurs at the population level. 
B)  only occurs at the individual level. 
C)  is cumulative. 
D)  only applies to changes in skin color in populations as they moved away from the equator. 
A)  only occurs at the population level. 
B)  only occurs at the individual level. 
C)  is cumulative. 
D)  only applies to changes in skin color in populations as they moved away from the equator.

Question 17

While a great many of the fossils of our earliest human ancestors have been found in Africa, why is it problematic to use these fossils to make concrete conclusions about our earliest origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is unequal representation of time periods and species in the fossil record. 
B)  Dating techniques are still too primitive to establish completely accurate results. 
C)  Rival researchers often draw conflicting conclusions based on their discoveries. 
D)  Many parts of Africa cannot be easily accessed by paleoanthropologists. 
A)  There is unequal representation of time periods and species in the fossil record. 
B)  Dating techniques are still too primitive to establish completely accurate results. 
C)  Rival researchers often draw conflicting conclusions based on their discoveries. 
D)  Many parts of Africa cannot be easily accessed by paleoanthropologists.

Question 18

What is the term used to describe scientists who study fossil remains of our early human ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  paleogeneticists 
B)  archaeologists 
C)  paleoanthropologists 
D)  historians 
A)  paleogeneticists 
B)  archaeologists 
C)  paleoanthropologists 
D)  historians

Question 19

When a small part of a population with a unique phenotypical characteristic migrates to a new location and begins to reproduce separately as a new, distinct group, what is this process called?

Accepted Answer

A)  gene flow 
B)  founder effect 
C)  gene migration 
D)  genetic mutation 
A)  gene flow 
B)  founder effect 
C)  gene migration 
D)  genetic mutation

Question 20

What kind of dating technique gives a specific date for a fossil?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  stratigraphic 
C)  relative 
D)  radiometric 
A)  absolute 
B)  stratigraphic 
C)  relative 
D)  radiometric

What can the radiopotassium dating technique be applied to?

Where in the body do we carry our genetic code?

Which of the following absorbs ultraviolet radiation as a natural sunscreen?

What is significant about the fetal origins hypothesis?

What do we call the chemical process that preserves an organism by turning it partially or wholly into rock?

What makes the Acheulian stone tools associated with Homo erectus different than those made by earlier hominids?

What is the term for the natural history of Earth and the universe, including the span of human existence?

If the replacement theory is correct, then what should we expect to find out about early hominids?

What do we call a group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring?

Why are dark-skinned people found in equatorial regions?

People from the high-altitude highlands of South America develop larger lung capacity in order to process more oxygen. Why does this same lung capacity not reverse if these individuals move to a lower altitude?

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

Among which species of early hominids do we begin to note the increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities?

Discuss the case of the peppered moth in England. Why did this species change its outward appearance in a short period of time? What does this suggest about evolution?

What do we call the Protestant Christian belief that God created the Earth between 6,000 and 10,000 yBP?

Genetic adaptation is distinct because it:

While a great many of the fossils of our earliest human ancestors have been found in Africa, why is it problematic to use these fossils to make concrete conclusions about our earliest origins?

What is the term used to describe scientists who study fossil remains of our early human ancestors?

When a small part of a population with a unique phenotypical characteristic migrates to a new location and begins to reproduce separately as a new, distinct group, what is this process called?

What kind of dating technique gives a specific date for a fossil?

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Exam 5: Human Origins

What can the radiopotassium dating technique be applied to?

Where in the body do we carry our genetic code?

Which of the following absorbs ultraviolet radiation as a natural sunscreen?

What is significant about the fetal origins hypothesis?

What do we call the chemical process that preserves an organism by turning it partially or wholly into rock?

What makes the Acheulian stone tools associated with Homo erectus different than those made by earlier hominids?

What is the term for the natural history of Earth and the universe, including the span of human existence?

If the replacement theory is correct, then what should we expect to find out about early hominids?

What do we call a group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring?

Why are dark-skinned people found in equatorial regions?

People from the high-altitude highlands of South America develop larger lung capacity in order to process more oxygen. Why does this same lung capacity not reverse if these individuals move to a lower altitude?

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

Among which species of early hominids do we begin to note the increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities?

Discuss the case of the peppered moth in England. Why did this species change its outward appearance in a short period of time? What does this suggest about evolution?

What do we call the Protestant Christian belief that God created the Earth between 6,000 and 10,000 yBP?

Genetic adaptation is distinct because it:

While a great many of the fossils of our earliest human ancestors have been found in Africa, why is it problematic to use these fossils to make concrete conclusions about our earliest origins?

What is the term used to describe scientists who study fossil remains of our early human ancestors?

When a small part of a population with a unique phenotypical characteristic migrates to a new location and begins to reproduce separately as a new, distinct group, what is this process called?

What kind of dating technique gives a specific date for a fossil?

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