Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a physiological adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  tanning 
B)  sunscreen 
C)  reduction in jaw size 
D)  sweating 
E)  increased heart rate 
A)  tanning 
B)  sunscreen 
C)  reduction in jaw size 
D)  sweating 
E)  increased heart rate B

Question 2

A group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring are called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  founding population. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  species. 
D)  kinship group. 
E)  genetic drift. 
A)  founding population. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  species. 
D)  kinship group. 
E)  genetic drift. C

Question 3

Identify where Neandertals are located in the human evolutionary chain and how they are similar physically to other modern Homo sapiens.

Accepted Answer

Neandertals are classified as archaic Homo sapiens dating from 350,000 to 28,000 yBP. The Neandertals had similar brain size, were physically active, and were able to survive in the most extreme environments. Neandertal anatomy indicates that they would have been able to speak.

Question 4

Where have the fossils of our earliest human ancestors been found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Europe 
C)  North America 
D)  Australia 
E)  Asia 
A)  Africa 
B)  Europe 
C)  North America 
D)  Australia 
E)  Asia

Question 5

Radiocarbon dating can be applied to:

Accepted Answer

A)  stone tools. 
B)  stone of volcanic origin. 
C)  organic remains. 
D)  only dates earlier than 70,000 BP. 
E)  only dates later than 25,000 BP. 
A)  stone tools. 
B)  stone of volcanic origin. 
C)  organic remains. 
D)  only dates earlier than 70,000 BP. 
E)  only dates later than 25,000 BP.

Question 6

Modern Homo sapiens settled in the Pacific Islands approximately 40,000 years ago due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress on food resources. 
B)  increased social organization. 
C)  uncontrolled population growth. 
D)  the lowering of sea levels due to a cooling climate. 
E)  being displaced by Neandertals. 
A)  stress on food resources. 
B)  increased social organization. 
C)  uncontrolled population growth. 
D)  the lowering of sea levels due to a cooling climate. 
E)  being displaced by Neandertals.

Question 7

Which of the following was a contemporary hominid with Australopithecus, but had a significantly larger brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  Homo hablis 
C)  Australopithecus africanus 
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus 
E)  Sahelanthropus 
A)  Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  Homo hablis 
C)  Australopithecus africanus 
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus 
E)  Sahelanthropus

Question 8

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, the process is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  gene flow. 
B)  founder effect. 
C)  genetic mutation. 
D)  gene migration. 
E)  natural selection. 
A)  gene flow. 
B)  founder effect. 
C)  genetic mutation. 
D)  gene migration. 
E)  natural selection.

Question 9

Which of the following lists our human ancestors in chronological order, from oldest to youngest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus afarensis, Ardipithecus ramidus, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Homo sapiens 
B)  Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Homo hablis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens 
C)  Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Australopithecus afarensis, Ardipithecus ramidus 
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Homo sapiens 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis, Homo hablis, Ardipithecus ramidus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus 
A)  Australopithecus afarensis, Ardipithecus ramidus, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Homo sapiens 
B)  Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Homo hablis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens 
C)  Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Australopithecus afarensis, Ardipithecus ramidus 
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Homo erectus, Homo hablis, Homo sapiens 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis, Homo hablis, Ardipithecus ramidus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus

Question 10

Calculations of DNA mutation rates indicate that Native Americans were derived from northeast Asians who migrated to the Americas about:

Accepted Answer

A)  15,000 years ago. 
B)  30,000 years ago. 
C)  100,000 years ago. 
D)  150,000 years ago. 
E)  200,000 years ago. 
A)  15,000 years ago. 
B)  30,000 years ago. 
C)  100,000 years ago. 
D)  150,000 years ago. 
E)  200,000 years ago.

Question 11

Any dating technique that gives a specific date for a fossil is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute. 
B)  stratigraphic. 
C)  relative. 
D)  radiometric. 
E)  ecometric. 
A)  absolute. 
B)  stratigraphic. 
C)  relative. 
D)  radiometric. 
E)  ecometric.

Question 12

The best, most succinct definition of evolution is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a change in physical appearance over time. 
B)  the change in human populations in one generation. 
C)  any type of genetic mutation. 
D)  that biological adaptations in organisms occur in response to changes in the environment and develop over generations. 
E)  the changes that occur in an organism when it is exposed to a mutagen. 
A)  a change in physical appearance over time. 
B)  the change in human populations in one generation. 
C)  any type of genetic mutation. 
D)  that biological adaptations in organisms occur in response to changes in the environment and develop over generations. 
E)  the changes that occur in an organism when it is exposed to a mutagen.

Question 13

The sickle-cell gene is found in high frequency in certain African countries mainly along the equator because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mutation increases the body's ability to regulate heat. 
B)  the gene can give protection against rickets. 
C)  it is in response to natural selection. 
D)  it provides protection against the harmful effect of ultraviolet radiation. 
E)  the mutation increases the body's ability to carry oxygen. 
A)  the mutation increases the body's ability to regulate heat. 
B)  the gene can give protection against rickets. 
C)  it is in response to natural selection. 
D)  it provides protection against the harmful effect of ultraviolet radiation. 
E)  the mutation increases the body's ability to carry oxygen.

Question 14

Modern humans became successful at survival as a result of certain biological and societal factors, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic diversity. 
B)  developmental adaption. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  cultural adaptation. 
E)  genetic adaption. 
A)  genetic diversity. 
B)  developmental adaption. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  cultural adaptation. 
E)  genetic adaption.

Question 15

Which of the following describes an individual who would show developmental adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who has spent their adult life in a high-altitude environment. 
B)  Someone who has temporarily moved to a high-altitude environment as an adult but returns to low alititude for a short time. 
C)  Someone who has grown up in a high-altitude environment. 
D)  Someone who was born in a low-altitude environment but whose parents grew up in a high altitude environment. 
E)  Someone who was raised at and spends their adult life at low altitude. 
A)  Someone who has spent their adult life in a high-altitude environment. 
B)  Someone who has temporarily moved to a high-altitude environment as an adult but returns to low alititude for a short time. 
C)  Someone who has grown up in a high-altitude environment. 
D)  Someone who was born in a low-altitude environment but whose parents grew up in a high altitude environment. 
E)  Someone who was raised at and spends their adult life at low altitude.

Question 16

Although DNA prescribes genetic possibility, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic adaptations. 
B)  developmental adaptations. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  cultural adaptations. 
E)  mutagens. 
A)  genetic adaptations. 
B)  developmental adaptations. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  cultural adaptations. 
E)  mutagens.

Question 17

Around 15,000 yBP, modern Homo sapiens had left Asia and migrated to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe. 
B)  North and South America. 
C)  Australia. 
D)  Indonesia. 
E)  Madagascar. 
A)  Europe. 
B)  North and South America. 
C)  Australia. 
D)  Indonesia. 
E)  Madagascar.

Question 18

The "Hobbit" of Flores Island, Indonesia, is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  short stature. 
B)  primitive wrist bones. 
C)  tiny brain size. 
D)  powerful jaw with large molars. 
E)  microcephaly. 
A)  short stature. 
B)  primitive wrist bones. 
C)  tiny brain size. 
D)  powerful jaw with large molars. 
E)  microcephaly.

Question 19

Dark-skinned people are found in equatorial regions because:

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)  the skin contains excessive amounts of vitamin D. 
E)  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)  the skin contains excessive amounts of vitamin D. 
E)  dark skin confers resistance to malaria.

Question 20

Contrast the two theories on the ultimate fate of the Neandertals.

Accepted Answer

Multiregional continuity thesis hypothes

Which of the following is NOT a physiological adaptation?

A group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring are called a:

Identify where Neandertals are located in the human evolutionary chain and how they are similar physically to other modern Homo sapiens.

Where have the fossils of our earliest human ancestors been found?

Radiocarbon dating can be applied to:

Modern Homo sapiens settled in the Pacific Islands approximately 40,000 years ago due to:

Which of the following was a contemporary hominid with Australopithecus, but had a significantly larger brain?

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, the process is called:

Which of the following lists our human ancestors in chronological order, from oldest to youngest?

Calculations of DNA mutation rates indicate that Native Americans were derived from northeast Asians who migrated to the Americas about:

Any dating technique that gives a specific date for a fossil is called:

The best, most succinct definition of evolution is:

The sickle-cell gene is found in high frequency in certain African countries mainly along the equator because:

Modern humans became successful at survival as a result of certain biological and societal factors, EXCEPT:

Which of the following describes an individual who would show developmental adaptation?

Although DNA prescribes genetic possibility, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This is called:

Around 15,000 yBP, modern Homo sapiens had left Asia and migrated to:

The "Hobbit" of Flores Island, Indonesia, is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Dark-skinned people are found in equatorial regions because:

Contrast the two theories on the ultimate fate of the Neandertals.

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Which of the following is NOT a physiological adaptation?

A group of related organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring are called a:

Identify where Neandertals are located in the human evolutionary chain and how they are similar physically to other modern Homo sapiens.

Where have the fossils of our earliest human ancestors been found?

Radiocarbon dating can be applied to:

Modern Homo sapiens settled in the Pacific Islands approximately 40,000 years ago due to:

Which of the following was a contemporary hominid with Australopithecus, but had a significantly larger brain?

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, the process is called:

Which of the following lists our human ancestors in chronological order, from oldest to youngest?

Calculations of DNA mutation rates indicate that Native Americans were derived from northeast Asians who migrated to the Americas about:

Any dating technique that gives a specific date for a fossil is called:

The best, most succinct definition of evolution is:

The sickle-cell gene is found in high frequency in certain African countries mainly along the equator because:

Modern humans became successful at survival as a result of certain biological and societal factors, EXCEPT:

Which of the following describes an individual who would show developmental adaptation?

Although DNA prescribes genetic possibility, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This is called:

Around 15,000 yBP, modern Homo sapiens had left Asia and migrated to:

The "Hobbit" of Flores Island, Indonesia, is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Dark-skinned people are found in equatorial regions because:

Contrast the two theories on the ultimate fate of the Neandertals.

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