Question 1

The great adaptive radiation of hominoids in the Miocene is attributable to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the proliferation of complex forests 
B)  ​an extended heating and drying trend 
C)  ​the advent of bipedalism 
D)  ​the evolution of a large brain 
E)  ​changes in tooth structure 
A)  ​the proliferation of complex forests 
B)  ​an extended heating and drying trend 
C)  ​the advent of bipedalism 
D)  ​the evolution of a large brain 
E)  ​changes in tooth structure

Question 2

The conclusion that early hominins were bipedal is based in part on examination of four of the following. Which one is the exception?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​their S-shaped backbone 
B)  ​the position of the opening for the spinal cord in the skull 
C)  ​footprints 
D)  ​their jaw shape 
E)  ​length of the femur 
A)  ​their S-shaped backbone 
B)  ​the position of the opening for the spinal cord in the skull 
C)  ​footprints 
D)  ​their jaw shape 
E)  ​length of the femur

Question 3

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-Homo sapiens

Accepted Answer

A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago 
A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago

Question 4

Why is it so difficult to identify the beginnings of the hominin line?

Accepted Answer

To be a hominin, there are number of def

Question 5

What skeletal features differentiate modern humans from apes, and what common purpose do all these differences serve?

Accepted Answer

Compared to apes, humans have a spine th

Question 6

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below.
-This species was the first Homo species definitely known to use tools.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis 
A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis

Question 7

Four of the following features are important evolutionary advancements in the evolution of the tree-dwelling primates. Which one is the exception?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​grasping hands and feet 
B)  ​depth perception 
C)  ​well-developed sense of smell 
D)  ​the ability to see in 3D 
E)  ​a large brain relative to body size 
A)  ​grasping hands and feet 
B)  ​depth perception 
C)  ​well-developed sense of smell 
D)  ​the ability to see in 3D 
E)  ​a large brain relative to body size

Question 8

Four of the following are typical features of anthropoids. Which one is the exception?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​diurnal 
B)  ​good eyesight 
C)  ​color vision 
D)  ​carnivorous 
E)  ​dry nose 
A)  ​diurnal 
B)  ​good eyesight 
C)  ​color vision 
D)  ​carnivorous 
E)  ​dry nose

Question 9

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below.
-The only surviving Homo species.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis 
A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis

Question 10

Hominins evolved when the climate was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​wet and hotter 
B)  ​wet and cooler 
C)  ​dry and hotter 
D)  ​dry and cooler 
E)  ​similar to today 
A)  ​wet and hotter 
B)  ​wet and cooler 
C)  ​dry and hotter 
D)  ​dry and cooler 
E)  ​similar to today

Question 11

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below.
-Our own species evolved from this species.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis 
A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Homo neanderthalensis

Question 12

Which species is considered to be the most ancient?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Homo erectus 
B)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  ​Australopithecus sediba 
D)  ​Homo sapiens 
E)  ​Sahelanthropus tchadensis 
A)  ​Homo erectus 
B)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  ​Australopithecus sediba 
D)  ​Homo sapiens 
E)  ​Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Question 13

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-hominins

Accepted Answer

A)  	includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B)  	a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C)  	the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
A)  	includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B)  	a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C)  	the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species

Question 14

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-Australopithecus

Accepted Answer

A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago 
A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago

Question 15

Four of the following are features of new world monkeys. Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​flat face 
B)  ​no opposable thumb 
C)  ​widely spaced nostrils 
D)  ​prehensile tail 
E)  ​wet nose 
A)  ​flat face 
B)  ​no opposable thumb 
C)  ​widely spaced nostrils 
D)  ​prehensile tail 
E)  ​wet nose

Question 16

The scientific study of prehistoric humans and their relatives is most accurately called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​paleoanthropology 
B)  ​paleobiology 
C)  ​paleontology 
D)  ​paleoecology 
E)  ​paleopsychology 
A)  ​paleoanthropology 
B)  ​paleobiology 
C)  ​paleontology 
D)  ​paleoecology 
E)  ​paleopsychology

Question 17

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-Homo erectus

Accepted Answer

A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago 
A)  	shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B)  	arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans. 
C)  	modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D)  	Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago

Question 18

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-primates

Accepted Answer

A)  	includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B)  	a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C)  	the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
A)  	includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B)  	a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C)  	the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species

Question 19

____ is/are considered to be the ancestor to both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Homo habilis 
B)  ​Paranthropus loisei 
C)  ​Homo floresiensis 
D)  ​Denisovians 
E)  ​Homo erectus 
A)  ​Homo habilis 
B)  ​Paranthropus loisei 
C)  ​Homo floresiensis 
D)  ​Denisovians 
E)  ​Homo erectus

Question 20

Four of the following are features of humans that differentiate us from apes? Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​bipedalism 
B)  ​large canine teeth 
C)  ​larger brain 
D)  ​little body hair 
E)  ​precision grip 
A)  ​bipedalism 
B)  ​large canine teeth 
C)  ​larger brain 
D)  ​little body hair 
E)  ​precision grip

Exam 26: Human Evolution

The great adaptive radiation of hominoids in the Miocene is attributable to ____.

The conclusion that early hominins were bipedal is based in part on examination of four of the following. Which one is the exception?​

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Homo sapiens

Why is it so difficult to identify the beginnings of the hominin line?

What skeletal features differentiate modern humans from apes, and what common purpose do all these differences serve?

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -This species was the first Homo species definitely known to use tools.

Four of the following features are important evolutionary advancements in the evolution of the tree-dwelling primates. Which one is the exception?​

Four of the following are typical features of anthropoids. Which one is the exception?​

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -The only surviving Homo species.

Hominins evolved when the climate was ____.

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -Our own species evolved from this species.

Which species is considered to be the most ancient?​

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -hominins

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Australopithecus

Four of the following are features of new world monkeys. Which one is the exception?

The scientific study of prehistoric humans and their relatives is most accurately called ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Homo erectus

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -primates

____ is/are considered to be the ancestor to both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.

Four of the following are features of humans that differentiate us from apes? Which one is the exception?

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts - Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizating Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses - Bacteria - and Archaea

Protists - the Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution - the Invertibrates

Animal Evolution - the Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

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The conclusion that early hominins were bipedal is based in part on examination of four of the following. Which one is the exception?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Homo sapiens

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -This species was the first Homo species definitely known to use tools.

Four of the following features are important evolutionary advancements in the evolution of the tree-dwelling primates. Which one is the exception?

Four of the following are typical features of anthropoids. Which one is the exception?

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -The only surviving Homo species.

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -Our own species evolved from this species.

Which species is considered to be the most ancient?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -hominins

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Australopithecus

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Homo erectus

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -primates