Question 1

The primate-like mammals first arose about ____ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​95 
B)  ​85 
C)  ​55 
D)  ​25 
E)  ​15 
A)  ​95 
B)  ​85 
C)  ​55 
D)  ​25 
E)  ​15

Question 2

The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Africa 
B)  ​Asia 
C)  ​Australia 
D)  ​the South Pacific 
E)  ​Europe 
A)  ​Africa 
B)  ​Asia 
C)  ​Australia 
D)  ​the South Pacific 
E)  ​Europe

Question 3

Four of the following are modern apes. Which is not a modern ape?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gibbon 
B)  new world monkey​ 
C)  ​chimpanzee 
D)  ​gorilla 
E)  ​orangutan 
A)  ​gibbon 
B)  new world monkey​ 
C)  ​chimpanzee 
D)  ​gorilla 
E)  ​orangutan

Question 4

Four of the following statements about Neanderthals are true. Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Neanderthals diverged from modern humans around 500,000 years ago. 
B)  ​Neanderthals lived in Europe and the Near East. 
C)  ​Neanderthals are direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. 
D)  ​Neanderthal brains may have been larger than those of modern humans. 
E)  ​Neanderthals have no modern descendants. 
A)  ​Neanderthals diverged from modern humans around 500,000 years ago. 
B)  ​Neanderthals lived in Europe and the Near East. 
C)  ​Neanderthals are direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. 
D)  ​Neanderthal brains may have been larger than those of modern humans. 
E)  ​Neanderthals have no modern descendants.

Question 5

The hominin evolutionary line diverged from that leading to the great apes about ____ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1.5 
B)  ​2 
C)  ​3 
D)  ​7 
E)  ​13 
A)  ​1.5 
B)  ​2 
C)  ​3 
D)  ​7 
E)  ​13

Question 6

Even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominins are not definitive, four of the following statements describe possibilities. Which is NOT a possibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Homo preceded Australopithecus. 
B)  ​Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C)  ​Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D)  ​Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E)  Chimpanzees and bonobos are the closest living relatives to modern humans. 
A)  ​Homo preceded Australopithecus. 
B)  ​Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C)  ​Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D)  ​Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E)  Chimpanzees and bonobos are the closest living relatives to modern humans.

Question 7

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below.
-The Neanderthals belong to 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 8

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals were ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​skinnier 
B)  ​shorter 
C)  ​more numerous 
D)  ​more widely dispersed 
E)  ​small brained 
A)  ​skinnier 
B)  ​shorter 
C)  ​more numerous 
D)  ​more widely dispersed 
E)  ​small brained

Question 9

Did Homo sapiens mate with Homo neanderthalensis?

Accepted Answer

Surprisingly yes, they did. Studies of h

Question 10

The most humanlike australopith discovered so far is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  ​Australopithecus africanus 
C)  ​Australopithecus ramidus 
D)  ​Australopithecus sediba 
E)  ​Australopithecus kadabba 
A)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
B)  ​Australopithecus africanus 
C)  ​Australopithecus ramidus 
D)  ​Australopithecus sediba 
E)  ​Australopithecus kadabba

Question 11

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-australopith

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

Exam 26: Human Evolution

The primate-like mammals first arose about ____ million years ago.

The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

Four of the following are modern apes. Which is not a modern ape?​

Four of the following statements about Neanderthals are true. Which statement is false?

The hominin evolutionary line diverged from that leading to the great apes about ____ million years ago.

Even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominins are not definitive, four of the following statements describe possibilities. Which is NOT a possibility?

​Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -The Neanderthals belong to this species.

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals were ____.

Did Homo sapiens mate with Homo neanderthalensis?

The most humanlike australopith discovered so far is ____.

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

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

Filters

Four of the following are modern apes. Which is not a modern ape?

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. -The Neanderthals belong to this species.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -australopith