Question 1

Examine the skulls shown in this figure.What can be said regarding trends in braincase size and teeth over time?

Accepted Answer

A) More recent hominin fossils have larger braincases and generally smaller,more humanlike teeth. 
B) Older hominin fossils have larger braincases and generally smaller,more humanlike teeth. 
C) More recent hominin fossils have smaller braincases and generally larger,more apelike teeth. 
D) There is no apparent change in braincase size or size and structure of the teeth in hominins. 
A) More recent hominin fossils have larger braincases and generally smaller,more humanlike teeth. 
B) Older hominin fossils have larger braincases and generally smaller,more humanlike teeth. 
C) More recent hominin fossils have smaller braincases and generally larger,more apelike teeth. 
D) There is no apparent change in braincase size or size and structure of the teeth in hominins.

Question 2

You are evaluating DNA from a fossil and hypothesize that the mother was a Neanderthal and the father was a human.Which of the following would support your hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Finding discernable amounts of mitochondrial and nuclear Neanderthal DNA along with nuclear human DNA would support the hypothesis. 
B) Finding discernable amounts of nuclear Neanderthal and human DNA but no mitochondrial Neanderthal DNA would support the hypothesis. 
C) Finding significant amounts of human mitochondrial and nuclear DNA along with some uclear Neanderthal DNA would support the hypothesis. 
D) Finding all of the nuclear DNA to be Neanderthal and all of the mitochondrial DNA to be human would support the hypothesis. 
A) Finding discernable amounts of mitochondrial and nuclear Neanderthal DNA along with nuclear human DNA would support the hypothesis. 
B) Finding discernable amounts of nuclear Neanderthal and human DNA but no mitochondrial Neanderthal DNA would support the hypothesis. 
C) Finding significant amounts of human mitochondrial and nuclear DNA along with some uclear Neanderthal DNA would support the hypothesis. 
D) Finding all of the nuclear DNA to be Neanderthal and all of the mitochondrial DNA to be human would support the hypothesis.

Question 3

Match the following levels of human classification with the appropriate levels of the Linnaean hierarchy.
-Phylum

Accepted Answer

A) Homo 
B) Primates 
C) Chordata 
D) Homo sapiens 
E) Mammalia
F)Animalia
G)Hominidae 
A) Homo 
B) Primates 
C) Chordata 
D) Homo sapiens 
E) Mammalia
F)Animalia
G)Hominidae

Question 4

How is mitochondrial DNA inherited?

Accepted Answer

A) All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother. 
B) Fifty percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother and 50 percent from the father. 
C) All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father. 
D) Only 75 percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father,the other 25 percent is inherited from the mother. 
A) All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother. 
B) Fifty percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother and 50 percent from the father. 
C) All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father. 
D) Only 75 percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father,the other 25 percent is inherited from the mother.

Question 5

All of your mitochondrial DNA was inherited from your ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All of your mitochondrial DNA was inherited...

Question 6

The correct two-word Latin,scientific name,for modern humans is

Accepted Answer

A) Homo sapiens. 
B) Homo neanderthalensis. 
C) homo sapiens. 
D) homo neanderthalensis. 
A) Homo sapiens. 
B) Homo neanderthalensis. 
C) homo sapiens. 
D) homo neanderthalensis.

Examine the skulls shown in this figure.What can be said regarding trends in braincase size and teeth over time?

You are evaluating DNA from a fossil and hypothesize that the mother was a Neanderthal and the father was a human.Which of the following would support your hypothesis?

Match the following levels of human classification with the appropriate levels of the Linnaean hierarchy. -Phylum

How is mitochondrial DNA inherited?

All of your mitochondrial DNA was inherited from your ________.

The correct two-word Latin,scientific name,for modern humans is

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Exam 14: Human Evolution

Examine the skulls shown in this figure.What can be said regarding trends in braincase size and teeth over time?

You are evaluating DNA from a fossil and hypothesize that the mother was a Neanderthal and the father was a human.Which of the following would support your hypothesis?

Match the following levels of human classification with the appropriate levels of the Linnaean hierarchy. -Phylum

How is mitochondrial DNA inherited?

All of your mitochondrial DNA was inherited from your ________.

The correct two-word Latin,scientific name,for modern humans is

The Nature of Science

Chemistry of Life

Life Is Cellular

How Cells Work

Cell Division

Patterns of Inheritance

Chromosomes and Human Genetics

What Genes Are

How Genes Work

Evidence for Evolution

Mechanisms of Evolution

Adaptation and Species

The History of Life

General Principles of Ecology

Growth of Populations

Communities of Organisms

Ecosystems

Applying the Science

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