Exam 20: Arriving Late,traveling Far: the Evolution of Human Beings

Which natural material seems to be the first used by hominins to make tools?

Most hominin evolution took place in south Africa and Australia.

The brain of Australopithecus afarensis was almost the same size as that of modern humans.

Modern humans (Homo sapiens)coexisted in Europe for thousands of years with which other hominin?

Which of the following was most ape-like?

Which of the following characteristics of a fossil suggests that the species does not belong to the hominin group?

A paleoanthropologist studies the development of ancient human culture.

Modern humans are classified as belonging to the species ________.

Homo floresiensis represents a branching point for modern humans in Africa.

The hominid group of primates has existed on Earth for approximately 6-7 million years.

The closest living primate relative to humans is the gorilla.

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The missing label indicated by a "2" in the figure should be:

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The missing label indicated by a "4" in the figure should be:

The two hominin species that are believed to have been alive 50,000 years ago concurrently with modern humans are ________ and ________.

To what does the term "mosaic pattern" refer in terms of evolution?

How long ago did Australopithecus afarensis live?

Refer to the scenario below, and then answer the following question(s). In a long forgotten corner of your museum's warehouse, workers find two old crates, each with a set of human fossils and a notebook. The first crate that is brought to you has fossil arm bones longer than leg bones and a pelvic bone suggestive of upright-walking abilities. The notebook states that rocks in the same stratum as the fossils were dated at 3.8 Mya. The second set has limb bones more proportionate to modern humans and also has simple tools in the same box. The notebook states that rocks in the same stratum as the fossils were dated at 1.6 Mya. -To which species does the fossil hominin in the first crate belong? Briefly explain your answer.

Which of the following species of hominin is the most recent to have become extinct?

Most of hominin evolution occurred in Africa,but there is fossil evidence that members of the genus Homo first migrated out of Africa at least ________ years ago.