Question 1

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stratigraphy 
B)  Potassium argon dating 
C)  Fluorine analysis 
D)  Biostratigraphy 
E)  Paleomagnetism 
A)  Stratigraphy 
B)  Potassium argon dating 
C)  Fluorine analysis 
D)  Biostratigraphy 
E)  Paleomagnetism

Question 2

Adaptive advantages of bipedalism include the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  freeing the hands for making and using tools 
B)  early predator detection 
C)  more efficient way of covering long distances 
D)  further refinements to capabilities used for swimming 
E)  freeing the hands for carrying objects 
A)  freeing the hands for making and using tools 
B)  early predator detection 
C)  more efficient way of covering long distances 
D)  further refinements to capabilities used for swimming 
E)  freeing the hands for carrying objects

Question 3

Which genus is found in the Fayum and is probably close to the ancestry of both major groups of living Old World anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apidium 
B)  Sivapithecus 
C)  Australopithecus 
D)  Paranthropus 
E)  Aegyptopithecus 
A)  Apidium 
B)  Sivapithecus 
C)  Australopithecus 
D)  Paranthropus 
E)  Aegyptopithecus

Question 4

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the differences between relative and chronometric (absolute) dating techniques. Give an example of one relative technique and three chronometric techniques.

Accepted Answer

Relative dating techniques provide a rel

Question 6

Recently discovered remains from the Tugen Hills, dated to about 6 million years ago have been placed in which genus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sahelanthropu 
B)  Australopithecus 
C)  Paranthropus 
D)  Ardipithecus 
E)  Orrorin 
A)  Sahelanthropu 
B)  Australopithecus 
C)  Paranthropus 
D)  Ardipithecus 
E)  Orrorin

Question 7

Hominins have been variably defined as having which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a large brain, toolmaking abilities, adaptations for bipedalism 
B)  toolmaking abilities but no adaptations for bipedalism 
C)  adaptations for bipedalism, but lacking a large brain 
D)  a large brain and no toolmaking abilities and adaptations for bipedalism 
E)  a small brain, no toolmaking abilities and no adaptations for bipedalism 
A)  a large brain, toolmaking abilities, adaptations for bipedalism 
B)  toolmaking abilities but no adaptations for bipedalism 
C)  adaptations for bipedalism, but lacking a large brain 
D)  a large brain and no toolmaking abilities and adaptations for bipedalism 
E)  a small brain, no toolmaking abilities and no adaptations for bipedalism

Question 8

What traits best distinguish Homo habilis from the australopiths?

Accepted Answer

Homo habilis, which translates to "handy

Question 9

Habitual bipedalism is the only form of hominin terrestrial locomotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The fossil evidence indicates that the Eocene primates were

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly extinct by the end of the Eocene 
B)  not widely distributed 
C)  likely provide direct evidence of a close connection to humans 
D)  ectothermic 
E)  water animals 
A)  mostly extinct by the end of the Eocene 
B)  not widely distributed 
C)  likely provide direct evidence of a close connection to humans 
D)  ectothermic 
E)  water animals

Question 11

What characteristics define a hominin? Discuss which aspects of your definition can be assessed in the fossil record.

Accepted Answer

Hominins are a group of primates that in

Question 12

What general conclusions can be drawn regarding the Miocene hominoids?

Accepted Answer

The Miocene epoch, which lasted from abo

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Adaptive advantages of bipedalism include the following except

Which genus is found in the Fayum and is probably close to the ancestry of both major groups of living Old World anthropoids?

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Explain the differences between relative and chronometric (absolute) dating techniques. Give an example of one relative technique and three chronometric techniques.

Recently discovered remains from the Tugen Hills, dated to about 6 million years ago have been placed in which genus?

Hominins have been variably defined as having which of the following?

What traits best distinguish Homo habilis from the australopiths?

Habitual bipedalism is the only form of hominin terrestrial locomotion.

The fossil evidence indicates that the Eocene primates were

What characteristics define a hominin? Discuss which aspects of your definition can be assessed in the fossil record.

What general conclusions can be drawn regarding the Miocene hominoids?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 9: Hominin Origins

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Adaptive advantages of bipedalism include the following except

Which genus is found in the Fayum and is probably close to the ancestry of both major groups of living Old World anthropoids?

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Explain the differences between relative and chronometric (absolute) dating techniques. Give an example of one relative technique and three chronometric techniques.

Recently discovered remains from the Tugen Hills, dated to about 6 million years ago have been placed in which genus?

Hominins have been variably defined as having which of the following?

What traits best distinguish Homo habilis from the australopiths?

Habitual bipedalism is the only form of hominin terrestrial locomotion.

The fossil evidence indicates that the Eocene primates were

What characteristics define a hominin? Discuss which aspects of your definition can be assessed in the fossil record.

What general conclusions can be drawn regarding the Miocene hominoids?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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