Question 1

Neandertals are a fully separate biological species from modern humans and therefore theoretically incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Chinese paleoanthropologists argue that Asian premodern human fossils evidence both earlier and later characteristics. The more ancestral traits include

Accepted Answer

A)  very large cranial capacities 
B)  a sagittal ridge 
C)  less flattened nasal bones 
D)  thin walls of the braincase 
E)  features that unquestionably substantiate that anatomically modern migrants from Africa displaced local populations 
A)  very large cranial capacities 
B)  a sagittal ridge 
C)  less flattened nasal bones 
D)  thin walls of the braincase 
E)  features that unquestionably substantiate that anatomically modern migrants from Africa displaced local populations

Question 3

The majority of Neandertal fossils been found in _____________where they have been most studied.

Accepted Answer

A)  South America 
B)  Asia 
C)  India 
D)  Africa 
E)  Europe 
A)  South America 
B)  Asia 
C)  India 
D)  Africa 
E)  Europe

Question 4

Discuss the capability to conduct MtDNA analyses of fossil skeletal remains. What contributions to the understanding of what it means to be human will this capability have in the future?

Accepted Answer

The capability to conduct MtDNA analyses

Question 5

List the similarities between early premodern Homo sapiens fossils and Homo erectus.

Accepted Answer

Early premodern Homo sapiens, often refe

Question 6

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Pleistocene, a period that sp

Question 7

One interpretation of the genetic evidence is that the intermixing of the Neandertal and the modern human lineages

Accepted Answer

A)  never occurred 
B)  occurred between 2 million and 1 million years ago 
C)  occurred between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago 
D)  occurred between 690,000 and 550,000 years ago 
E)  will be impossible to determine. 
A)  never occurred 
B)  occurred between 2 million and 1 million years ago 
C)  occurred between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago 
D)  occurred between 690,000 and 550,000 years ago 
E)  will be impossible to determine.

Question 8

The genetic evidence from Neandertal remains that is used in studying most Neandertal fossils is in the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  ribosomal information 
B)  nuclear DNA 
C)  mtDNA 
D)  all of these 
E)  a and b only 
A)  ribosomal information 
B)  nuclear DNA 
C)  mtDNA 
D)  all of these 
E)  a and b only

Question 9

The sum of the genetic, fossil, and archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals

Accepted Answer

A)  are closely related to modern humans 
B)  are a fully separate biological species 
C)  were probably incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern humans 
D)  represent several points in the dynamic process of speciation 
E)  were not successful hominins 
A)  are closely related to modern humans 
B)  are a fully separate biological species 
C)  were probably incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern humans 
D)  represent several points in the dynamic process of speciation 
E)  were not successful hominins

Question 10

Recent genetic evidence confirms that some interbreeding took place between Neandertals and H. sapiens sometime between 80,000 and 50,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Neandertal brain size

Accepted Answer

A)  was smaller, on average, than that of modern humans 
B)  was larger, on average, than that of modern humans 
C)  was smaller, on average, than that of Homo erectus 
D)  averaged about 2,500 cm3 
E)  averaged about 1,100 cm3 
A)  was smaller, on average, than that of modern humans 
B)  was larger, on average, than that of modern humans 
C)  was smaller, on average, than that of Homo erectus 
D)  averaged about 2,500 cm3 
E)  averaged about 1,100 cm3

Question 12

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ehringsdorf 
B)  Sima de los Huesos 
C)  Steinheim 
D)  Swanscombe 
E)  Petralona 
A)  Ehringsdorf 
B)  Sima de los Huesos 
C)  Steinheim 
D)  Swanscombe 
E)  Petralona

Question 13

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  small, flat faces 
B)  the absence of brow ridges 
C)  a rounded, smooth occipital area like that seen in modern humans 
D)  a vertical forehead like that seen in modern humans 
E)  a projecting midface 
A)  small, flat faces 
B)  the absence of brow ridges 
C)  a rounded, smooth occipital area like that seen in modern humans 
D)  a vertical forehead like that seen in modern humans 
E)  a projecting midface

Question 14

Upper Pleistocene premodern Homo sapiens that have their evolutionary roots in western Europe include

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens sapiens 
B)  anatomically modern humans 
C)  Neandertals 
D)  Homo ergaster 
E)  late Homo erectus 
A)  Homo sapiens sapiens 
B)  anatomically modern humans 
C)  Neandertals 
D)  Homo ergaster 
E)  late Homo erectus

Question 15

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

Accepted Answer

The earliest European premodern Homo sap

Question 16

The main effect of fluctuating climates in Africa during the Pleistocene was to change rainfall patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ________ epoch has been called the "Ice Age."

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleistocene 
B)  Paleocene 
C)  Pliocene 
D)  Miocene 
E)  Eocene 
A)  Pleistocene 
B)  Paleocene 
C)  Pliocene 
D)  Miocene 
E)  Eocene

Question 18

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

Accepted Answer

A)  have been cited as evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior 
B)  include bone and stone tools, along with animal bones 
C)  are found less consistently and in less concentrations than earlier hominin sites 
D)  suggest the presence of language 
E)  are not significant as evidence of intentional behavior. 
A)  have been cited as evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior 
B)  include bone and stone tools, along with animal bones 
C)  are found less consistently and in less concentrations than earlier hominin sites 
D)  suggest the presence of language 
E)  are not significant as evidence of intentional behavior.

Question 19

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Accepted Answer

A)  and therefore not considered to be a Neandertal. 
B)  because it represents what is most likely a deliberate burial. 
C)  because is that of an older male. 
D)  because, as a specimen, it is a nearly complete skeleton. 
E)  because the individual not only had arthritis of the spine but evidences an extreme in the Neandertal range of variation. 
A)  and therefore not considered to be a Neandertal. 
B)  because it represents what is most likely a deliberate burial. 
C)  because is that of an older male. 
D)  because, as a specimen, it is a nearly complete skeleton. 
E)  because the individual not only had arthritis of the spine but evidences an extreme in the Neandertal range of variation.

Question 20

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

Accepted Answer

Mousterian technology is characterized b

Neandertals are a fully separate biological species from modern humans and therefore theoretically incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern people.

Chinese paleoanthropologists argue that Asian premodern human fossils evidence both earlier and later characteristics. The more ancestral traits include

The majority of Neandertal fossils been found in _____________where they have been most studied.

Discuss the capability to conduct MtDNA analyses of fossil skeletal remains. What contributions to the understanding of what it means to be human will this capability have in the future?

List the similarities between early premodern Homo sapiens fossils and Homo erectus.

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

One interpretation of the genetic evidence is that the intermixing of the Neandertal and the modern human lineages

The genetic evidence from Neandertal remains that is used in studying most Neandertal fossils is in the form of

The sum of the genetic, fossil, and archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals

Recent genetic evidence confirms that some interbreeding took place between Neandertals and H. sapiens sometime between 80,000 and 50,000.

Neandertal brain size

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

Upper Pleistocene premodern Homo sapiens that have their evolutionary roots in western Europe include

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

The main effect of fluctuating climates in Africa during the Pleistocene was to change rainfall patterns.

The ________ epoch has been called the "Ice Age."

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

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

Hominin Origins

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

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 11: Premodern Humans

Neandertals are a fully separate biological species from modern humans and therefore theoretically incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern people.

Chinese paleoanthropologists argue that Asian premodern human fossils evidence both earlier and later characteristics. The more ancestral traits include

The majority of Neandertal fossils been found in _____________where they have been most studied.

Discuss the capability to conduct MtDNA analyses of fossil skeletal remains. What contributions to the understanding of what it means to be human will this capability have in the future?

List the similarities between early premodern Homo sapiens fossils and Homo erectus.

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

One interpretation of the genetic evidence is that the intermixing of the Neandertal and the modern human lineages

The genetic evidence from Neandertal remains that is used in studying most Neandertal fossils is in the form of

The sum of the genetic, fossil, and archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals

Recent genetic evidence confirms that some interbreeding took place between Neandertals and H. sapiens sometime between 80,000 and 50,000.

Neandertal brain size

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

Upper Pleistocene premodern Homo sapiens that have their evolutionary roots in western Europe include

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

The main effect of fluctuating climates in Africa during the Pleistocene was to change rainfall patterns.

The ________ epoch has been called the "Ice Age."

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

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

Hominin Origins

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

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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