Exam 2: Human Origins

The most important physical difference between humans and apes is in the larger size and complexity of the human:

There is complete agreement among social scientists that there is no contradiction between the idea of free will and the genetic basis for the human behavior idea of sociobiology.

Intelligent design is different from scientific creationism in that it does not challenge evolutionary evidence.

The divisions of the species that we currently use were created by:

Whether evolution is punctuated or continuous is:

Is the human species unique? Discuss the current issues concerning ape thinking, language and tool use. What difference does it make whether humans are unique?

Gould's punctuated equilibrium theory holds that evolution is a stop/go process of sudden change with long periods of no change.

Genetics explains the way we are and why and how we change.

A 2003 fossil find of a modern human in Ethiopia fits recent genetic studies and supports the:

Bryan Sykes, an Oxford geneticist, argues that he has found the "seven daughters of Eve," and that:

What is Darwin's theory of evolution and how does it apply to human evolution? What is natural selection?

Which of the following is NOT discussed a reason human beings are unique?

The process of random genetic changes that create new characteristics is called:

Charles Darwin was influenced by his voyage on the Beagle to formulate his natural selection mechanism of evolution.

The purpose of the genome project is to:

In human genome research it was discovered that human genes are specific to homo sapiens and are not shared by any other species.

Cave art is primarily associated with:

Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould argue that evolution is characterized by long periods of relative stability that are:

Genetic engineering, including cloning technology, presents society with:

The earliest known species of Homo (human) is Homo habilis.