Question 1

The Pleistocene was:

Accepted Answer

A) the time of the only ice ages in earth's history 
B) a time with both glacial and interglacial periods 
C) a time when ice covered the entire earth 
D) a and b 
A) the time of the only ice ages in earth's history 
B) a time with both glacial and interglacial periods 
C) a time when ice covered the entire earth 
D) a and b

Question 2

The Piltdown find:

Accepted Answer

A) is now thought to be our direct ancestor 
B) is probably ancestral to the chimpanzees 
C) was an elaborate hoax 
D) conclusively confirmed our ancestral relationship to the orangutan 
A) is now thought to be our direct ancestor 
B) is probably ancestral to the chimpanzees 
C) was an elaborate hoax 
D) conclusively confirmed our ancestral relationship to the orangutan

Question 3

The earth's tectonic plates move at a rate of about:

Accepted Answer

A) 1 kilometer a year 
B) 14 meters a year 
C) 2.5 centimeters a year 
D) 0.3 centimeters a year 
A) 1 kilometer a year 
B) 14 meters a year 
C) 2.5 centimeters a year 
D) 0.3 centimeters a year

Question 4

Why is the concept of time so important to geologists and paleoanthropologists?

Accepted Answer

The concept of time is of paramount impo

Question 5

Which of the following is not an era?

Accepted Answer

A) Paleozoic 
B) Neozoic 
C) Mesozoic 
D) Cenozoic 
A) Paleozoic 
B) Neozoic 
C) Mesozoic 
D) Cenozoic

Question 6

We are currently living in which of the following eras:

Accepted Answer

A) Mesozoic 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Neozoic 
A) Mesozoic 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Neozoic

Question 7

Recently a new method of potassium-argon dating,called single-crystal fusion,has been developed.This method has an advantage over the traditional potassium-argon dating in that it can be used to:

Accepted Answer

A) date organic material 
B) reduce the effects of contamination 
C) date smaller samples 
D) b and c 
A) date organic material 
B) reduce the effects of contamination 
C) date smaller samples 
D) b and c

The Pleistocene was:

The Piltdown find:

The earth's tectonic plates move at a rate of about:

Why is the concept of time so important to geologists and paleoanthropologists?

Which of the following is not an era?

We are currently living in which of the following eras:

Recently a new method of potassium-argon dating,called single-crystal fusion,has been developed.This method has an advantage over the traditional potassium-argon dating in that it can be used to:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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Exam 11: The Record of the Past

The Pleistocene was:

The Piltdown find:

The earth's tectonic plates move at a rate of about:

Why is the concept of time so important to geologists and paleoanthropologists?

Which of the following is not an era?

We are currently living in which of the following eras:

Recently a new method of potassium-argon dating,called single-crystal fusion,has been developed.This method has an advantage over the traditional potassium-argon dating in that it can be used to:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

Filters