Question 1

Raymond Dart believed that the presence of many broken bones at Makapansgat represented:

Accepted Answer

A) deliberately manufactured bone tools 
B) an osteodontekeratic culture 
C) the result of carnivore activity 
D) a and b 
E) all of the above 
A) deliberately manufactured bone tools 
B) an osteodontekeratic culture 
C) the result of carnivore activity 
D) a and b 
E) all of the above

Question 2

An environmental factor that may be linked with the emergence of Paranthropus and Homo is:

Accepted Answer

A) a rise in global temperatures 
B) a major cooling event 
C) a tectonic shift in the African continent 
D) none of the above 
A) a rise in global temperatures 
B) a major cooling event 
C) a tectonic shift in the African continent 
D) none of the above

Question 3

The site of Sterkfontein has yielded finds of:

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus africanus 
B) Paranthropus robustus 
C) early Homo 
D) all of the above 
A) Australopithecus africanus 
B) Paranthropus robustus 
C) early Homo 
D) all of the above

Question 4

The term osteodontokeratic culture refers to the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) stone tools 
B) wood tools 
C) bone,tooth,and horn tools 
D) all of the above 
A) stone tools 
B) wood tools 
C) bone,tooth,and horn tools 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Matching Questions
match each anatomical feature with its definition:
-prognathism

Accepted Answer

A) jutting forward of the jaw 
B) flaring bony structure to which the masseter muscle inserts 
C) a "waisting-in" behind the eye socket 
D) a crest of bone in the midline of the skull 
A) jutting forward of the jaw 
B) flaring bony structure to which the masseter muscle inserts 
C) a "waisting-in" behind the eye socket 
D) a crest of bone in the midline of the skull

Question 6

The postcranial bones of A.anamensis suggest that the earliest known hominins were:

Accepted Answer

A) knuckle walkers 
B) brachiators 
C) erect bipeds 
D) quadrupeds 
A) knuckle walkers 
B) brachiators 
C) erect bipeds 
D) quadrupeds

Question 7

The fact that the brain of a human infant is less than 30 percent of its adult size is a consequence of:

Accepted Answer

A) the evolution of erect bipedalism 
B) a reduction in the length of gestation 
C) the development of language 
D) the development of pair bonding 
A) the evolution of erect bipedalism 
B) a reduction in the length of gestation 
C) the development of language 
D) the development of pair bonding

Question 8

Matching Questions
match each person with the site they are associated with:
-L.S.B.Leakey

Accepted Answer

A) Hadar 
B) Lake Turkana 
C) Olduvai Gorge 
D) Taung 
A) Hadar 
B) Lake Turkana 
C) Olduvai Gorge 
D) Taung

Question 9

Matching Questions
 match each site with what was found there:
-Taung

Accepted Answer

A) Paranthropus boisei 
B) Australopithecus footprints 
C) Australopithecus skeleton 
D) first Australopithecus to be discovered 
E) oldest known Australopithecus 
A) Paranthropus boisei 
B) Australopithecus footprints 
C) Australopithecus skeleton 
D) first Australopithecus to be discovered 
E) oldest known Australopithecus

Question 10

The australopithecine fossils from the Koobi Fora Formation of East Lake Turkana date from:

Accepted Answer

A) 4.9 to 5.1 million B.P. 
B) 3.3 to 1.4 million B.P. 
C) 0.9 to 1.1 million B.P. 
D) 600,000 to 400,000 B.P. 
A) 4.9 to 5.1 million B.P. 
B) 3.3 to 1.4 million B.P. 
C) 0.9 to 1.1 million B.P. 
D) 600,000 to 400,000 B.P.

Question 11

One function of bipedalism is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) makes the animal a faster runner 
B) lowers body temperature in warm climates 
C) makes the animal stronger 
D) makes it easy to jump greater distances 
A) makes the animal a faster runner 
B) lowers body temperature in warm climates 
C) makes the animal stronger 
D) makes it easy to jump greater distances

Question 12

Matching Questions
match each species to the time period it is dated to (in millions of years B.P.):
-Australopithecus afarensis

Accepted Answer

A) 1.9 to 1.0 
B) 3.5 
C) 3.9 to 3.0 
A) 1.9 to 1.0 
B) 3.5 
C) 3.9 to 3.0

Question 13

The dentition of Australopithecus is:

Accepted Answer

A) like modern human dentition 
B) like modern chimpanzee dentition 
C) intermediate between chimpanzee and human dentition 
D) none of the above 
A) like modern human dentition 
B) like modern chimpanzee dentition 
C) intermediate between chimpanzee and human dentition 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Early hominins may have lived in:

Accepted Answer

A) savannas 
B) wooded grasslands 
C) swamps 
D) all of the above 
A) savannas 
B) wooded grasslands 
C) swamps 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Matching Questions
match each anatomical feature with its definition:
-sagittal crest

Accepted Answer

A) jutting forward of the jaw 
B) flaring bony structure to which the masseter muscle inserts 
C) a "waisting-in" behind the eye socket 
D) a crest of bone in the midline of the skull 
A) jutting forward of the jaw 
B) flaring bony structure to which the masseter muscle inserts 
C) a "waisting-in" behind the eye socket 
D) a crest of bone in the midline of the skull

Question 16

The 1994 find from Hadar,AL444-2:

Accepted Answer

A) is about 3 million years old 
B) represents the largest known australopithecine cranium 
C) is 200,000 years younger than Lucy 
D) all of the above 
A) is about 3 million years old 
B) represents the largest known australopithecine cranium 
C) is 200,000 years younger than Lucy 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Matching Questions
 match each site with what was found there:
-Laetoli

Accepted Answer

A) Paranthropus boisei 
B) Australopithecus footprints 
C) Australopithecus skeleton 
D) first Australopithecus to be discovered 
E) oldest known Australopithecus 
A) Paranthropus boisei 
B) Australopithecus footprints 
C) Australopithecus skeleton 
D) first Australopithecus to be discovered 
E) oldest known Australopithecus

Question 18

A.africanus is characterized by a:

Accepted Answer

A) temporal-nuchal crest 
B) relatively high forehead 
C) marked postorbital constriction 
D) all of the above 
A) temporal-nuchal crest 
B) relatively high forehead 
C) marked postorbital constriction 
D) all of the above

Question 19

WT 17000 from West Lake Turkana has been dated at:

Accepted Answer

A) 5.1 million B.P. 
B) 3.5 million B.P. 
C) 2.5 million B.P. 
D) 900,000 B.P. 
A) 5.1 million B.P. 
B) 3.5 million B.P. 
C) 2.5 million B.P. 
D) 900,000 B.P.

Question 20

The genus Paranthropus is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) cranial capacities as high as 875 cubic centimeters 
B) relatively large molars 
C) well-developed chin 
D) very small jaw compared to face 
A) cranial capacities as high as 875 cubic centimeters 
B) relatively large molars 
C) well-developed chin 
D) very small jaw compared to face

Raymond Dart believed that the presence of many broken bones at Makapansgat represented:

An environmental factor that may be linked with the emergence of Paranthropus and Homo is:

The site of Sterkfontein has yielded finds of:

The term osteodontokeratic culture refers to the use of:

Matching Questions match each anatomical feature with its definition: -prognathism

The postcranial bones of A.anamensis suggest that the earliest known hominins were:

The fact that the brain of a human infant is less than 30 percent of its adult size is a consequence of:

Matching Questions match each person with the site they are associated with: -L.S.B.Leakey

Matching Questions match each site with what was found there: -Taung

The australopithecine fossils from the Koobi Fora Formation of East Lake Turkana date from:

One function of bipedalism is that it:

Matching Questions match each species to the time period it is dated to (in millions of years B.P.): -Australopithecus afarensis

The dentition of Australopithecus is:

Early hominins may have lived in:

Matching Questions match each anatomical feature with its definition: -sagittal crest

The 1994 find from Hadar,AL444-2:

Matching Questions match each site with what was found there: -Laetoli

A.africanus is characterized by a:

WT 17000 from West Lake Turkana has been dated at:

The genus Paranthropus is characterized by:

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Exam 13: The Early Hominins

Raymond Dart believed that the presence of many broken bones at Makapansgat represented:

An environmental factor that may be linked with the emergence of Paranthropus and Homo is:

The site of Sterkfontein has yielded finds of:

The term osteodontokeratic culture refers to the use of:

Matching Questions match each anatomical feature with its definition: -prognathism

The postcranial bones of A.anamensis suggest that the earliest known hominins were:

The fact that the brain of a human infant is less than 30 percent of its adult size is a consequence of:

Matching Questions match each person with the site they are associated with: -L.S.B.Leakey

Matching Questions match each site with what was found there: -Taung

The australopithecine fossils from the Koobi Fora Formation of East Lake Turkana date from:

One function of bipedalism is that it:

Matching Questions match each species to the time period it is dated to (in millions of years B.P.): -Australopithecus afarensis

The dentition of Australopithecus is:

Early hominins may have lived in:

Matching Questions match each anatomical feature with its definition: -sagittal crest

The 1994 find from Hadar,AL444-2:

Matching Questions match each site with what was found there: -Laetoli

A.africanus is characterized by a:

WT 17000 from West Lake Turkana has been dated at:

The genus Paranthropus is characterized by:

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 Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the 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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