Question 1

The Zhoukoudian fossils belong to which species?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis 
B) Australopithecus africanus 
C) Homo erectus 
D) Homo sapiens 
A) Homo habilis 
B) Australopithecus africanus 
C) Homo erectus 
D) Homo sapiens

Question 2

The Acheulean complex

Accepted Answer

A) emerged around 2.5 mya. 
B) is used to describe simple pebble tools. 
C) emerged around 1.5 mya. 
D) is characteristic of Homo habilis. 
A) emerged around 2.5 mya. 
B) is used to describe simple pebble tools. 
C) emerged around 1.5 mya. 
D) is characteristic of Homo habilis.

Question 3

Eugène Dubois found fossils of which species in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus afarensis 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Homo erectus 
A) Australopithecus afarensis 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Homo erectus

Question 4

A sagittal keel

Accepted Answer

A) is characteristic of Homo habilis. 
B) is characteristic of Homo erectus. 
C) is characteristic of Homo sapiens. 
D) is found only in australopithecines. 
A) is characteristic of Homo habilis. 
B) is characteristic of Homo erectus. 
C) is characteristic of Homo sapiens. 
D) is found only in australopithecines.

Question 5

Which of the following is correlated with a growing reliance on tools in the genus Homo?

Accepted Answer

A) reduction in chewing muscles 
B) brain enlargement 
C) enlargement of the canines 
D) both a and b 
A) reduction in chewing muscles 
B) brain enlargement 
C) enlargement of the canines 
D) both a and b

Question 6

Evidence of cannibalism among early hominids is found at

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A) Zhoukoudian, China. 
B) Gran Dolina, Spain. 
C) Olduvai Gorge, Kenya. 
D) Sangiran, Java. 
A) Zhoukoudian, China. 
B) Gran Dolina, Spain. 
C) Olduvai Gorge, Kenya. 
D) Sangiran, Java.

Question 7

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of Homo erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus was the first hominid to di

Question 8

Homo erectus was first discovered by

Accepted Answer

A) Louis Leakey. 
B) Richard Leakey. 
C) Eugène Dubois. 
D) Ernst Haeckel. 
A) Louis Leakey. 
B) Richard Leakey. 
C) Eugène Dubois. 
D) Ernst Haeckel.

Question 9

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens except

Accepted Answer

A) hunting. 
B) symbolic behavior. 
C) successful dispersal across large areas. 
D) increasing dependence on the use of culture for survival. 
A) hunting. 
B) symbolic behavior. 
C) successful dispersal across large areas. 
D) increasing dependence on the use of culture for survival.

Question 10

Homo erectus fossils date to

Accepted Answer

A) 3-1 mya. 
B) 2.5 mya-500,000 yBP. 
C) 1.8 mya-300,000 yBP. 
D) 1.2 mya-800,000 yBP. 
A) 3-1 mya. 
B) 2.5 mya-500,000 yBP. 
C) 1.8 mya-300,000 yBP. 
D) 1.2 mya-800,000 yBP.

Question 11

Homo erectus's cranial capacity

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A) is always less than 1,000 cc. 
B) is always more than 800 cc. 
C) ranges from 650 cc to 1,200 cc. 
D) ranges from 900 cc to 1,200 cc. 
A) is always less than 1,000 cc. 
B) is always more than 800 cc. 
C) ranges from 650 cc to 1,200 cc. 
D) ranges from 900 cc to 1,200 cc.

Question 12

________ has been proposed as a likely ancestor for Homo habilis.

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus robustus 
B) Australopithecus garhi 
C) Australopithecus boisei 
D) Australopithecus africanus 
A) Australopithecus robustus 
B) Australopithecus garhi 
C) Australopithecus boisei 
D) Australopithecus africanus

Question 13

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grips needed to make and use stone tools was present

Accepted Answer

A) only in Homo erectus. 
B) only in Homo habilis. 
C) in Homo habilis and some australopithecines. 
D) in all australopithecine and Homo species. 
A) only in Homo erectus. 
B) only in Homo habilis. 
C) in Homo habilis and some australopithecines. 
D) in all australopithecine and Homo species.

Question 14

Homo erectus from Sangiran, Java, dates to

Accepted Answer

A) 800,000 yBP. 
B) 1.2-1.0 mya. 
C) 1.8-1.6 mya. 
D) 2.2-2.0 mya. 
A) 800,000 yBP. 
B) 1.2-1.0 mya. 
C) 1.8-1.6 mya. 
D) 2.2-2.0 mya.

Question 15

The Nariokotome hominid (Homo erectus) from Lake Turkana is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) shorter arms and longer legs than those of earlier hominids. 
B) retention of an australopithecine-like body plan. 
C) longer legs than later hominids. 
D) a mix of arboreal and bipedal adaptations. 
A) shorter arms and longer legs than those of earlier hominids. 
B) retention of an australopithecine-like body plan. 
C) longer legs than later hominids. 
D) a mix of arboreal and bipedal adaptations.

Question 16

________ likely spent appreciable time in the trees.

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo sapiens 
D) Neandertals 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo sapiens 
D) Neandertals

Question 17

Relative to earlier hominids, later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had

Accepted Answer

A) a smaller brain. 
B) larger teeth. 
C) a bigger sagittal keel. 
D) a larger brain. 
A) a smaller brain. 
B) larger teeth. 
C) a bigger sagittal keel. 
D) a larger brain.

Question 18

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there

Accepted Answer

A) processed and consumed animals and other hominids. 
B) did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C) were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D) none of the above. 
A) processed and consumed animals and other hominids. 
B) did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C) were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D) none of the above.

Question 19

Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to

Accepted Answer

A) changes in tool technology and increasing access to meat and other proteins. 
B) the natural continuation of previous trends documented in hominid fossils, similar to great brain size. 
C) the global climate, as these trends are characteristic of a cooler climate. 
D) none of the above. 
A) changes in tool technology and increasing access to meat and other proteins. 
B) the natural continuation of previous trends documented in hominid fossils, similar to great brain size. 
C) the global climate, as these trends are characteristic of a cooler climate. 
D) none of the above.

Question 20

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids?

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus is characterized by increas

The Zhoukoudian fossils belong to which species?

The Acheulean complex

Eugène Dubois found fossils of which species in Southeast Asia?

A sagittal keel

Which of the following is correlated with a growing reliance on tools in the genus Homo?

Evidence of cannibalism among early hominids is found at

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of Homo erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Homo erectus was first discovered by

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens except

Homo erectus fossils date to

Homo erectus's cranial capacity

________ has been proposed as a likely ancestor for Homo habilis.

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grips needed to make and use stone tools was present

Homo erectus from Sangiran, Java, dates to

The Nariokotome hominid (Homo erectus) from Lake Turkana is characterized by

________ likely spent appreciable time in the trees.

Relative to earlier hominids, later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there

Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids?

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Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Zhoukoudian fossils belong to which species?

The Acheulean complex

Eugène Dubois found fossils of which species in Southeast Asia?

A sagittal keel

Which of the following is correlated with a growing reliance on tools in the genus Homo?

Evidence of cannibalism among early hominids is found at

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of Homo erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Homo erectus was first discovered by

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens except

Homo erectus fossils date to

Homo erectus's cranial capacity

________ has been proposed as a likely ancestor for Homo habilis.

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grips needed to make and use stone tools was present

Homo erectus from Sangiran, Java, dates to

The Nariokotome hominid (Homo erectus) from Lake Turkana is characterized by

________ likely spent appreciable time in the trees.

Relative to earlier hominids, later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there

Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids?

What Is Physical Anthropology?

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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