Exam 10: Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

Based on the research of Philip Reno, early hominins show reduced sexual dimorphism, which is evidence for cooperation and likely for:

Owen Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis proposes that:

Based on the morphology of the hand phalanx, Orrorin tugenensis lived in a:

Robust australopithecines were extinct by:

Discuss the Ardipithecus ramidus fossil and its implications for understanding human evolution.

In an ape, the space between the upper lateral incisor and the canine that accommodates a large, projecting lower canine is a:

Distinctive traits of robust australopithecines include:

The Oldowan Complex is a part of the:

The ravine in northern Tanzania where many early hominin fossils have been recovered (often referred to as the "cradle of humankind") is:

The Oldowan Complex includes tools like:

The patchy forest hypothesis proposes that forests:

Which of the following is a derived trait of Sahelanthropus tchandensis?

The discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops was important mainly because:

The only preaustralopithecine found outside the East African Rift Valley is:

Discuss the anatomical changes that occurred in the bipedal hominin and how they reflect certain habitat adaptations, and then discuss the hypotheses that propose why the change occurred.

The foundational behavior of hominins was:

Fossils attributed to Australopithecus garhi were found at the Bouri site, in Ethiopia, along with:

Along with other distinct traits, robust australopithecines had large _______ adapted for grinding food.

Ardi was adapted to life in trees and:

Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis was bipedal comes mainly from which part of the skeleton?