Question 1

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Accepted Answer

A) fossil evidence. 
B) comparative anatomy. 
C) genetics. 
D) archaeological remains. 
A) fossil evidence. 
B) comparative anatomy. 
C) genetics. 
D) archaeological remains.

Question 2

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) meat eating started only with the appearance of Homo erectus and stone tools. 
B) big game hunting was the most common way early hominids obtained meat. 
C) meat eating started before Homo erectus but increased with more advanced technology. 
D) none of the above 
A) meat eating started only with the appearance of Homo erectus and stone tools. 
B) big game hunting was the most common way early hominids obtained meat. 
C) meat eating started before Homo erectus but increased with more advanced technology. 
D) none of the above

Question 3

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) dietary shift. 
B) tool use for obtaining and processing food. 
C) big game hunting. 
D) use of marine resources. 
A) dietary shift. 
B) tool use for obtaining and processing food. 
C) big game hunting. 
D) use of marine resources.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus was the first hominid to di

Question 8

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5-present. 
B) 2.5-1.0 mya. 
C) 4.0-3.0 mya. 
D) none of the above 
A) 0.5-present. 
B) 2.5-1.0 mya. 
C) 4.0-3.0 mya. 
D) none of the above

Question 9

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Accepted Answer

These genera were contemporaneous for a

Question 10

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 11

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Accepted Answer

A) 1.7 mya. 
B) 1.2 mya. 
C) 500,000 yBP. 
D) 800,000 yBP. 
A) 1.7 mya. 
B) 1.2 mya. 
C) 500,000 yBP. 
D) 800,000 yBP.

Question 12

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 13

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

Accepted Answer

A) Africa. 
B) South America. 
C) Asia. 
D) Haeckel didn't believe in evolution. 
A) Africa. 
B) South America. 
C) Asia. 
D) Haeckel didn't believe in evolution.

Question 14

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Accepted Answer

A) decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet. 
B) has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids. 
C) limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments,such as dry grasslands. 
D) contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways. 
A) decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet. 
B) has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids. 
C) limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments,such as dry grasslands. 
D) contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways.

Question 15

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) stone-tool use that facilitated root and tuber processing. 
B) increased protein in the diet. 
C) larger teeth that permitted better food processing. 
D) none of the above 
A) stone-tool use that facilitated root and tuber processing. 
B) increased protein in the diet. 
C) larger teeth that permitted better food processing. 
D) none of the above

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

The Acheulean complex:

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

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

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

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Homo erectus was first discovered by:

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

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

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

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Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

The Acheulean complex:

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

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

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

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Homo erectus was first discovered by:

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

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

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

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 the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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