Question 1

Shovel-shaped incisors are one of the most distinctive features of people from:

Accepted Answer

A) East Asia and the Americas. 
B) South Africa. 
C) Australia. 
D) India. 
A) East Asia and the Americas. 
B) South Africa. 
C) Australia. 
D) India.

Question 2

The majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) Europe. 
C) northern Africa. 
D) Southeast Asia. 
A) India. 
B) Europe. 
C) northern Africa. 
D) Southeast Asia.

Question 3

Allen's and Bergmann's rules predict anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals.These results are evident in:

Accepted Answer

A) the limb and trunk proportions of Neandertals. 
B) the limb and trunk proportions of modern human populations. 
C) the limb and trunk proportions of most mammals. 
D) all of the above 
A) the limb and trunk proportions of Neandertals. 
B) the limb and trunk proportions of modern human populations. 
C) the limb and trunk proportions of most mammals. 
D) all of the above

Question 4

The Australian site where surprisingly robust 9,000-13,000-year-old human skulls were found is:

Accepted Answer

A) Kow Swamp. 
B) Lake Mungo. 
C) Melbourne. 
D) Tasmania. 
A) Kow Swamp. 
B) Lake Mungo. 
C) Melbourne. 
D) Tasmania.

Question 5

All of the following sites contain hominid fossils displaying stone tool cut marks EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Gran Dolina,Spain. 
B) Krapina,Croatia. 
C) Herto,Ethiopia. 
D) Klasies River Mouth,South Africa. 
A) Gran Dolina,Spain. 
B) Krapina,Croatia. 
C) Herto,Ethiopia. 
D) Klasies River Mouth,South Africa.

Question 6

Anatomically,modern humans were found in all of the following sites EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Shanidar,Iraq. 
B) Cro-Magnon,France. 
C) Qafzeh,Israel. 
D) Omo,Ethiopia. 
A) Shanidar,Iraq. 
B) Cro-Magnon,France. 
C) Qafzeh,Israel. 
D) Omo,Ethiopia.

Question 7

Stress markers in the teeth that reflect growth disruption due to poor diets or to poor health are called dental hypoplasias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Partial skulls of two adults and of one child,dating to around 160,000 yBP and exhibiting mostly modern human features,come from:

Accepted Answer

A) Olduvai Gorge,Tanzania. 
B) Herto,Ethiopia. 
C) Border Cave,South Africa. 
D) Skhul,Israel. 
A) Olduvai Gorge,Tanzania. 
B) Herto,Ethiopia. 
C) Border Cave,South Africa. 
D) Skhul,Israel.

Question 9

The first non-modern human fossil to be discovered and recognized as such was the:

Accepted Answer

A) Taung Baby from South Africa. 
B) Homo erectus skull from Java. 
C) Neandertal skull from Germany. 
D) Cro-Magnon skull from France. 
A) Taung Baby from South Africa. 
B) Homo erectus skull from Java. 
C) Neandertal skull from Germany. 
D) Cro-Magnon skull from France.

Question 10

Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools,usually associated with Neandertals,are called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Mousterian. 
B) Gravettian. 
C) Solutrean. 
D) Acheulean. 
A) Mousterian. 
B) Gravettian. 
C) Solutrean. 
D) Acheulean.

Question 11

Heavy wear on Neandertals' incisor teeth has led some scientists to conclude that Neandertals used their front teeth:

Accepted Answer

A) as a kind of third hand for gripping materials. 
B) for hunting and killing small animals. 
C) for shaping the cutting edges of stone blades. 
D) for gouging trees to extract sap. 
A) as a kind of third hand for gripping materials. 
B) for hunting and killing small animals. 
C) for shaping the cutting edges of stone blades. 
D) for gouging trees to extract sap.

Question 12

All of the following traits suggest cold adaptation for Neandertals EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a narrow nasal aperture. 
B) short limbs. 
C) a wide torso. 
D) a projecting mid-face. 
A) a narrow nasal aperture. 
B) short limbs. 
C) a wide torso. 
D) a projecting mid-face.

Question 13

According to the out-of-Africa model,the transition from archaic to modern Homo sapiens:

Accepted Answer

A) occurred in several areas simultaneously. 
B) occurred only once,in Africa. 
C) began in Asia. 
D) took place about 500,000 years ago. 
A) occurred in several areas simultaneously. 
B) occurred only once,in Africa. 
C) began in Asia. 
D) took place about 500,000 years ago.

Question 14

Fossil remains of archaic Homo sapiens:

Accepted Answer

A) occur only in Europe and Asia. 
B) show a mixture of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens traits. 
C) are dated to the late Pliocene. 
D) are often found with Oldowan stone tools. 
A) occur only in Europe and Asia. 
B) show a mixture of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens traits. 
C) are dated to the late Pliocene. 
D) are often found with Oldowan stone tools.

Question 15

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s)collected at Kebara,Israel?

Accepted Answer

A) the cervical (neck)vertebrae 
B) the mandible 
C) the ribs 
D) the hyoid 
A) the cervical (neck)vertebrae 
B) the mandible 
C) the ribs 
D) the hyoid

Question 16

Archaic Homo sapiens are the first hominids to have expanded beyond Africa into other parts of the Old World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Burial of the dead with elaborate grave goods is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Homo neanderthalensis. 
B) Homo sapiens. 
C) Homo erectus. 
D) both A and B 
A) Homo neanderthalensis. 
B) Homo sapiens. 
C) Homo erectus. 
D) both A and B

Question 18

Homo erectus and Homo sapiens are two widely recognized hominid species.In contrast,the hominids that are younger than most H.erectus fossils but older than the majority of H.sapiens fossils have been loosely categorized as "archaic" Homo sapiens.Why have these fossils not been given a distinct species name,and why do they remain so difficult to classify formally?

Accepted Answer

During the middle Pleistocene,small homi

Question 19

The hominid skeleton (LB1)recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores:

Accepted Answer

A) has a very small brain,less than 400 cc. 
B) lived there about 18,000 yBP. 
C) stood about three feet tall in life. 
D) all of the above 
A) has a very small brain,less than 400 cc. 
B) lived there about 18,000 yBP. 
C) stood about three feet tall in life. 
D) all of the above

Question 20

This type of stone tool traditionally marks the transition from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic.

Accepted Answer

A) cleaver 
B) chopper 
C) flake 
D) blade 
A) cleaver 
B) chopper 
C) flake 
D) blade

Shovel-shaped incisors are one of the most distinctive features of people from:

The majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

Allen's and Bergmann's rules predict anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals.These results are evident in:

The Australian site where surprisingly robust 9,000-13,000-year-old human skulls were found is:

All of the following sites contain hominid fossils displaying stone tool cut marks EXCEPT:

Anatomically,modern humans were found in all of the following sites EXCEPT:

Stress markers in the teeth that reflect growth disruption due to poor diets or to poor health are called dental hypoplasias.

Partial skulls of two adults and of one child,dating to around 160,000 yBP and exhibiting mostly modern human features,come from:

The first non-modern human fossil to be discovered and recognized as such was the:

Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools,usually associated with Neandertals,are called the:

Heavy wear on Neandertals' incisor teeth has led some scientists to conclude that Neandertals used their front teeth:

All of the following traits suggest cold adaptation for Neandertals EXCEPT:

According to the out-of-Africa model,the transition from archaic to modern Homo sapiens:

Fossil remains of archaic Homo sapiens:

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s)collected at Kebara,Israel?

Archaic Homo sapiens are the first hominids to have expanded beyond Africa into other parts of the Old World.

Burial of the dead with elaborate grave goods is attributed to:

The hominid skeleton (LB1)recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores:

This type of stone tool traditionally marks the transition from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic.

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Exam 12: The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

Shovel-shaped incisors are one of the most distinctive features of people from:

The majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

Allen's and Bergmann's rules predict anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals.These results are evident in:

The Australian site where surprisingly robust 9,000-13,000-year-old human skulls were found is:

All of the following sites contain hominid fossils displaying stone tool cut marks EXCEPT:

Anatomically,modern humans were found in all of the following sites EXCEPT:

Stress markers in the teeth that reflect growth disruption due to poor diets or to poor health are called dental hypoplasias.

Partial skulls of two adults and of one child,dating to around 160,000 yBP and exhibiting mostly modern human features,come from:

The first non-modern human fossil to be discovered and recognized as such was the:

Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools,usually associated with Neandertals,are called the:

Heavy wear on Neandertals' incisor teeth has led some scientists to conclude that Neandertals used their front teeth:

All of the following traits suggest cold adaptation for Neandertals EXCEPT:

According to the out-of-Africa model,the transition from archaic to modern Homo sapiens:

Fossil remains of archaic Homo sapiens:

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s)collected at Kebara,Israel?

Archaic Homo sapiens are the first hominids to have expanded beyond Africa into other parts of the Old World.

Burial of the dead with elaborate grave goods is attributed to:

The hominid skeleton (LB1)recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores:

This type of stone tool traditionally marks the transition from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic.

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 and Evolution of Early Homo

Our Last 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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