Question 1

What does Owen Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis propose?

Accepted Answer

A) Bipedalism meant less body surface to expose to the sun,resulting in a smaller body size. 
B) Monogamy and food provisioning created the necessity for bipedalism. 
C) Bipedalism arose in areas where the forest was disappearing. 
D) Bipedalism arose as a result of a shift to hunting as a primary source of food. 
A) Bipedalism meant less body surface to expose to the sun,resulting in a smaller body size. 
B) Monogamy and food provisioning created the necessity for bipedalism. 
C) Bipedalism arose in areas where the forest was disappearing. 
D) Bipedalism arose as a result of a shift to hunting as a primary source of food. B

Question 2

Ardi's intermediate form of bipedality included the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) longer hind limbs for clinging and leaping. 
B) palms and feet to move along tree branches. 
C) long phalanges to wrap around tree branches. 
D) a tail to grip tree trunks. 
A) longer hind limbs for clinging and leaping. 
B) palms and feet to move along tree branches. 
C) long phalanges to wrap around tree branches. 
D) a tail to grip tree trunks. B

Question 3

Thick dental enamel in ________ helps with crushing food.

Accepted Answer

A) gorillas 
B) hominins 
C) chimpanzees 
D) eosimians 
A) gorillas 
B) hominins 
C) chimpanzees 
D) eosimians B

Question 4

What do distinctive traits of robust australopithecines include?

Accepted Answer

A) small front teeth,large back teeth,a big face,and a sagittal crest 
B) a small brain and a large body 
C) large front teeth,large back teeth,and no sagittal crest 
D) a large diastema and no sagittal crest 
A) small front teeth,large back teeth,a big face,and a sagittal crest 
B) a small brain and a large body 
C) large front teeth,large back teeth,and no sagittal crest 
D) a large diastema and no sagittal crest

Question 5

Ardi was adapted to life in trees and:

Accepted Answer

A) on the ground. 
B) in the desert. 
C) near water. 
D) in snowy mountain ranges. 
A) on the ground. 
B) in the desert. 
C) near water. 
D) in snowy mountain ranges.

Question 6

Which of the following two obligate features is a hominin defined as having?

Accepted Answer

A) speech and advanced cognition 
B) bipedal locomotion and nonhoning chewing complex 
C) bipedal locomotion and speech 
D) nonhoning chewing complex and advanced cognition 
A) speech and advanced cognition 
B) bipedal locomotion and nonhoning chewing complex 
C) bipedal locomotion and speech 
D) nonhoning chewing complex and advanced cognition

Question 7

You find a fossil that you are sure shows evidence of bipedalism.The presence of which of the following anatomical traits allows you to know this?

Accepted Answer

A) a narrow pelvis 
B) posterior position of the foramen magnum 
C) opposable hallux 
D) thighbones that angle in toward the knees 
A) a narrow pelvis 
B) posterior position of the foramen magnum 
C) opposable hallux 
D) thighbones that angle in toward the knees

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) femur (thighbone) 
B) skull 
C) foot 
D) pelvis 
A) femur (thighbone) 
B) skull 
C) foot 
D) pelvis

Question 9

Beginning more than 3 mya,at least two lineages of hominin emerged,one that led to the genus Homo and one that:

Accepted Answer

A) included the now extinct descendants of Au.afarensis. 
B) gave rise to the genus Ardipithecus. 
C) was an evolution of other australopithecine lineages. 
D) ended with Au.africanus. 
A) included the now extinct descendants of Au.afarensis. 
B) gave rise to the genus Ardipithecus. 
C) was an evolution of other australopithecine lineages. 
D) ended with Au.africanus.

Question 10

The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than:

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 mya. 
B) 1 mya. 
C) 2 mya. 
D) 4 mya. 
A) 0.5 mya. 
B) 1 mya. 
C) 2 mya. 
D) 4 mya.

Question 11

An increased ability to see greater distances is one of the adaptations of:

Accepted Answer

A) bipedalism. 
B) diurnal sleeping patterns. 
C) improved diet. 
D) becoming larger. 
A) bipedalism. 
B) diurnal sleeping patterns. 
C) improved diet. 
D) becoming larger.

Question 12

Adaptations by hominins include using tools and tool making.To what are these adaptations linked?

Accepted Answer

A) improved diet 
B) bipedalism 
C) sleeping 
D) becoming larger 
A) improved diet 
B) bipedalism 
C) sleeping 
D) becoming larger

Question 13

The adaptive radiation of the australopithecines after their split from the lineage that led to early Homo seems to have focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) bipedalism. 
B) mastication. 
C) brain size increase. 
D) body size increase. 
A) bipedalism. 
B) mastication. 
C) brain size increase. 
D) body size increase.

Question 14

In an ape,what is the space between the upper lateral incisor and the canine,which accommodates a large,projecting lower canine,called?

Accepted Answer

A) a dental gap 
B) a gingival space 
C) a mesial bridge 
D) a diastema 
A) a dental gap 
B) a gingival space 
C) a mesial bridge 
D) a diastema

Question 15

Australopithecus robustus was likely the longest-surviving species of australopithecine in South Africa.What features did it have?

Accepted Answer

A) a big brain,big teeth,and a big face 
B) large molars,a big face,and a sagittal crest 
C) a large body,large teeth,and a sagittal crest 
D) a big face,large teeth,and a large body 
A) a big brain,big teeth,and a big face 
B) large molars,a big face,and a sagittal crest 
C) a large body,large teeth,and a sagittal crest 
D) a big face,large teeth,and a large body

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

Among other,more detailed anatomical fea

Question 17

A pre-australopithecine most likely has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) nonhoning dentition,primitive apelike traits,and increased brain size 
B) modified honing dentition,primitive apelike traits,and increased brain size 
C) modified honing dentition,primitive apelike traits,and small brain size 
D) nonhoning dentition,loss of apelike traits,and small brain size 
A) nonhoning dentition,primitive apelike traits,and increased brain size 
B) modified honing dentition,primitive apelike traits,and increased brain size 
C) modified honing dentition,primitive apelike traits,and small brain size 
D) nonhoning dentition,loss of apelike traits,and small brain size

Question 18

Based on the morphology of the hand phalanx,where did Orrorin tugenensis live?

Accepted Answer

A) a dry savannah 
B) a woodland environment 
C) a jungle environment 
D) a forest environment 
A) a dry savannah 
B) a woodland environment 
C) a jungle environment 
D) a forest environment

Question 19

What was Piltdown Man? Why was it significant?

Accepted Answer

"Piltdown Man" refers to a skull discove

Question 20

What tools does the Oldowan Complex include?

Accepted Answer

A) hand axes,flakes,and cores 
B) cobbles,flakes,and side scrapers 
C) choppers,cobbles,flakes,and bone tools 
D) choppers,hand axes,and side scrapers 
A) hand axes,flakes,and cores 
B) cobbles,flakes,and side scrapers 
C) choppers,cobbles,flakes,and bone tools 
D) choppers,hand axes,and side scrapers

What does Owen Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis propose?

Ardi's intermediate form of bipedality included the use of:

Thick dental enamel in ________ helps with crushing food.

What do distinctive traits of robust australopithecines include?

Ardi was adapted to life in trees and:

Which of the following two obligate features is a hominin defined as having?

You find a fossil that you are sure shows evidence of bipedalism.The presence of which of the following anatomical traits allows you to know this?

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

Beginning more than 3 mya,at least two lineages of hominin emerged,one that led to the genus Homo and one that:

The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than:

An increased ability to see greater distances is one of the adaptations of:

Adaptations by hominins include using tools and tool making.To what are these adaptations linked?

The adaptive radiation of the australopithecines after their split from the lineage that led to early Homo seems to have focused on:

In an ape,what is the space between the upper lateral incisor and the canine,which accommodates a large,projecting lower canine,called?

Australopithecus robustus was likely the longest-surviving species of australopithecine in South Africa.What features did it have?

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.

A pre-australopithecine most likely has which of the following characteristics?

Based on the morphology of the hand phalanx,where did Orrorin tugenensis live?

What was Piltdown Man? Why was it significant?

What tools does the Oldowan Complex include?

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

What does Owen Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis propose?

Ardi's intermediate form of bipedality included the use of:

Thick dental enamel in ________ helps with crushing food.

What do distinctive traits of robust australopithecines include?

Ardi was adapted to life in trees and:

Which of the following two obligate features is a hominin defined as having?

You find a fossil that you are sure shows evidence of bipedalism.The presence of which of the following anatomical traits allows you to know this?

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

Beginning more than 3 mya,at least two lineages of hominin emerged,one that led to the genus Homo and one that:

The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than:

An increased ability to see greater distances is one of the adaptations of:

Adaptations by hominins include using tools and tool making.To what are these adaptations linked?

The adaptive radiation of the australopithecines after their split from the lineage that led to early Homo seems to have focused on:

In an ape,what is the space between the upper lateral incisor and the canine,which accommodates a large,projecting lower canine,called?

Australopithecus robustus was likely the longest-surviving species of australopithecine in South Africa.What features did it have?

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.

A pre-australopithecine most likely has which of the following characteristics?

Based on the morphology of the hand phalanx,where did Orrorin tugenensis live?

What was Piltdown Man? Why was it significant?

What tools does the Oldowan Complex include?

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

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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