Question 1

Nonhuman primates have smaller brains,and humans have large brains and advanced technology. How does the birthing process differ?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth in nonhuman primates is shorter and less painful. 
B) Birth in nonhuman primates is more difficult in the absence of modern medical technology. 
C) Despite the differences in technologies,birth in humans and nonhuman primates takes about the same amount of time. 
D) Medical technology ensures that human births take far less time than nonhuman primate birth. 
A) Birth in nonhuman primates is shorter and less painful. 
B) Birth in nonhuman primates is more difficult in the absence of modern medical technology. 
C) Despite the differences in technologies,birth in humans and nonhuman primates takes about the same amount of time. 
D) Medical technology ensures that human births take far less time than nonhuman primate birth. A

Question 2

What was the first hominid to migrate beyond Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo erectus 
D) Homo neanderthalensis 
A) Australopithecus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo erectus 
D) Homo neanderthalensis C

Question 3

Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus africanus. 
B) Paranthropus. 
C) Australopithecus afarensis. 
D) Homo habilis. 
A) Australopithecus africanus. 
B) Paranthropus. 
C) Australopithecus afarensis. 
D) Homo habilis. D

Question 4

Which of the following shows the first evidence of modern human traits,including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from ________ mya and was found in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.6;Sima de los Huesos 
B) 0.3;France 
C) 1.6;Dmanisi,Georgia 
D) 1.2;Sima del Elefante 
A) 1.6;Sima de los Huesos 
B) 0.3;France 
C) 1.6;Dmanisi,Georgia 
D) 1.2;Sima del Elefante

Question 6

What does the recent discovery of a ca.700,000 yBP hominin at Mata Menge,Indonesia,tell us?

Accepted Answer

A) The pattern of hominin evolution is firmly established with little anatomical variation in the Middle Pleistocene. 
B) The later Flores fossils must have evolved from the new,large-bodied Mata Menga hominin. 
C) The "Island theory" to explain reduction in body size of many island-dwelling mammals is now disproven. 
D) In predicting future research on both the early and later end of the evolution of Homo,we should expect the unexpected. 
A) The pattern of hominin evolution is firmly established with little anatomical variation in the Middle Pleistocene. 
B) The later Flores fossils must have evolved from the new,large-bodied Mata Menga hominin. 
C) The "Island theory" to explain reduction in body size of many island-dwelling mammals is now disproven. 
D) In predicting future research on both the early and later end of the evolution of Homo,we should expect the unexpected.

Question 7

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What do African Homo erectus cranial features include?

Accepted Answer

A) thick cranial bones 
B) small browridges 
C) a rounded skull 
D) a sagittal crest 
A) thick cranial bones 
B) small browridges 
C) a rounded skull 
D) a sagittal crest

Question 9

What do the habitats of southern and eastern African sites dating to 2.5 mya indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) the spread of C3 plants 
B) reduction both in habitat types and in dietary diversity 
C) more frequent use of tools for the digging and processing of roots and tubers 
D) the decreasing variation in Homo's diet 
A) the spread of C3 plants 
B) reduction both in habitat types and in dietary diversity 
C) more frequent use of tools for the digging and processing of roots and tubers 
D) the decreasing variation in Homo's diet

Question 10

Discuss the fossil evidence of Homo habilis and describe the anatomical and behavioral traits of Homo habilis that introduce the evolution of Homo sapiens.

Accepted Answer

Homo habilis was the first hominid to ha

Question 11

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
B) Homo erectus shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
C) Homo habilis has a more modern body plan than Homo erectus. 
D) Homo erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis. 
A) Homo habilis shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
B) Homo erectus shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
C) Homo habilis has a more modern body plan than Homo erectus. 
D) Homo erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis.

Question 12

Who discovered Homo erectus?

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 13

What do fossils tell us about Homo erectus's cranial capacity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Compared to earlier hominids,which of the following did Homo erectus have?

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 15

What was an effect of the controlled use of fire by hominids?

Accepted Answer

A) It decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet. 
B) It made the digestion of foods more difficult. 
C) It limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments,such as dry grasslands. 
D) It contributed to geographical expansion and increased food availability. 
A) It decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet. 
B) It made the digestion of foods more difficult. 
C) It limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments,such as dry grasslands. 
D) It contributed to geographical expansion and increased food availability.

Question 16

What do modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include?

Accepted Answer

A) relatively short arms and long legs 
B) brain size within the modern human variation 
C) relatively long arms and short legs 
D) large nose with an improved sense of smell 
A) relatively short arms and long legs 
B) brain size within the modern human variation 
C) relatively long arms and short legs 
D) large nose with an improved sense of smell

Question 17

Which of the following is a conclusion drawn from comparing Homo erectus remains?

Accepted Answer

A) This species must have evolved and spread very quickly as there is almost no variation from specimen to specimen. 
B) As the species spread from Africa,Homo erectus became smaller and smaller over time,so the Asian specimens are the smallest and the African ones are the largest. 
C) This taxon exhibits a high degree of variation,with some very gracile features and some very robust features. 
D) This species is the most gracile of all of the hominins,less robust than both Australopithecus and modern humans. 
A) This species must have evolved and spread very quickly as there is almost no variation from specimen to specimen. 
B) As the species spread from Africa,Homo erectus became smaller and smaller over time,so the Asian specimens are the smallest and the African ones are the largest. 
C) This taxon exhibits a high degree of variation,with some very gracile features and some very robust features. 
D) This species is the most gracile of all of the hominins,less robust than both Australopithecus and modern humans.

Question 18

What do the many stone tools,fragmentary animal bones,and teeth found at Gran Dolina,Spain,indicate about hominids there?

Accepted Answer

A) They processed and consumed animals including other hominids. 
B) They did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C) They were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D) They were australopithecines. 
A) They processed and consumed animals including other hominids. 
B) They did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C) They were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D) They were australopithecines.

Question 19

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grip 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 20

What is likely the cause of the increased body size in Homo erectus,compared to the body size of earlier hominids?

Accepted Answer

A) stone-tool use that facilitated root and tuber processing 
B) increased protein in the diet,perhaps due to more intensive use of stone tools and cooking 
C) increased intake of food,facilitated by larger teeth that permitted better food processing 
D) warmer climates,which changed the overall shape of the hominin body plan 
A) stone-tool use that facilitated root and tuber processing 
B) increased protein in the diet,perhaps due to more intensive use of stone tools and cooking 
C) increased intake of food,facilitated by larger teeth that permitted better food processing 
D) warmer climates,which changed the overall shape of the hominin body plan

Nonhuman primates have smaller brains,and humans have large brains and advanced technology. How does the birthing process differ?

What was the first hominid to migrate beyond Africa?

Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with:

Which of the following shows the first evidence of modern human traits,including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture?

The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from mya and was found in .

What does the recent discovery of a ca.700,000 yBP hominin at Mata Menge,Indonesia,tell us?

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

What do African Homo erectus cranial features include?

What do the habitats of southern and eastern African sites dating to 2.5 mya indicate?

Discuss the fossil evidence of Homo habilis and describe the anatomical and behavioral traits of Homo habilis that introduce the evolution of Homo sapiens.

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

Who discovered Homo erectus?

What do fossils tell us about Homo erectus's cranial capacity?

Compared to earlier hominids,which of the following did Homo erectus have?

What was an effect of the controlled use of fire by hominids?

What do modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include?

Which of the following is a conclusion drawn from comparing Homo erectus remains?

What do the many stone tools,fragmentary animal bones,and teeth found at Gran Dolina,Spain,indicate about hominids there?

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

What is likely the cause of the increased body size in Homo erectus,compared to the body size of earlier hominids?

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Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Nonhuman primates have smaller brains,and humans have large brains and advanced technology. How does the birthing process differ?

What was the first hominid to migrate beyond Africa?

Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with:

Which of the following shows the first evidence of modern human traits,including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture?

The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from ________ mya and was found in ________.

What does the recent discovery of a ca.700,000 yBP hominin at Mata Menge,Indonesia,tell us?

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

What do African Homo erectus cranial features include?

What do the habitats of southern and eastern African sites dating to 2.5 mya indicate?

Discuss the fossil evidence of Homo habilis and describe the anatomical and behavioral traits of Homo habilis that introduce the evolution of Homo sapiens.

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

Who discovered Homo erectus?

What do fossils tell us about Homo erectus's cranial capacity?

Compared to earlier hominids,which of the following did Homo erectus have?

What was an effect of the controlled use of fire by hominids?

What do modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include?

Which of the following is a conclusion drawn from comparing Homo erectus remains?

What do the many stone tools,fragmentary animal bones,and teeth found at Gran Dolina,Spain,indicate about hominids there?

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

What is likely the cause of the increased body size in Homo erectus,compared to the body size of 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 Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

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

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from mya and was found in .