Question 1

The earliest members of the genus Homo have been found to date from:

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 mya-present. 
B) 2.5-1.0 mya. 
C) 4.0-3.0 mya. 
D) more than 4.0 mya. 
A) 0.5 mya-present. 
B) 2.5-1.0 mya. 
C) 4.0-3.0 mya. 
D) more than 4.0 mya.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the Acheulian complex?

Accepted Answer

A) It emerged around 2.5 mya. 
B) It is used to describe simple pebble tools. 
C) It emerged around 1.8 mya. 
D) It is characteristic of Homo habilis. 
A) It emerged around 2.5 mya. 
B) It is used to describe simple pebble tools. 
C) It emerged around 1.8 mya. 
D) It is characteristic of Homo habilis.

Question 3

Eugène Dubois was one of the first researchers in the nineteenth century who used the scientific method to test the hypothesis of early human ancestors in Asia 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 4

What are the most important adaptive changes that Homo habilis experienced?

Accepted Answer

A) changes in locomotion indicated by shorter legs 
B) brain enlargement and masticatory changes,likely linked to the growing importance of tools 
C) big-game hunting allowed by the use of improved weapons 
D) the use of marine resources 
A) changes in locomotion indicated by shorter legs 
B) brain enlargement and masticatory changes,likely linked to the growing importance of tools 
C) big-game hunting allowed by the use of improved weapons 
D) the use of marine resources

Question 5

Which of the following was a trait of Homo habilis?

Accepted Answer

A) long,modern legs 
B) short legs 
C) a striding gait 
D) quadrupedalism 
A) long,modern legs 
B) short legs 
C) a striding gait 
D) quadrupedalism

Question 6

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids,and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus is characterized by increas

Question 7

The Dmanisi B fossils from the Republic of Georgia are dated to:

Accepted Answer

A) 1.0 mya. 
B) 800,000 yBP. 
C) 1.8 mya. 
D) 2.5 mya. 
A) 1.0 mya. 
B) 800,000 yBP. 
C) 1.8 mya. 
D) 2.5 mya.

Question 8

What is the likely explanation for the rapid increase in body and brain size among Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A) an influx of genes for increased height 
B) greater access to protein and improved nutrition 
C) a tendency to reach for fruits higher in the trees,which increased their height over time 
D) the evolution of bipedalism 
A) an influx of genes for increased height 
B) greater access to protein and improved nutrition 
C) a tendency to reach for fruits higher in the trees,which increased their height over time 
D) the evolution of bipedalism

Question 9

Which two fossil species lived at the same time around 2.5-1 mya?

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus and Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus and Pithecanthropus 
C) Homo habilis and Homo erectus 
D) Pithecathropus and Homo rudolfensis 
A) Australopithecus and Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus and Pithecanthropus 
C) Homo habilis and Homo erectus 
D) Pithecathropus and Homo rudolfensis

Question 10

What did Rosenberg and Trevathan discover in their study comparing human and nonhuman primate birth?

Accepted Answer

A) They are remarkably similar despite the large difference in brain size. 
B) The infant nonhuman primate's head is oriented in the opposite direction of the human infant's head,the former facing backwards. 
C) The infant nonhuman primate's head is oriented sideways in comparison to the human infant's head. 
D) Primates have a much lower success rate than humans;nonhuman primate infants often do not survive the birth process. 
A) They are remarkably similar despite the large difference in brain size. 
B) The infant nonhuman primate's head is oriented in the opposite direction of the human infant's head,the former facing backwards. 
C) The infant nonhuman primate's head is oriented sideways in comparison to the human infant's head. 
D) Primates have a much lower success rate than humans;nonhuman primate infants often do not survive the birth process.

Question 11

Who discovered Pithecanthropus erectus?

Accepted Answer

A) Eugène Dubois 
B) Time White 
C) Behane Asfaw 
D) Yohannes Haile-Selassie 
A) Eugène Dubois 
B) Time White 
C) Behane Asfaw 
D) Yohannes Haile-Selassie

Question 12

Which of the following is true about Gran Dolina adult hominids?

Accepted Answer

A) They were able to produce spectacular art,similar to later Homo sapiens. 
B) They had a larger cranial capacity than later Homo sapiens. 
C) They were more modern than Homo erectus,and like later Homo sapiens,had a wide nasal aperture. 
D) They were similar to modern humans but with a narrow,Homo erectus-like nasal aperture. 
A) They were able to produce spectacular art,similar to later Homo sapiens. 
B) They had a larger cranial capacity than later Homo sapiens. 
C) They were more modern than Homo erectus,and like later Homo sapiens,had a wide nasal aperture. 
D) They were similar to modern humans but with a narrow,Homo erectus-like nasal aperture.

The earliest members of the genus Homo have been found to date from:

Which of the following is true about the Acheulian complex?

Eugène Dubois was one of the first researchers in the nineteenth century who used the scientific method to test the hypothesis of early human ancestors in Asia with:

What are the most important adaptive changes that Homo habilis experienced?

Which of the following was a trait of Homo habilis?

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids,and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

The Dmanisi B fossils from the Republic of Georgia are dated to:

What is the likely explanation for the rapid increase in body and brain size among Homo erectus?

Which two fossil species lived at the same time around 2.5-1 mya?

What did Rosenberg and Trevathan discover in their study comparing human and nonhuman primate birth?

Who discovered Pithecanthropus erectus?

Which of the following is true about Gran Dolina adult hominids?

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Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The earliest members of the genus Homo have been found to date from:

Which of the following is true about the Acheulian complex?

Eugène Dubois was one of the first researchers in the nineteenth century who used the scientific method to test the hypothesis of early human ancestors in Asia with:

What are the most important adaptive changes that Homo habilis experienced?

Which of the following was a trait of Homo habilis?

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics.How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids,and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

The Dmanisi B fossils from the Republic of Georgia are dated to:

What is the likely explanation for the rapid increase in body and brain size among Homo erectus?

Which two fossil species lived at the same time around 2.5-1 mya?

What did Rosenberg and Trevathan discover in their study comparing human and nonhuman primate birth?

Who discovered Pithecanthropus erectus?

Which of the following is true about Gran Dolina adult 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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