Question 1

The development of upright posture in hominins is likely an adaptation for

Accepted Answer

A)  living on the ground instead of in the trees. 
B)  living on land instead of on the water. 
C)  no longer needing to carry tools. 
D)  having no functional knees. 
A)  living on the ground instead of in the trees. 
B)  living on land instead of on the water. 
C)  no longer needing to carry tools. 
D)  having no functional knees.

Question 2

Explain segmentation and its significance for an animal such as a lobster.

Accepted Answer

Segmentation in animals occurs when thei

Question 3

Egg-laying mammals that lack a placenta are ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Egg-laying mammals that lack a placenta are...

Question 4

Match each correct evolutionarily significant character to the appropriate lettered box on the phylogenetic tree below.  
-scales

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G
H)H
I)I
J)J 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G
H)H
I)I
J)J

Question 5

Which of the following anatomical changes was an especially important contributor to the development of full bipedalism in hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  face pulled forward with spinal cord entering rear of skull 
B)  gain of opposable big toes 
C)  restructuring of the pelvis accompanied by a change in the angle of knee joints that support body weight 
D)  having no arch in the foot 
A)  face pulled forward with spinal cord entering rear of skull 
B)  gain of opposable big toes 
C)  restructuring of the pelvis accompanied by a change in the angle of knee joints that support body weight 
D)  having no arch in the foot

Question 6

The DNA compared across species in this infographic is ________ DNA.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The DNA compared across species in this...

Question 7

What evidence would support the hypothesis that a male Homo sapiens mated with a female Homo neanderthalensis and produced offspring?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing DNA from fossilized bones that

Question 8

The correct two-word Latin scientific name for modern humans is

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens. 
B)  Homo neanderthalensis. 
C)  homo sapiens. 
D)  homo neanderthalensis. 
A)  Homo sapiens. 
B)  Homo neanderthalensis. 
C)  homo sapiens. 
D)  homo neanderthalensis.

The development of upright posture in hominins is likely an adaptation for

Explain segmentation and its significance for an animal such as a lobster.

Egg-laying mammals that lack a placenta are ________.

Match each correct evolutionarily significant character to the appropriate lettered box on the phylogenetic tree below. -scales

Which of the following anatomical changes was an especially important contributor to the development of full bipedalism in hominins?

The DNA compared across species in this infographic is ________ DNA.

What evidence would support the hypothesis that a male Homo sapiens mated with a female Homo neanderthalensis and produced offspring?

The correct two-word Latin scientific name for modern humans is

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Exam 17: Animals and Human Evolution

The development of upright posture in hominins is likely an adaptation for

Explain segmentation and its significance for an animal such as a lobster.

Egg-laying mammals that lack a placenta are ________.

Match each correct evolutionarily significant character to the appropriate lettered box on the phylogenetic tree below. -scales

Which of the following anatomical changes was an especially important contributor to the development of full bipedalism in hominins?

The DNA compared across species in this infographic is ________ DNA.

What evidence would support the hypothesis that a male Homo sapiens mated with a female Homo neanderthalensis and produced offspring?

The correct two-word Latin scientific name for modern humans is

The Nature of Science

Evaluating Scientific Claims

Chemistry of Life

Life Is Cellular

How Cells Work

Cell Division

Patterns of Inheritance

Chromosomes and Human Genetics

What Genes Are

How Genes Work

Evidence for Evolution

Mechanisms of Evolution

Adaptation and Species

The History of Life

Bacteria and Archaea

Plants, Fungi, and Protists

General Principles of Ecology

Growth of Populations

Communities of Organisms

Ecosystems

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