Question 1

A.anamensis Is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) being bipedal with large canines. 
B) having lived 2 m.y.a. 
C) A being bipedal with a large brain. 
D) capable of making e first stone tools. 
E) having lived in southern Africa. 
A) being bipedal with large canines. 
B) having lived 2 m.y.a. 
C) A being bipedal with a large brain. 
D) capable of making e first stone tools. 
E) having lived in southern Africa.

Question 2

The narrowing of the birth canal is a trend in hominin evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The oldest known stone tools date roughly to 2.6 m.y.a.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The dentition of
A.afarensis exhibits some similarities to that of modern apes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The genus Homo did not appear until after all of the australopithecines had become extinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The teeth and skulls of australopithecines are indicative of a vegetarian diet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ancestors of Homo split off and become reproductively isolated from the later australopithecines

Accepted Answer

A) between 5 and 4 m.y.a. 
B) between 7 and 6 m.y.a. 
C) between 3 and 2 m.y.a. 
D) between 1 m.y.a.and 500,000 years ago. 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) between 5 and 4 m.y.a. 
B) between 7 and 6 m.y.a. 
C) between 3 and 2 m.y.a. 
D) between 1 m.y.a.and 500,000 years ago. 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 8

A.africanus

Accepted Answer

A) lived in eastern Africa. 
B) had more sexual dimorphism than modern humans did. 
C) lived 6 m.y.a. 
D) had teeth very similar to modern humans. 
E) was a hyperrobust species of australopithecine. 
A) lived in eastern Africa. 
B) had more sexual dimorphism than modern humans did. 
C) lived 6 m.y.a. 
D) had teeth very similar to modern humans. 
E) was a hyperrobust species of australopithecine.

Question 9

According to Johanson and White, __________ was the last common ancestor of A.boisei and H.habilis.

Accepted Answer

A) A.africanus 
B) A.robustus 
C) A.anamensis 
D) Ardipithecus ramidus 
E) A.afarensis 
A) A.africanus 
B) A.robustus 
C) A.anamensis 
D) Ardipithecus ramidus 
E) A.afarensis

Question 10

The earliest stone tools (dating to 2.6 m.y.a.) discovered thus far

Accepted Answer

A) may have been made by A.garhi. 
B) were made by H.erectus. 
C) come from the Djurab Desert in Chad. 
D) belong to the Mousterian toolmaking tradition. 
E) were probably made by the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes. 
A) may have been made by A.garhi. 
B) were made by H.erectus. 
C) come from the Djurab Desert in Chad. 
D) belong to the Mousterian toolmaking tradition. 
E) were probably made by the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes.

Question 11

Ardipithecus possibly evolved into

Accepted Answer

A) A.garhi. 
B) H.erectus. 
C) A.anamensis. 
D) H.habilis. 
E) A.boisei. 
A) A.garhi. 
B) H.erectus. 
C) A.anamensis. 
D) H.habilis. 
E) A.boisei.

Question 12

Analyze what makes us human.List and discuss the four key attributes of humans, and evaluate how these traits distinguish between human ancestors and apes.Include australopithecine examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

What makes us human is a complex and mul

Question 13

Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes existed

Accepted Answer

A) 15 to 20 m.y.a. 
B) 30 to 35 m.y.a. 
C) 6 to 8 m.y.a. 
D) 1.2 to 1.8 m.y.a. 
E) 300,000 to 400,000 years ago. 
A) 15 to 20 m.y.a. 
B) 30 to 35 m.y.a. 
C) 6 to 8 m.y.a. 
D) 1.2 to 1.8 m.y.a. 
E) 300,000 to 400,000 years ago.

Question 14

The earliest known stone tools belong to the Acheulian tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Australopithecine fossils been found in

Accepted Answer

A) Southern and western Africa. 
B) Eastern Africa and the Middle East. 
C) Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and India. 
D) Southern and eastern Africa. 
E) Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe. 
A) Southern and western Africa. 
B) Eastern Africa and the Middle East. 
C) Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and India. 
D) Southern and eastern Africa. 
E) Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe.

Question 16

A probable adaptive advantage of bipedalism does not include the fact that bipedalism

Accepted Answer

A) increased hominins' ability to brachiate through trees and thus escape from predators. 
B) helped hominins survive in open savanna environments. 
C) allowed hominins to carry things to a home base. 
D) helped to reduce exposure to solar radiation. 
E) increased hominins' ability to see over tall grass and thus to spot food and predators. 
A) increased hominins' ability to brachiate through trees and thus escape from predators. 
B) helped hominins survive in open savanna environments. 
C) allowed hominins to carry things to a home base. 
D) helped to reduce exposure to solar radiation. 
E) increased hominins' ability to see over tall grass and thus to spot food and predators.

Question 17

The extinction of the australopithecines suggests that the

Accepted Answer

A) australopithecines ultimately were unsuccessful in competing with early Homo populations. 
B) broad-spectrum revolution was not adaptive. 
C) australopithecines had no social organization. 
D) transitional stage between apes and humans was very short. 
E) australopithecines are relatively unimportant in the study of human evolution. 
A) australopithecines ultimately were unsuccessful in competing with early Homo populations. 
B) broad-spectrum revolution was not adaptive. 
C) australopithecines had no social organization. 
D) transitional stage between apes and humans was very short. 
E) australopithecines are relatively unimportant in the study of human evolution.

Question 18

Both Ardipithecus and
A.anamensis appear to have been bipedal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A polytypic species is one in which there is a lot of phenotypic variation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The presence of very large molars and a sagittal crest on top of the skull is evidence of

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation to cold climates. 
B) the earliest use of domesticated plants. 
C) humanlike brain organization. 
D) a dramatic increase in hunting activity. 
E) adaptation to a diet based on tough, fibrous, and gritty vegetation. 
A) adaptation to cold climates. 
B) the earliest use of domesticated plants. 
C) humanlike brain organization. 
D) a dramatic increase in hunting activity. 
E) adaptation to a diet based on tough, fibrous, and gritty vegetation.

A.anamensis Is best described as

The narrowing of the birth canal is a trend in hominin evolution.

The oldest known stone tools date roughly to 2.6 m.y.a.

The dentition of A.afarensis exhibits some similarities to that of modern apes.

The genus Homo did not appear until after all of the australopithecines had become extinct.

The teeth and skulls of australopithecines are indicative of a vegetarian diet.

The ancestors of Homo split off and become reproductively isolated from the later australopithecines

A.africanus

According to Johanson and White, __________ was the last common ancestor of A.boisei and H.habilis.

The earliest stone tools (dating to 2.6 m.y.a.) discovered thus far

Ardipithecus possibly evolved into

Analyze what makes us human.List and discuss the four key attributes of humans, and evaluate how these traits distinguish between human ancestors and apes.Include australopithecine examples in your answer.

Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes existed

The earliest known stone tools belong to the Acheulian tradition.

Australopithecine fossils been found in

A probable adaptive advantage of bipedalism does not include the fact that bipedalism

The extinction of the australopithecines suggests that the

Both Ardipithecus and A.anamensis appear to have been bipedal.

A polytypic species is one in which there is a lot of phenotypic variation.

The presence of very large molars and a sagittal crest on top of the skull is evidence of

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 6: Early Hominins

A.anamensis Is best described as

The narrowing of the birth canal is a trend in hominin evolution.

The oldest known stone tools date roughly to 2.6 m.y.a.

The dentition of A.afarensis exhibits some similarities to that of modern apes.

The genus Homo did not appear until after all of the australopithecines had become extinct.

The teeth and skulls of australopithecines are indicative of a vegetarian diet.

The ancestors of Homo split off and become reproductively isolated from the later australopithecines

A.africanus

According to Johanson and White, __________ was the last common ancestor of A.boisei and H.habilis.

The earliest stone tools (dating to 2.6 m.y.a.) discovered thus far

Ardipithecus possibly evolved into

Analyze what makes us human.List and discuss the four key attributes of humans, and evaluate how these traits distinguish between human ancestors and apes.Include australopithecine examples in your answer.

Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes existed

The earliest known stone tools belong to the Acheulian tradition.

Australopithecine fossils been found in

A probable adaptive advantage of bipedalism does not include the fact that bipedalism

The extinction of the australopithecines suggests that the

Both Ardipithecus and A.anamensis appear to have been bipedal.

A polytypic species is one in which there is a lot of phenotypic variation.

The presence of very large molars and a sagittal crest on top of the skull is evidence of

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters