Question 1

___________ is a difference between Homo erectus and the australopithecines.

Accepted Answer

A) H.erectus was fully bipedal. 
B) The australopithecines' teeth suggest that they ate a lot more meat. 
C) H.erectus's cranial capacity was much larger. 
D) H.erectus had the largest sagittal crest of any hominin. 
E) H.erectus's mortuary practices were less elaborate. 
A) H.erectus was fully bipedal. 
B) The australopithecines' teeth suggest that they ate a lot more meat. 
C) H.erectus's cranial capacity was much larger. 
D) H.erectus had the largest sagittal crest of any hominin. 
E) H.erectus's mortuary practices were less elaborate.

Question 2

Oldowan tools were made by striking flakes off the sides of cobbles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the place of Ardipithecus and Australopithecus anamensis in hominin evolution, as well as the current dates associated with both species.

Accepted Answer

Ardipithecus and Australopithecus anamen

Question 4

The skeleton of "Lucy's baby" reveals that A.afarensis

Accepted Answer

A) was still completely arboreal. 
B) was bipedal but still adapted to climbing. 
C) was a chimpanzee ancestor. 
D) had no period of infant dependency. 
E) was able to make precise stone tools. 
A) was still completely arboreal. 
B) was bipedal but still adapted to climbing. 
C) was a chimpanzee ancestor. 
D) had no period of infant dependency. 
E) was able to make precise stone tools.

Question 5

Bipedalism would have allowed early hominins to see above tall savanna grass, and thus to watch out for food and predators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A.afarensis is most clearly identified as a hominin because

Accepted Answer

A) its postcranial remains indicating bipedalism 
B) its pointed canines project beyond the other teeth 
C) it had stereoscopic vision 
D) it had a small brain case 
E) its molars larger than those of later Australopithecus 
A) its postcranial remains indicating bipedalism 
B) its pointed canines project beyond the other teeth 
C) it had stereoscopic vision 
D) it had a small brain case 
E) its molars larger than those of later Australopithecus

Question 7

The
A.afarensis fossils show that as recently as 3.0 m.y.a.our ancestors had a mixture of apelike and hominin features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Robust australopithecine fossils have been found only in east Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first hominins appear during the ___________ epoch.

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan 
B) Miocene 
C) Würm 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Oligocene 
A) Oldowan 
B) Miocene 
C) Würm 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Oligocene

Question 10

__________ was found in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) A.boisei 
B) A.robustus 
C) A.anamensis 
D) Ardipithecusramidus 
E) A.afarensis 
A) A.boisei 
B) A.robustus 
C) A.anamensis 
D) Ardipithecusramidus 
E) A.afarensis

Question 11

Oldowan tools were manufactured by

Accepted Answer

A) chipping flakes off a core. 
B) chipping blades off a prepared core. 
C) using deer antlers to pressure-flake a core. 
D) striking steel against a stone core. 
E) grinding a coarser stone against a softer one. 
A) chipping flakes off a core. 
B) chipping blades off a prepared core. 
C) using deer antlers to pressure-flake a core. 
D) striking steel against a stone core. 
E) grinding a coarser stone against a softer one.

Question 12

A.afarensis made the footprints at the site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

__________ was a major hominin group that lived from about 4 million to 1 million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Ramapithecus 
D) Australopithecus 
E) Dryopithecus 
A) Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Ramapithecus 
D) Australopithecus 
E) Dryopithecus

Question 14

Identify the most significant differences between the australopithecines and early Homo, and discuss how these differences related to environmental niches.

Accepted Answer

The most significant differences between

Question 15

Compared to the australopithecines, early Homo had larger molars and the same cranial capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

___________ is a difference between Homo erectus and the australopithecines.

Oldowan tools were made by striking flakes off the sides of cobbles.

Discuss the place of Ardipithecus and Australopithecus anamensis in hominin evolution, as well as the current dates associated with both species.

The skeleton of "Lucy's baby" reveals that A.afarensis

Bipedalism would have allowed early hominins to see above tall savanna grass, and thus to watch out for food and predators.

A.afarensis is most clearly identified as a hominin because

The A.afarensis fossils show that as recently as 3.0 m.y.a.our ancestors had a mixture of apelike and hominin features.

Robust australopithecine fossils have been found only in east Africa.

The first hominins appear during the ___________ epoch.

__________ was found in South Africa.

Oldowan tools were manufactured by

A.afarensis made the footprints at the site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania

__________ was a major hominin group that lived from about 4 million to 1 million years ago.

Identify the most significant differences between the australopithecines and early Homo, and discuss how these differences related to environmental niches.

Compared to the australopithecines, early Homo had larger molars and the same cranial capacity.

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Exam 6: Early Hominins

___________ is a difference between Homo erectus and the australopithecines.

Oldowan tools were made by striking flakes off the sides of cobbles.

Discuss the place of Ardipithecus and Australopithecus anamensis in hominin evolution, as well as the current dates associated with both species.

The skeleton of "Lucy's baby" reveals that A.afarensis

Bipedalism would have allowed early hominins to see above tall savanna grass, and thus to watch out for food and predators.

A.afarensis is most clearly identified as a hominin because

The A.afarensis fossils show that as recently as 3.0 m.y.a.our ancestors had a mixture of apelike and hominin features.

Robust australopithecine fossils have been found only in east Africa.

The first hominins appear during the ___________ epoch.

__________ was found in South Africa.

Oldowan tools were manufactured by

A.afarensis made the footprints at the site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania

__________ was a major hominin group that lived from about 4 million to 1 million years ago.

Identify the most significant differences between the australopithecines and early Homo, and discuss how these differences related to environmental niches.

Compared to the australopithecines, early Homo had larger molars and the same cranial capacity.

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