Question 1

Chinese cabbage,brussels sprouts,and kohlrabi are all derived from a single species via artificial selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to the multiregional continuity hypothesis,where did modern humans evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia, Africa, and Europe 
B)  North and South America 
C)  Europe and North America 
D)  only in Africa 
E)  only in Asia 
A)  Asia, Africa, and Europe 
B)  North and South America 
C)  Europe and North America 
D)  only in Africa 
E)  only in Asia A

Question 3

According to the textbook,what evidence is the best evidence for biological evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil record 
B)  biogeographical evidence 
C)  anatomical evidence 
D)  biochemical evidence 
A)  fossil record 
B)  biogeographical evidence 
C)  anatomical evidence 
D)  biochemical evidence A

Question 4

Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,and humans and their closest extinct relatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropoid 
B)  hominid 
C)  hominine 
D)  hominin 
E)  homo 
A)  anthropoid 
B)  hominid 
C)  hominine 
D)  hominin 
E)  homo

Question 5

Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanoes 
B)  meteorites 
C)  lightning 
D)  ozone layer 
E)  ultraviolet radiation 
A)  volcanoes 
B)  meteorites 
C)  lightning 
D)  ozone layer 
E)  ultraviolet radiation

Question 6

Are you likely to find abundant fossils of soft bodied animals like jellyfish?

Accepted Answer

NO
Explanation: Usually the so

Question 7

What type of rock preserves fossils well?

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentary rock 
B)  igneous rock 
C)  metamorphic rock 
A)  sedimentary rock 
B)  igneous rock 
C)  metamorphic rock

Question 8

According to the out-of-Africa hypotehsis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  1000 years before present 
B)  10,000 years before present 
C)  100,000 years before present 
D)  1 million years before present 
E)  5 million years before present 
A)  1000 years before present 
B)  10,000 years before present 
C)  100,000 years before present 
D)  1 million years before present 
E)  5 million years before present

Question 9

Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

Accepted Answer

A)  absence of sharp canines 
B)  bipedal posture 
C)  flat face 
D)  brain size 
E)  absence of a chin 
A)  absence of sharp canines 
B)  bipedal posture 
C)  flat face 
D)  brain size 
E)  absence of a chin

Question 10

What characteristics separate the Class Mammalia from other animals in the Phylum Chordata?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipedal locomotion and an upright stance 
B)  heterotrophic and multicellular 
C)  a dorsal tubular nerve cord and notochord 
D)  vertebrates with hair and mammary glands 
E)  develop brain and tool use 
A)  bipedal locomotion and an upright stance 
B)  heterotrophic and multicellular 
C)  a dorsal tubular nerve cord and notochord 
D)  vertebrates with hair and mammary glands 
E)  develop brain and tool use

Question 11

In the out-of-Africa hypothesis,there was interbreeding between the ancestors of modern humans on three continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

Accepted Answer

A)  entomologist 
B)  physicist 
C)  paleontologist 
D)  geologist 
E)  ecologist 
A)  entomologist 
B)  physicist 
C)  paleontologist 
D)  geologist 
E)  ecologist

Question 13

What relationship do humans have with apes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are our ancestors. 
B)  We both share a common ancestor. 
A)  They are our ancestors. 
B)  We both share a common ancestor.

Question 14

The early atmosphere of Earth consisted mainly of

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. 
B)  oxygen, water vapor, and carbon monoxide. 
C)  water vapor, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. 
D)  hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen. 
E)  water vapor, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. 
A)  hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. 
B)  oxygen, water vapor, and carbon monoxide. 
C)  water vapor, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. 
D)  hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen. 
E)  water vapor, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide.

Question 15

Which of the following is the Phylum classification for humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eukarya 
B)  Animalia 
C)  Chordata 
D)  Mammalia 
E)  Primates 
A)  Eukarya 
B)  Animalia 
C)  Chordata 
D)  Mammalia 
E)  Primates

Question 16

Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

Accepted Answer

A)  three different types of cone cells 
B)  opposable big toe 
C)  powerful and precise grip 
D)  smaller portion of the brain devoted to smell 
E)  reduced reproductive rate 
A)  three different types of cone cells 
B)  opposable big toe 
C)  powerful and precise grip 
D)  smaller portion of the brain devoted to smell 
E)  reduced reproductive rate

Question 17

What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sense of smell is dramatically reduced. 
B)  The eyes move to the front and allow for stereoscopic vision. 
C)  This allows for the development of a chin. 
D)  Canine teeth are lost. 
E)  Vocalization becomes possible. 
A)  The sense of smell is dramatically reduced. 
B)  The eyes move to the front and allow for stereoscopic vision. 
C)  This allows for the development of a chin. 
D)  Canine teeth are lost. 
E)  Vocalization becomes possible.

Question 18

Biological evolution is the process whereby

Accepted Answer

A)  humans descended from apes. 
B)  species change through time. 
C)  living cells arose from nonliving chemicals. 
D)  prokaryotic cells became eukaryotic cells. 
E)  only the strongest survive. 
A)  humans descended from apes. 
B)  species change through time. 
C)  living cells arose from nonliving chemicals. 
D)  prokaryotic cells became eukaryotic cells. 
E)  only the strongest survive.

Question 19

If you run marathons and develop very strong leg muscles,and then your children are born with very strong leg muscles,this would support whose mechanism for evolutionary change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin's process of natural selection 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's process of acquired characteristics 
A)  Charles Darwin's process of natural selection 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's process of acquired characteristics

Question 20

The fact that marsupials are not as diverse in South America as they are in Australia would be classified as what type of evidence for evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  biogeographical 
B)  anatomical 
C)  biochemical 
D)  fossil record 
A)  biogeographical 
B)  anatomical 
C)  biochemical 
D)  fossil record

Exam 22: Human Evolution

Chinese cabbage,brussels sprouts,and kohlrabi are all derived from a single species via artificial selection.

According to the multiregional continuity hypothesis,where did modern humans evolve?

According to the textbook,what evidence is the best evidence for biological evolution?

Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,and humans and their closest extinct relatives?

Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

Are you likely to find abundant fossils of soft bodied animals like jellyfish?

What type of rock preserves fossils well?

According to the out-of-Africa hypotehsis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

What characteristics separate the Class Mammalia from other animals in the Phylum Chordata?

In the out-of-Africa hypothesis,there was interbreeding between the ancestors of modern humans on three continents.

What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

What relationship do humans have with apes?

The early atmosphere of Earth consisted mainly of

Which of the following is the Phylum classification for humans?

Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

Biological evolution is the process whereby

If you run marathons and develop very strong leg muscles,and then your children are born with very strong leg muscles,this would support whose mechanism for evolutionary change?

The fact that marsupials are not as diverse in South America as they are in Australia would be classified as what type of evidence for evolution?

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