Question 1

Four of the following are features of new world monkeys.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flat face 
B)  No opposable thumb 
C)  Widely spaced nostrils 
D)  Prehensile tail 
E)  Wet nose 
A)  Flat face 
B)  No opposable thumb 
C)  Widely spaced nostrils 
D)  Prehensile tail 
E)  Wet nose

Question 2

Four of the following are typical features of anthropoids.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diurnal 
B)  Good eyesight 
C)  Color vision 
D)  Carnivorous 
E)  Dry nose 
A)  Diurnal 
B)  Good eyesight 
C)  Color vision 
D)  Carnivorous 
E)  Dry nose

Question 3

The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Neanderthal 
B)  an australopith 
C)  a Denisovan 
D)  a prosimian 
E)  a modern human 
A)  a Neanderthal 
B)  an australopith 
C)  a Denisovan 
D)  a prosimian 
E)  a modern human

Question 4

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-australopith

Accepted Answer

A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails 
A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails

Question 5

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-anthropoids

Accepted Answer

A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails 
A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails

Question 6

Four of the following are features of humans that differentiate us from apes.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipedalism 
B)  Large canine teeth 
C)  Larger brain 
D)  Little body hair 
E)  Precision grip 
A)  Bipedalism 
B)  Large canine teeth 
C)  Larger brain 
D)  Little body hair 
E)  Precision grip

Question 7

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Neanderthals

Accepted Answer

A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails 
A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails

Question 8

The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Australia 
D)  the South Pacific 
E)  Europe 
A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Australia 
D)  the South Pacific 
E)  Europe

Question 9

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-hominins

Accepted Answer

A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails 
A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails

Question 10

Hominins evolved when the climate was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  wet and hotter 
B)  wet and cooler 
C)  dry and hotter 
D)  dry and cooler 
E)  similar to today 
A)  wet and hotter 
B)  wet and cooler 
C)  dry and hotter 
D)  dry and cooler 
E)  similar to today

Question 11

Which species is considered to be the most ancient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  Australopithecus sediba 
D)  Homo sapiens 
E)  Sahelanthropus tchadensis 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Australopithecus afarensis 
C)  Australopithecus sediba 
D)  Homo sapiens 
E)  Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Question 12

Which of the following is a hominin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chimpanzee 
B)  Australopithecus 
C)  Baboon 
D)  Bonobo 
E)  Gorilla 
A)  Chimpanzee 
B)  Australopithecus 
C)  Baboon 
D)  Bonobo 
E)  Gorilla

Question 13

Fossil footprints in Tanzania document the passage of a bipedal species ____ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.4 
B)  3.0 
C)  3.6 
D)  4.2 
E)  4.8 
A)  2.4 
B)  3.0 
C)  3.6 
D)  4.2 
E)  4.8

Question 14

Four of the following statements about Denisovans are true.Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are most closely related to Homo neanderthalensis. 
B)  The first fossils were found in Siberia. 
C)  Fossils as old as 110,000 years old have been found. 
D)  The first fossil to be found was a pinky finger. 
E)  They may be at least 400,000 years old. 
A)  They are most closely related to Homo neanderthalensis. 
B)  The first fossils were found in Siberia. 
C)  Fossils as old as 110,000 years old have been found. 
D)  The first fossil to be found was a pinky finger. 
E)  They may be at least 400,000 years old.

Question 15

The hominin evolutionary line diverged from that leading to the great apes about ____ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.5 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  7 
E)  13 
A)  1.5 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  7 
E)  13

Question 16

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Homo erectus

Accepted Answer

A) shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B) arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans 
C) modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D) Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago 
A) shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates 
B) arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans 
C) modern humans since 195,000 years ago 
D) Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago

Question 17

The earliest humans primarily used tools to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assist in locomotion 
B)  provide protection 
C)  facilitate the processing of food 
D)  ward off predators 
E)  construct shelters 
A)  assist in locomotion 
B)  provide protection 
C)  facilitate the processing of food 
D)  ward off predators 
E)  construct shelters

Question 18

Even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominins are not definitive,four of the following statements describe possibilities.Which is NOT a possibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis is the likely ancestor of our species. 
B)  Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C)  Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D)  Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E)  Chimpanzees and bonobos are the closest living relatives to modern humans. 
A)  Homo habilis is the likely ancestor of our species. 
B)  Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C)  Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D)  Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E)  Chimpanzees and bonobos are the closest living relatives to modern humans.

Question 19

The last known population of Neanderthals lived as recently as ____ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  8,000 
B)  18,000 
C)  28,000 
D)  38,000 
E)  48,000 
A)  8,000 
B)  18,000 
C)  28,000 
D)  38,000 
E)  48,000

Question 20

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-primates

Accepted Answer

A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails 
A) includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives. 
B) a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans 
C) the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails 
D) organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E) wet-nosed primates
F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
G)anthropoids without tails

Exam 26: Human Evolution

Four of the following are features of new world monkeys.Which one is the exception?

Four of the following are typical features of anthropoids.Which one is the exception?

The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -australopith

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -anthropoids

Four of the following are features of humans that differentiate us from apes.Which one is the exception?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Neanderthals

The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -hominins

Hominins evolved when the climate was ____.

Which species is considered to be the most ancient?

Which of the following is a hominin?

Fossil footprints in Tanzania document the passage of a bipedal species ____ million years ago.

Four of the following statements about Denisovans are true.Which statement is false?

The hominin evolutionary line diverged from that leading to the great apes about ____ million years ago.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Homo erectus

The earliest humans primarily used tools to ____.

Even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominins are not definitive,four of the following statements describe possibilities.Which is NOT a possibility?

The last known population of Neanderthals lived as recently as ____ years ago.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -primates

Invitation to Biology

Life's Chemical Bases

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where it Starts—Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information about Species

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution: The Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive System

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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