Question 1

The earliest australopith fossils come from

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  East Africa 
D)  North Africa 
E)  Europe 
A)  South Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  East Africa 
D)  North Africa 
E)  Europe

Question 2

The hominin fossils from Laetoli and Hadar are classified by most researchers as

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus africanus 
B)  Homo afarensis 
C)  Homo habilis 
D)  Australopithecus robustus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis 
A)  Australopithecus africanus 
B)  Homo afarensis 
C)  Homo habilis 
D)  Australopithecus robustus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis

Question 3

The term hominin refers to a distinction made at what taxonomic level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tribe 
B)  Genus 
C)  Species 
D)  Subfamily 
E)  Genera 
A)  Tribe 
B)  Genus 
C)  Species 
D)  Subfamily 
E)  Genera

Question 4

Thermoluminescence can be used on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heated materials such as burned flint 
B)  fossilized plants 
C)  bone 
D)  sedimentary layers of dirt 
E)  petrified wood 
A)  Heated materials such as burned flint 
B)  fossilized plants 
C)  bone 
D)  sedimentary layers of dirt 
E)  petrified wood

Question 5

_______ is a radiometric dating method popular with archaeologists that can be used to date materials up to 75,000 years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon-14 
B)  Paleomagnetism 
C)  Thermoluminesence 
D)  K/Ar 
E)  Biostratigraphy 
A)  Carbon-14 
B)  Paleomagnetism 
C)  Thermoluminesence 
D)  K/Ar 
E)  Biostratigraphy

Question 6

What is the law of superposition, and how is it related to the dating methods discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

The law of superposition is a fundamenta

Question 7

Potassium-40 40K)

Accepted Answer

A)  decays to the gas, argon-40 40Ar) 
B)  decays to carbon-14 
C)  has a full-life of 1.25 billion years 
D)  is the same as carbon-14 
E)  is destructive and therefore not used by paleoanthropologists 
A)  decays to the gas, argon-40 40Ar) 
B)  decays to carbon-14 
C)  has a full-life of 1.25 billion years 
D)  is the same as carbon-14 
E)  is destructive and therefore not used by paleoanthropologists

Question 8

Before hominins made stone tools, they probably

Accepted Answer

A)  used sticks or other perishable materials 
B)  had weapons made of metal 
C)  made tools from ivory 
D)  used pottery 
E)  took tools from other nonhuman primates 
A)  used sticks or other perishable materials 
B)  had weapons made of metal 
C)  made tools from ivory 
D)  used pottery 
E)  took tools from other nonhuman primates

Question 9

Australopithecus afarensis specimens from Laetoli and Hadar are

Accepted Answer

A)  the largest well-studied collection of early hominins 
B)  the oldest hominins discovered to date 
C)  the smallest least-studied collection of early hominins 
D)  only found in South Africa 
E)  forms of H. habilis 
A)  the largest well-studied collection of early hominins 
B)  the oldest hominins discovered to date 
C)  the smallest least-studied collection of early hominins 
D)  only found in South Africa 
E)  forms of H. habilis

Question 10

The Miocene hominoids

Accepted Answer

A)  were distributed over much of the New World 
B)  were all members of the same species 
C)  displayed little to no morphological variation 
D)  were all about the size of a house cat 
E)  evidenced the "golden age of hominoids" 
A)  were distributed over much of the New World 
B)  were all members of the same species 
C)  displayed little to no morphological variation 
D)  were all about the size of a house cat 
E)  evidenced the "golden age of hominoids"

Question 11

Except for some early Homo individuals, there is very little in the way of an evolutionary trend in increased body size or of marked greater encephalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The earliest australopith fossils come from

The hominin fossils from Laetoli and Hadar are classified by most researchers as

The term hominin refers to a distinction made at what taxonomic level?

Thermoluminescence can be used on which of the following?

_______ is a radiometric dating method popular with archaeologists that can be used to date materials up to 75,000 years old.

What is the law of superposition, and how is it related to the dating methods discussed in the text?

Potassium-40 ⁴⁰K)

Before hominins made stone tools, they probably

Australopithecus afarensis specimens from Laetoli and Hadar are

The Miocene hominoids

Except for some early Homo individuals, there is very little in the way of an evolutionary trend in increased body size or of marked greater encephalization.

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life Connections

Heredity and Evolution

Processes of Macroevolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Human Variation and Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Individual

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 8: Primate and Hominin Origins

The earliest australopith fossils come from

The hominin fossils from Laetoli and Hadar are classified by most researchers as

The term hominin refers to a distinction made at what taxonomic level?

Thermoluminescence can be used on which of the following?

_______ is a radiometric dating method popular with archaeologists that can be used to date materials up to 75,000 years old.

What is the law of superposition, and how is it related to the dating methods discussed in the text?

Potassium-40 40K)

Before hominins made stone tools, they probably

Australopithecus afarensis specimens from Laetoli and Hadar are

The Miocene hominoids

Except for some early Homo individuals, there is very little in the way of an evolutionary trend in increased body size or of marked greater encephalization.

A clear evolutionary picture is possible for organizing all the early hominins.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life Connections

Heredity and Evolution

Processes of Macroevolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Human Variation and Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Individual

The Human Disconnection

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Potassium-40 ⁴⁰K)