Question 1

__________ is the most primitive of the robust australopithecines and possibly the root ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Au. robustus 
B)  Au. aethiopicus 
C)  Au. boisei 
D)  Au. garhi 
A)  Au. robustus 
B)  Au. aethiopicus 
C)  Au. boisei 
D)  Au. garhi

Question 2

Australopithecus africanus has been found throughout __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  central Africa 
B)  southern Africa 
C)  eastern Africa 
D)  western Africa 
A)  central Africa 
B)  southern Africa 
C)  eastern Africa 
D)  western Africa

Question 3

Because of their anatomical features, robust australopithecines are considered to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  much more aggressive than gracile australopithecines 
B)  meat eaters 
C)  an evolutionary dead end 
D)  more social than gracile australopithecines 
A)  much more aggressive than gracile australopithecines 
B)  meat eaters 
C)  an evolutionary dead end 
D)  more social than gracile australopithecines

Question 4

Based on stratigraphic association the hominin associated with the earliest stone tools is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus garhi 
B)  Kenyanthropus platyops 
C)  Australopithecus afarensis 
D)  Australopithecus africanus 
A)  Australopithecus garhi 
B)  Kenyanthropus platyops 
C)  Australopithecus afarensis 
D)  Australopithecus africanus

__________ is the most primitive of the robust australopithecines and possibly the root ancestor.

Australopithecus africanus has been found throughout __________.

Because of their anatomical features, robust australopithecines are considered to be __________.

Based on stratigraphic association the hominin associated with the earliest stone tools is __________.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 11: Early Hominins

__________ is the most primitive of the robust australopithecines and possibly the root ancestor.

Australopithecus africanus has been found throughout __________.

Because of their anatomical features, robust australopithecines are considered to be __________.

Based on stratigraphic association the hominin associated with the earliest stone tools is __________.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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