Question 1

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Accepted Answer

The genetic evidence that supports the r

Question 2

Both the replacement and multiregional models of human origins agree that there was an initial dispersal of H.erectus from Africa into the rest of the Old World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) it is possible to construct a number of different possible phylogenetic trees from one dataset 
B) putting a date to the node involves setting the molecular clock 
C) genetic data provides no insights into what the bodies carrying the genes looked like 
D) all of the above 
A) it is possible to construct a number of different possible phylogenetic trees from one dataset 
B) putting a date to the node involves setting the molecular clock 
C) genetic data provides no insights into what the bodies carrying the genes looked like 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Upper Paleolithic cave art is found almost exclusively in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the typical features of Upper Paleolithic/Late Stone Age human culture.

Accepted Answer

The Upper Paleolithic, also known as the

Question 6

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of burial pits 
B) carefully arranged bodies 
C) food and weapons used as burial goods 
D) decorated garments for the dead 
A) the use of burial pits 
B) carefully arranged bodies 
C) food and weapons used as burial goods 
D) decorated garments for the dead

Question 7

Tools made from bone do not appear in the archaeological record before the Upper Paleolithic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compared to those of the Middle Stone Age,Late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic tools __________.

Accepted Answer

A) were crafted with less skill 
B) were less standardized 
C) changed more rapidly and more frequently 
D) included less tools made from shell and bone 
A) were crafted with less skill 
B) were less standardized 
C) changed more rapidly and more frequently 
D) included less tools made from shell and bone

Question 9

In 2000,Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

Accepted Answer

A) North American 
B) African 
C) Middle Eastern 
D) Eurasian 
A) North American 
B) African 
C) Middle Eastern 
D) Eurasian

Question 10

The earliest human inhabitants of Australia probably arrived there via a land bridge during a glacial maxima.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) Europe 
C) Asia 
D) The Near East 
A) Australia 
B) Europe 
C) Asia 
D) The Near East

Question 12

__________ models attribute the origins of modern humans to gene flow and repeated population movements.

Accepted Answer

A) Replacement 
B) Multiregional 
C) Out-of-Africa 
D) Archaeological 
A) Replacement 
B) Multiregional 
C) Out-of-Africa 
D) Archaeological

Question 13

Microwear analysis of the teeth of Upper Paleolithic peoples indicate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an extreme reliance on meat 
B) cooking 
C) a greater amount of vegetable matter 
D) a diet of mostly nuts and tree bark 
A) an extreme reliance on meat 
B) cooking 
C) a greater amount of vegetable matter 
D) a diet of mostly nuts and tree bark

Question 14

We can look at the changes in tool cultures associated with modern humans as a story of two continents: __________ and Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) Australia 
C) Europe 
D) the Americas 
A) Asia 
B) Australia 
C) Europe 
D) the Americas

Question 15

Multiregional models of the origins of modern humans predict that we should first see modern human fossils in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

Accepted Answer

The Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) r

Question 17

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most researchers accept an estimate of __________ to __________ years ago for a date for the Y chromosome MRCA.

Accepted Answer

A) 320,000,400,000 
B) 220,000,280,000 
C) 170,000,250,000 
D) 100,000,180,000 
A) 320,000,400,000 
B) 220,000,280,000 
C) 170,000,250,000 
D) 100,000,180,000

Question 19

In Africa,fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear established in the fossil record by __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 14,000 
B) 700,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 500,000 
A) 14,000 
B) 700,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 500,000

Question 20

Describe the fossil record of the earliest H.sapiens in three regions of the Old World.

Accepted Answer

The fossil record of the earliest H. sap

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Both the replacement and multiregional models of human origins agree that there was an initial dispersal of H.erectus from Africa into the rest of the Old World.

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Upper Paleolithic cave art is found almost exclusively in Europe.

Describe the typical features of Upper Paleolithic/Late Stone Age human culture.

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Tools made from bone do not appear in the archaeological record before the Upper Paleolithic.

Compared to those of the Middle Stone Age,Late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic tools __________.

In 2000,Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

The earliest human inhabitants of Australia probably arrived there via a land bridge during a glacial maxima.

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

__________ models attribute the origins of modern humans to gene flow and repeated population movements.

Microwear analysis of the teeth of Upper Paleolithic peoples indicate __________.

We can look at the changes in tool cultures associated with modern humans as a story of two continents: __________ and Africa.

Multiregional models of the origins of modern humans predict that we should first see modern human fossils in Africa.

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

Most researchers accept an estimate of to years ago for a date for the Y chromosome MRCA.

In Africa,fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear established in the fossil record by __________ years ago.

Describe the fossil record of the earliest H.sapiens in three regions of the Old World.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 13: The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Both the replacement and multiregional models of human origins agree that there was an initial dispersal of H.erectus from Africa into the rest of the Old World.

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Upper Paleolithic cave art is found almost exclusively in Europe.

Describe the typical features of Upper Paleolithic/Late Stone Age human culture.

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Tools made from bone do not appear in the archaeological record before the Upper Paleolithic.

Compared to those of the Middle Stone Age,Late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic tools __________.

In 2000,Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

The earliest human inhabitants of Australia probably arrived there via a land bridge during a glacial maxima.

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

__________ models attribute the origins of modern humans to gene flow and repeated population movements.

Microwear analysis of the teeth of Upper Paleolithic peoples indicate __________.

We can look at the changes in tool cultures associated with modern humans as a story of two continents: __________ and Africa.

Multiregional models of the origins of modern humans predict that we should first see modern human fossils in Africa.

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

Most researchers accept an estimate of __________ to __________ years ago for a date for the Y chromosome MRCA.

In Africa,fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear established in the fossil record by __________ years ago.

Describe the fossil record of the earliest H.sapiens in three regions of the Old World.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

Filters

Most researchers accept an estimate of to years ago for a date for the Y chromosome MRCA.