Question 1

Homo habilis had traits that include:

Accepted Answer

A)  long, modern legs. 
B)  short legs. 
C)  a striding gait. 
D)  quadrupedalism. 
A)  long, modern legs. 
B)  short legs. 
C)  a striding gait. 
D)  quadrupedalism.

Question 2

The Homo erectus fossil from Sangiran, Java, dates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  800,000 yBP. 
B)  1.2-1.0 mya. 
C)  1.8-1.6 mya. 
D)  2.2-2.0 mya. 
A)  800,000 yBP. 
B)  1.2-1.0 mya. 
C)  1.8-1.6 mya. 
D)  2.2-2.0 mya.

Question 3

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics. How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus is characterized by increas

Question 4

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively short arms and long legs. 
B)  brain size within the modern human variation. 
C)  relatively long arms and short legs. 
D)  large nose with an improved sense of smell. 
A)  relatively short arms and long legs. 
B)  brain size within the modern human variation. 
C)  relatively long arms and short legs. 
D)  large nose with an improved sense of smell.

Question 5

Gran Dolina adult hominids were similar to later Homo sapiens in their:

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to produce art. 
B)  large cranial capacity. 
C)  wide nasal apertures. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  ability to produce art. 
B)  large cranial capacity. 
C)  wide nasal apertures. 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.7 mya. 
B)  1.2 mya. 
C)  500,000 yBP. 
D)  800,000 yBP. 
A)  1.7 mya. 
B)  1.2 mya. 
C)  500,000 yBP. 
D)  800,000 yBP.

Question 7

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there:

Accepted Answer

A)  processed and consumed animals and other hominids. 
B)  did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C)  were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  processed and consumed animals and other hominids. 
B)  did not differ appreciably from earlier Asian Homo erectus. 
C)  were similar to later Homo sapiens. 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
B)  Homo erectus shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
C)  Homo habilis generally has a greater brain capacity than Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis. 
A)  Homo habilis shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
B)  Homo erectus shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case. 
C)  Homo habilis generally has a greater brain capacity than Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis.

Homo habilis had traits that include:

The Homo erectus fossil from Sangiran, Java, dates to:

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics. How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

Gran Dolina adult hominids were similar to later Homo sapiens in their:

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there:

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

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Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Homo habilis had traits that include:

The Homo erectus fossil from Sangiran, Java, dates to:

Describe Homo erectus's cranial and postcranial anatomical characteristics. How is this species significantly different from earlier hominids and how did these characteristics increase the success of this species over that of their ancestors?

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

Gran Dolina adult hominids were similar to later Homo sapiens in their:

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

The many stone tools, fragmentary animal bones, and teeth found at Gran Dolina, Spain, indicate that hominids there:

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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