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 noseF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

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 primatesF) informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years agoG) anthropoids without tailsH) A) and F)
I) B) and D)

Question 3

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 noseF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

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 tchadensisF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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)   4.8F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is a hominin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chimpanzee
B)   Australopithecus
C)   Baboon
D)   Bonobo
E)   GorillaF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

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)   48,000F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

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 gripF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a Neanderthal
B)   an australopith
C)   a Denisovan
D)   a prosimian
E)   a modern humanF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

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 primatesF) informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years agoG) anthropoids without tailsH) D) and G)
I) D) and E)

Question 11

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 primatesF) informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years agoG) anthropoids without tailsH) C) and D)
I) B) and D)

Question 12

The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Africa
B)   Asia
C)   Australia
D)   the South Pacific
E)   EuropeF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

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 primatesF) informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years agoG) anthropoids without tailsH) E) and F)
I) None of the above

Question 14

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 sheltersF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

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.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

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.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

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 agoE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

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 primatesF) informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years agoG) anthropoids without tailsH) B) and G)
I) A) and B)

Question 19

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)   13F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

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 todayF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Exam 26: Human Evolution

The earliest humans primarily used tools to ____.

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

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Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -hominins

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

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The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

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

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Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -anthropoids

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Hominins evolved when the climate was ____.

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Which of the following is a hominin?

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

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Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -primates

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

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Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Neanderthals

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

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Which species is considered to be the most ancient?

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

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The earliest hominin fossils have been found in ____.

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Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -australopith

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

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