Question 1

Compare and contrast Homo sapiens idaltu and the Denisovans.​

Accepted Answer

Both are variations within the genus of Homo, and both are adapted to particular geographic and genetic environmental conditions.​

Question 2

Humans sometimes scavenged food, but they were never tertiary scavengers.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What is continental drift?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​slow, gradual migration of the earth's surface due to the earth's rotation 
B) ​movement of the continents due to catastrophic events 
C) ​movement of the earth's surface over time due to magnetic north 
D) ​movement of the earth's surface over time due to plate tectonics 
A) ​slow, gradual migration of the earth's surface due to the earth's rotation 
B) ​movement of the continents due to catastrophic events 
C) ​movement of the earth's surface over time due to magnetic north 
D) ​movement of the earth's surface over time due to plate tectonics D

Question 4

The atlatl is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a burin that was produced by the Denisovans for localized hunting 
B) ​a spear produced by Mousterian toolmakers that gave hunters an option of throwing a weapon 
C) ​a flake that was attached to a hand axe and allowed for very specialized food production 
D) ​type of scraper used to preserve hides used for clothing and shelter 
A) ​a burin that was produced by the Denisovans for localized hunting 
B) ​a spear produced by Mousterian toolmakers that gave hunters an option of throwing a weapon 
C) ​a flake that was attached to a hand axe and allowed for very specialized food production 
D) ​type of scraper used to preserve hides used for clothing and shelter

Question 5

The hallmark of the Acheulean tool tradition was the:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​hand axe 
B) ​projectile point 
C) ​pebble tool 
D) ​scraper 
A) ​hand axe 
B) ​projectile point 
C) ​pebble tool 
D) ​scraper

Question 6

Which of the following is not in common between lumpers and splitters?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Both represent perspectives about evolutionary relationships. 
B) ​Both are approaches to naming fossils. 
C) ​Both allow researchers to group fossil diversity. 
D) ​Both allow researchers to acknowledge all biological diversity. 
A) ​Both represent perspectives about evolutionary relationships. 
B) ​Both are approaches to naming fossils. 
C) ​Both allow researchers to group fossil diversity. 
D) ​Both allow researchers to acknowledge all biological diversity.

Question 7

Working through a behavioral feedback loop, natural selection within early hominids favored gradual __________ expansion.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Working through a behavioral feedback loop, natural...

Question 8

The age marked by the development of cave wall paintings, more regional specialization in the tool industry, and use of nonutilitarian artifacts was the __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The age marked by the development of...

Question 9

Why is the evolutionary placement of Neandertals such a controversial matter?​

Accepted Answer

Their behavior and physiology indicate a

Question 10

How is bipedalism "written upon the human body"?​

Accepted Answer

It affects the shape of the skull, posit

Question 11

Remains in southern Africa suggest that Homo erectus may have learned to use fire by:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​2 million years ago 
B) ​1 million years ago 
C) ​750,000 years ago 
D) ​500,000 years ago 
A) ​2 million years ago 
B) ​1 million years ago 
C) ​750,000 years ago 
D) ​500,000 years ago

Question 12

Whether Homo habilis represents the first species that used tools is still debated. It is argued that earlier tools could have been produced using organic materials, not the stone that characterized the tools of H. habilis. Examine the likelihood of whether or not perishable organic tools could have been produced by species that preceded H. habilis. You may want to consider some of the tools used by nonhuman primates and contemporary band-level societies to support your argument.​

Accepted Answer

The likelihood of perishable organic too

Question 13

Beginning around 200,000 years ago:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​humans appeared for the first time in Europe 
B) ​people began making sophisticated tools 
C) ​humans began to exhibit modern human physical traits 
D) ​humans began migrating across the earth 
A) ​humans appeared for the first time in Europe 
B) ​people began making sophisticated tools 
C) ​humans began to exhibit modern human physical traits 
D) ​humans began migrating across the earth

Question 14

What is bipedalism?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a special form of locomotion on two feet 
B) ​having two lobes in the skull 
C) ​the separation of Homo erectus from Homo sapiens 
D) ​the relationship between two species of apes 
A) ​a special form of locomotion on two feet 
B) ​having two lobes in the skull 
C) ​the separation of Homo erectus from Homo sapiens 
D) ​the relationship between two species of apes

Question 15

Neandertals were anatomically different from modern humans.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following hominids is believed to be the first toolmaker as evidenced by the current fossil record?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Australopithecines 
A) ​Homo habilis 
B) ​Homo erectus 
C) ​Homo sapiens 
D) ​Australopithecines

Question 17

The Denisovans were an adaptation to a very narrow island ecosystem.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What advantages did humans gain with the control of fire?​

Accepted Answer

Fire allowed them warmth to mi

Question 19

What biological and cultural characteristics do we associate specifically with anatomically modern humans?​

Accepted Answer

Relative to the fossil record,

Question 20

Which kind of biological evidence is most often used to account for change in human species?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​size and shape of pelvis 
B) ​length of spinal column 
C) ​size and shape of the skull 
D) ​existence of a brain 
A) ​size and shape of pelvis 
B) ​length of spinal column 
C) ​size and shape of the skull 
D) ​existence of a brain

Compare and contrast Homo sapiens idaltu and the Denisovans.

Humans sometimes scavenged food, but they were never tertiary scavengers.

What is continental drift?

The atlatl is:

The hallmark of the Acheulean tool tradition was the:

Which of the following is not in common between lumpers and splitters?

Working through a behavioral feedback loop, natural selection within early hominids favored gradual __________ expansion.

The age marked by the development of cave wall paintings, more regional specialization in the tool industry, and use of nonutilitarian artifacts was the __________.

Why is the evolutionary placement of Neandertals such a controversial matter?

How is bipedalism "written upon the human body"?

Remains in southern Africa suggest that Homo erectus may have learned to use fire by:

Beginning around 200,000 years ago:

What is bipedalism?

Neandertals were anatomically different from modern humans.

Which of the following hominids is believed to be the first toolmaker as evidenced by the current fossil record?

The Denisovans were an adaptation to a very narrow island ecosystem.

What advantages did humans gain with the control of fire?

What biological and cultural characteristics do we associate specifically with anatomically modern humans?

Which kind of biological evidence is most often used to account for change in human species?

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 4: Human Evolution