Question 1

The environmental setting where an archeological trace is found is called

Accepted Answer

A) sediment. 
B) stratigraphy. 
C) geomorphology. 
D) context. 
E) artifacts. 
A) sediment. 
B) stratigraphy. 
C) geomorphology. 
D) context. 
E) artifacts.

Question 2

Mosaic evolution is a pattern of evolution in which the rate of evolution in one functional system is the same as that in other systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years

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A) all of the original amount will have decayed. 
B)    of the original amount will still remain. 
C)    of the original amount will still be present. 
D) all of the original amount will still be present. 
E) none of these 
A) all of the original amount will have decayed. 
B)    of the original amount will still remain. 
C)    of the original amount will still be present. 
D) all of the original amount will still be present. 
E) none of these

Question 4

People who make stone tools are called

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A) flakes. 
B) knappers. 
C) lithics. 
D) cores. 
E) blanks. 
A) flakes. 
B) knappers. 
C) lithics. 
D) cores. 
E) blanks.

Question 5

Fluorine analysis can only be used on

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic rock. 
B) fossilized plants. 
C) bone. 
D) sedimentary rock. 
E) petrified wood. 
A) volcanic rock. 
B) fossilized plants. 
C) bone. 
D) sedimentary rock. 
E) petrified wood.

Question 6

What is the "radiator theory"?

Accepted Answer

The "radiator theory" is a hypothesis in

Question 7

Relative dating techniques

Accepted Answer

A) can provide exact dates of fossil material. 
B) are always accurate to within 750 years. 
C) were used to date the Zinjanthropus cranium to 2.8 million years ago. 
D) include stratigraphy. 
E) include carbon 14 dating. 
A) can provide exact dates of fossil material. 
B) are always accurate to within 750 years. 
C) were used to date the Zinjanthropus cranium to 2.8 million years ago. 
D) include stratigraphy. 
E) include carbon 14 dating.

Question 8

The earliest identified human artifacts are approximately _______ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 250,000 
B) 5.5 million 
C) 2.6 million 
D) 10,000 
E) 1.25 million 
A) 250,000 
B) 5.5 million 
C) 2.6 million 
D) 10,000 
E) 1.25 million

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the essentials drawn by paleoanthropologists?

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A) Sociobiology 
B) Dating 
C) Paleoecology 
D) Archaeological traces of behavior 
E) Anatomical evidence from hominin remains 
A) Sociobiology 
B) Dating 
C) Paleoecology 
D) Archaeological traces of behavior 
E) Anatomical evidence from hominin remains

Question 10

Experimental archaeologists have attempted to learn more about stone tools by doing all the following EXCEPT

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A) replicating stone tool manufacturing methods. 
B) using stone tools to butcher an elephant. 
C) cutting down trees with stone axes. 
D) observing ecological factors. 
E) traveling back in time. 
A) replicating stone tool manufacturing methods. 
B) using stone tools to butcher an elephant. 
C) cutting down trees with stone axes. 
D) observing ecological factors. 
E) traveling back in time.

Question 11

Which is true about the term hominid in the revised classification?

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A) It is a new term in science. 
B) It refers to bipedal apes. 
C) It refers to all great apes and humans. 
D) It refers to monkeys and apes. 
E) It refers to all mammals. 
A) It is a new term in science. 
B) It refers to bipedal apes. 
C) It refers to all great apes and humans. 
D) It refers to monkeys and apes. 
E) It refers to all mammals.

Question 12

The K/Ar method is most appropriate for dating

Accepted Answer

A) the actual fossils within rock. 
B) charcoal. 
C) volcanic rock. 
D) pottery fragments. 
E) anything that once was living. 
A) the actual fossils within rock. 
B) charcoal. 
C) volcanic rock. 
D) pottery fragments. 
E) anything that once was living.

Question 13

The 40Ar/39Ar dating method may be used on very small samples of volcanic rock, including single crystals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Olduvai Gorge

Accepted Answer

A) was discovered in 1992. 
B) is located in Ethiopia. 
C) is where Louis and Mary Leakey conducted their search for hominin fossils. 
D) has NOT produced any hominid fossils. 
E) has NOT produced any evidence of hominin tools. 
A) was discovered in 1992. 
B) is located in Ethiopia. 
C) is where Louis and Mary Leakey conducted their search for hominin fossils. 
D) has NOT produced any hominid fossils. 
E) has NOT produced any evidence of hominin tools.

Question 15

Culture is a set of learned behaviors transmitted from one generation to the next by nonbiological means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The earliest members of the hominin lineage, dating back to 6-5 mya regularly manufactured stone tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the term used for  a method of removing flakes from a core by pressing a pointed implement against stone?

Accepted Answer

A) Microliths 
B) Direct percussion 
C) Microwear 
D) Phytoliths 
E) Pressure flaking 
A) Microliths 
B) Direct percussion 
C) Microwear 
D) Phytoliths 
E) Pressure flaking

Question 18

Taphonomy is the study of how bones and other materials come to be buried in the earth and preserved as fossils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Compare two different hypotheses that attempt to explain the origins of hominin bipedalism.  How secure do you think the evidence is to verify either view?

Accepted Answer

The two main hypotheses that attempt to

Question 20

Which material does Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)date?

Accepted Answer

A) Stone tools 
B) Ceramic pots 
C) Dental enamel of animals 
D) Wooden spears 
E) Volcanic rocks 
A) Stone tools 
B) Ceramic pots 
C) Dental enamel of animals 
D) Wooden spears 
E) Volcanic rocks

The environmental setting where an archeological trace is found is called

Mosaic evolution is a pattern of evolution in which the rate of evolution in one functional system is the same as that in other systems.

If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years

People who make stone tools are called

Fluorine analysis can only be used on

What is the "radiator theory"?

Relative dating techniques

The earliest identified human artifacts are approximately _______ years old.

Which of the following is NOT one of the essentials drawn by paleoanthropologists?

Experimental archaeologists have attempted to learn more about stone tools by doing all the following EXCEPT

Which is true about the term hominid in the revised classification?

The K/Ar method is most appropriate for dating

The ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating method may be used on very small samples of volcanic rock, including single crystals.

Olduvai Gorge

Culture is a set of learned behaviors transmitted from one generation to the next by nonbiological means.

The earliest members of the hominin lineage, dating back to 6-5 mya regularly manufactured stone tools.

What is the term used for a method of removing flakes from a core by pressing a pointed implement against stone?

Taphonomy is the study of how bones and other materials come to be buried in the earth and preserved as fossils.

Compare two different hypotheses that attempt to explain the origins of hominin bipedalism. How secure do you think the evidence is to verify either view?

Which material does Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)date?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 9: Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

The environmental setting where an archeological trace is found is called

Mosaic evolution is a pattern of evolution in which the rate of evolution in one functional system is the same as that in other systems.

If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years

People who make stone tools are called

Fluorine analysis can only be used on

What is the "radiator theory"?

Relative dating techniques

The earliest identified human artifacts are approximately _______ years old.

Which of the following is NOT one of the essentials drawn by paleoanthropologists?

Experimental archaeologists have attempted to learn more about stone tools by doing all the following EXCEPT

Which is true about the term hominid in the revised classification?

The K/Ar method is most appropriate for dating

The 40Ar/39Ar dating method may be used on very small samples of volcanic rock, including single crystals.

Olduvai Gorge

Culture is a set of learned behaviors transmitted from one generation to the next by nonbiological means.

The earliest members of the hominin lineage, dating back to 6-5 mya regularly manufactured stone tools.

What is the term used for a method of removing flakes from a core by pressing a pointed implement against stone?

Taphonomy is the study of how bones and other materials come to be buried in the earth and preserved as fossils.

Compare two different hypotheses that attempt to explain the origins of hominin bipedalism. How secure do you think the evidence is to verify either view?

Which material does Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)date?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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The ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating method may be used on very small samples of volcanic rock, including single crystals.