Question 1

Four of the following are advantages that led to an evolutionary shift towards bipedalism. Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It allows for more efficient movement across open ground. 
B)  ​It made upright walking more energy efficient. 
C)  ​It keeps the body cooler 
D)  ​It allows the organism to reach higher food. 
E)  ​It is easier to scan the horizon for predators. 
A)  ​It allows for more efficient movement across open ground. 
B)  ​It made upright walking more energy efficient. 
C)  ​It keeps the body cooler 
D)  ​It allows the organism to reach higher food. 
E)  ​It is easier to scan the horizon for predators. D

Question 2

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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species B

Question 3

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)  ​48,000 
A)  ​8,000 
B)  ​18,000 
C)  ​28,000 
D)  ​38,000 
E)  ​48,000 C

Question 4

Four of the following statements about fossils found on the island of Flores are true. Which one is the exception?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They are shorter than modern humans. 
B)  ​They have very small brains. 
C)  ​They are 200,000 years old. 
D)  ​They have a heavy brow ridge. 
E)  ​They are small. 
A)  ​They are shorter than modern humans. 
B)  ​They have very small brains. 
C)  ​They are 200,000 years old. 
D)  ​They have a heavy brow ridge. 
E)  ​They are small.

Question 5

Australopiths lived from about 4 million to ____ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​600,000 
B)  ​1.2 million 
C)  ​1.8 million 
D)  ​2.4 million 
E)  ​3 million 
A)  ​600,000 
B)  ​1.2 million 
C)  ​1.8 million 
D)  ​2.4 million 
E)  ​3 million

Question 6

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)  ​4.8 
A)  ​2.4 
B)  ​3.0 
C)  ​3.6 
D)  ​4.2 
E)  ​4.8

Question 7

Which of the following is a hominin?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​chimpanzee 
B)  ​Australopithecus 
C)  ​baboon 
D)  ​bonobo 
E)  ​gorilla 
A)  ​chimpanzee 
B)  ​Australopithecus 
C)  ​baboon 
D)  ​bonobo 
E)  ​gorilla

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They are most closely related to Homo erectus. 
B)  ​The first fossils were found in Siberia. 
C)  ​Fossils attributed to this group have been found in Spain. 
D)  ​The first fossil to be found was a pinky finger. 
E)  ​They may be at least 400,000 years old. 
A)  ​They are most closely related to Homo erectus. 
B)  ​The first fossils were found in Siberia. 
C)  ​Fossils attributed to this group have been found in Spain. 
D)  ​The first fossil to be found was a pinky finger. 
E)  ​They may be at least 400,000 years old.

Question 9

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-Miocene

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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species

Question 10

The last known population of Homo neanderthalensis was found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​China 
B)  ​Germany 
C)  ​France 
D)  ​Gibraltar 
E)  ​Libya 
A)  ​China 
B)  ​Germany 
C)  ​France 
D)  ​Gibraltar 
E)  ​Libya

Question 11

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-hominids

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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species

Question 12

Four of the following are gorilla features. Which one is the exception?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​spinal cord attached at rear of skull 
B)  ​C-shaped spine 
C)  ​legs longer than arms 
D)  ​flat foot 
E)  ​opposable big toe 
A)  ​spinal cord attached at rear of skull 
B)  ​C-shaped spine 
C)  ​legs longer than arms 
D)  ​flat foot 
E)  ​opposable big toe

Question 13

Smaller teeth and jaws, presence of a chin, thin facial bones, and rounder, higher skull would be a partial description of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Australopithecus robustus gher 
B)  ​Australopithecus boisei 
C)  ​Homo habilis 
D)  ​Homo erectus 
E)  ​Homo sapiens 
A)  ​Australopithecus robustus gher 
B)  ​Australopithecus boisei 
C)  ​Homo habilis 
D)  ​Homo erectus 
E)  ​Homo sapiens

Question 14

The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Neanderthal 
B)  ​an australopith 
C)  ​a Denisovan 
D)  ​a prosimian 
E)  a modern human 
A)  a Neanderthal 
B)  ​an australopith 
C)  ​a Denisovan 
D)  ​a prosimian 
E)  a modern human

Question 15

Genetic testing has revealed that mating between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalenis likely took place in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​France 
B)  ​China 
C)  ​Papua New Guinea 
D)  ​England 
E)  the ​Middle East 
A)  ​France 
B)  ​China 
C)  ​Papua New Guinea 
D)  ​England 
E)  the ​Middle East

Question 16

What cultural trait is unique to hominins?

Accepted Answer

At one time, tool usage was th

Question 17

Why might Neanderthals have been more affected by changes in food sources that H. Sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Neanderthals were primarily meat eaters. 
B)  ​Neanderthals had no ability to store food. 
C)  ​Neanderthals had no tools with which to process food. 
D)  ​Neanderthals could digest a limited number of proteins. 
E)  ​Neanderthals required a greater number of essential amino acids. 
A)  ​Neanderthals were primarily meat eaters. 
B)  ​Neanderthals had no ability to store food. 
C)  ​Neanderthals had no tools with which to process food. 
D)  ​Neanderthals could digest a limited number of proteins. 
E)  ​Neanderthals required a greater number of essential amino acids.

Question 18

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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species 
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 exquisite neural control 
D)  	organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans 
E)  	an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants
F) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of hominoid species now assigned to the genus Proconsul
G) 	an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals
H) 	informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago.
I) 	a group including humans and human-like species

Question 19

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​

-Neanderthals

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 ago 
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 ago

Question 20

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 shelters 
A)  ​assist in locomotion 
B)  ​provide protection 
C)  ​facilitate the processing of food 
D)  ​ward off predators 
E)  ​construct shelters

Exam 26: Human Evolution

Four of the following are advantages that led to an evolutionary shift towards bipedalism. Which one is the exception?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Neanderthals

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

Four of the following statements about fossils found on the island of Flores are true. Which one is the exception?​

Australopiths lived from about 4 million to ____ years ago.

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

Which of the following is a hominin?​

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

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Miocene

The last known population of Homo neanderthalensis was found in ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -hominids

Four of the following are gorilla features. Which one is the exception?​

Smaller teeth and jaws, presence of a chin, thin facial bones, and rounder, higher skull would be a partial description of ____.

The primate fossil named Lucy was ____.

Genetic testing has revealed that mating between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalenis likely took place in ____.

What cultural trait is unique to hominins?

Why might Neanderthals have been more affected by changes in food sources that H. Sapiens?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -anthropoids

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -Neanderthals

The earliest humans primarily used tools to ____.

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts - Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizating Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses - Bacteria - and Archaea

Protists - the Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution - the Invertibrates

Animal Evolution - the Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Filters

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Neanderthals

Four of the following statements about fossils found on the island of Flores are true. Which one is the exception?

Which of the following is a hominin?

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

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Miocene

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -hominids

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

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -anthropoids

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Neanderthals