Exam 21: How Humans Evolved

Why is the DNA of humans and chimpanzees so very similar?

Java man was the first fossil specimen of H.erectus found.

Which of our ancestors was "handy man?"

Homo rudolfensis was discovered by:

Cite evidence that suggests that all modern humans arose from one common ancestor located in Africa.

Which is incorrect about Neanderthals?

Humans and their direct ancestors,as well as the apes,all make up a group called the ____________________.

Present arguments that bipedalism evolved prior to larger brains in human ancestors.

Which is incorrect about anthropoids?

What happened between 10 and 5 million years ago that favored the evolution of primates that were bipedal and no longer tree-dwellers?

The living apes consist of the gibbon,the orangutan,and:

The evolution of __________________ marks the beginning of the hominids.

The primate ancestors,tree-dwelling insectivores,had two distinct evolutionary advantages: grasping fingers and toes,and:

All New World monkeys are arboreal.

When the eyes are on the same plane of the head,this allows for ___________________ vision.

Java Man and Peking Man are both examples of:

What trait is exhibited only in Homo sapiens and not in other primates in existence today?

Of these fossil species,which one is thought most likely the ancestor of later species of Homo?

Humans depart from apes in several ways,except:

Primates have binocular vision that lets the brain judge distances.