Question 1

The oldest modern human is:

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo rudolfensis 
C) Homo ergaster 
D) Homo heidelbergensis 
A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo rudolfensis 
C) Homo ergaster 
D) Homo heidelbergensis

Question 2

Few fossils of early Homo have been found,and there is much debate about whether different individuals should be grouped together.Which of these is believed to be more ancient than the others?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo rudolfensis 
C) Homo ergaster 
D) Homo sapiens 
A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo rudolfensis 
C) Homo ergaster 
D) Homo sapiens

Question 3

Homo erectus was a very successful species.Describe the traits of this human ancestor.

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus was a social species and li

Question 4

Molecular evidence from ___________ indicates that Homo sapiens were present the longest in Africa.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Molecular evidence from ___________ indicates that Homo...

Question 5

Which hypothesis argues that the human races independently evolved from H.erectus in different parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) The Recently-Out-of Africa model 
B) The Multiregional hypothesis 
C) The Local hypothesis 
D) The Asian-African hypothesis 
A) The Recently-Out-of Africa model 
B) The Multiregional hypothesis 
C) The Local hypothesis 
D) The Asian-African hypothesis

Question 6

Evidence that early humans were able to walk upright includes:

Accepted Answer

A) shorter arms 
B) bowl-shaped pelvis 
C) spinal cord exits at the bottom of the skull 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) shorter arms 
B) bowl-shaped pelvis 
C) spinal cord exits at the bottom of the skull 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Homo habilis differed from australopithecines in:

Accepted Answer

A) stature 
B) arms longer than legs 
C) skeletal structure 
D) brain volume 
A) stature 
B) arms longer than legs 
C) skeletal structure 
D) brain volume

Exam 21: How Humans Evolved

The oldest modern human is:

Few fossils of early Homo have been found,and there is much debate about whether different individuals should be grouped together.Which of these is believed to be more ancient than the others?

Homo erectus was a very successful species.Describe the traits of this human ancestor.

Molecular evidence from ___________ indicates that Homo sapiens were present the longest in Africa.

Which hypothesis argues that the human races independently evolved from H.erectus in different parts of the world?

Evidence that early humans were able to walk upright includes:

Homo habilis differed from australopithecines in:

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