Exam 21: How Humans Evolved

The evolution of __________________ marks the beginning of the hominids.

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

Homo habilis differed from australopithecines in:

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

Prosimians look like gorillas.

By 10,000 years ago,about ___ people inhabited the entire world and today there are over _______.

Homo rudolfensis's brain volume is:

Homo rudolfensis was discovered by:

About 25 million years ago,the anthropoids that remained in Africa gave rise to two lineages,the Old World monkeys and the:

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

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

Evidence that early humans were able to walk upright includes:

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

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

The oldest modern human is:

The ancestor of humans is commonly thought to be:

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

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

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?

Java man and Peking man are both examples of Homo _______________.