Question 1

Which of the following had a much larger brain than its ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis

Question 2

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Australopithecus afarensis

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 3

What does genomic analysis show about the ancestors of modern humans, neandertals, and Denisovans?

Accepted Answer

A) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Denisovans but not with neandertals 
B) that neandertals interbred with Denisovans 
C) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both neandertals and Denisovans 
A) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with Denisovans but not with neandertals 
B) that neandertals interbred with Denisovans 
C) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both neandertals and Denisovans

Question 4

How does the brain capacity compare between various human ancestors?

Accepted Answer

Brain capacity varies with the overall b

Question 5

Hominins are more closely related to modern humans than other ancestors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the importance of fossil hominins from Dmanisi?

Accepted Answer

A) that our lineage is highly variable 
B) that our lineage is highly nonvariable 
C) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both neandertals and Denisovans 
A) that our lineage is highly variable 
B) that our lineage is highly nonvariable 
C) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with neandertals but not with Denisovans 
D) that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with both neandertals and Denisovans

Question 7

Which group of hominins do the earliest fossil records from the genus Homo belong to?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis

Question 8

What is the importance of the Denisovans?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Polynesians. 
B) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Melanesians. 
C) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Indonesians. 
D) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Micronesians. 
A) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Polynesians. 
B) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Melanesians. 
C) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Indonesians. 
D) Genetic analysis of the Denisovans indicates that they lived in southeast Asia and interbred with the ancestors of today's Micronesians.

Question 9

How is it possible that humans make friends and other organisms do not? Use evolutionary approach to answer the question.

Accepted Answer

The feature of making friends is in conn

Question 10

Which features characteristic of humans are unlikely to fossilize?

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural and hard tissue features 
B) behavioural and soft tissue features 
C) the jaws and dung 
D) the bones and dung 
A) behavioural and hard tissue features 
B) behavioural and soft tissue features 
C) the jaws and dung 
D) the bones and dung

Question 11

Which of the following is one of the oldest known species in the genus Australopithecus?

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus sediba 
B) Australopithecus afarensis 
C) Australopithecus anamensis 
D) Australopithecus africanus 
A) Australopithecus sediba 
B) Australopithecus afarensis 
C) Australopithecus anamensis 
D) Australopithecus africanus

Question 12

Which of the following specifically includes organisms most similar to modern humans?

Accepted Answer

A) hominoids 
B) hominoins 
C) hominids 
D) hominins 
A) hominoids 
B) hominoins 
C) hominids 
D) hominins

Question 13

Which of the following distinguish hominins from apes?

Accepted Answer

A) feeding and parental care 
B) tool usage and physiology 
C) body hairiness and brain size 
D) upright posture and bipedal locomotion 
A) feeding and parental care 
B) tool usage and physiology 
C) body hairiness and brain size 
D) upright posture and bipedal locomotion

Question 14

What are the factors that make paleontologists infer the bipedalism from the structure of the human bones?

Accepted Answer

Both ends of the femur, at the hip and k

Question 15

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor.
-Homo sapiens

Accepted Answer

A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus 
A) the "first man" 
B) an "early" version of Lucy 
C) the "upright man" 
D) the "handy man" 
E) most closely related to Homo erectus
F)modern human
G)having small canine teeth
H)diverged from a common ancestor as modern humans
I)the "big man"
J)the first described australopith
K)one of the oldest known species in its genus

Question 16

Which one of the following was taller than its ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo floresiensis 
D) Homo neandertalensis

Question 17

There was only one lineage of hominin living in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When did humans arrive in the same area as neandertals?

Accepted Answer

A) about 60 thousand years ago 
B) about 50 thousand years ago 
C) about 40 thousand years ago 
D) about 30 thousand years ago 
A) about 60 thousand years ago 
B) about 50 thousand years ago 
C) about 40 thousand years ago 
D) about 30 thousand years ago

Question 19

Which of the following statements best summarizes human evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans and apes have nothing in common. 
B) Humans did not evolve from apes, and apes are not our closest living relatives. 
C) Humans did not evolve from apes, but apes are our closest living relatives. 
D) Humans evolved from apes, and apes are our closest living relatives. 
A) Humans and apes have nothing in common. 
B) Humans did not evolve from apes, and apes are not our closest living relatives. 
C) Humans did not evolve from apes, but apes are our closest living relatives. 
D) Humans evolved from apes, and apes are our closest living relatives.

Question 20

Which group of hominins does Lucy belong to?

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus sediba 
B) Australopithecus afarensis 
C) Australopithecus anamensis 
D) Australopithecus africanus 
A) Australopithecus sediba 
B) Australopithecus afarensis 
C) Australopithecus anamensis 
D) Australopithecus africanus

Exam 21: Humans and Evolution

Which of the following had a much larger brain than its ancestors?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Australopithecus afarensis

What does genomic analysis show about the ancestors of modern humans, neandertals, and Denisovans?

How does the brain capacity compare between various human ancestors?

Hominins are more closely related to modern humans than other ancestors.

What is the importance of fossil hominins from Dmanisi?

Which group of hominins do the earliest fossil records from the genus Homo belong to?

What is the importance of the Denisovans?

How is it possible that humans make friends and other organisms do not? Use evolutionary approach to answer the question.

Which features characteristic of humans are unlikely to fossilize?

Which of the following is one of the oldest known species in the genus Australopithecus?

Which of the following specifically includes organisms most similar to modern humans?

Which of the following distinguish hominins from apes?

What are the factors that make paleontologists infer the bipedalism from the structure of the human bones?

Match each of the following features with the correct ancestor. -Homo sapiens

Which one of the following was taller than its ancestors?

There was only one lineage of hominin living in the past.

When did humans arrive in the same area as neandertals?

Which of the following statements best summarizes human evolution?

Which group of hominins does Lucy belong to?

Light and Life

The Cell: an Overview

Defining Life and Its Origins

Energy and Enzymes

Cell Membranes and Signalling

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Cycles

Genetic Recombination

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

Dna Structure, Replication, and Organization

Gene Structure and Expression

Control of Gene Expression

Dna Technologies

Genomes and Proteomes

Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Species and Macroevolution

Understanding the History of Life on Earth

Bacteria and Archaea

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

Protists

Fungi

Plants

Diversity of Animals 1: Sponges, Radiata, Platyhelminthes, and Protostomes

Diversity of Animals 2: Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

Population Ecology

Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Conservation of Biodiversity

Putting Selection to Work

Organization of the Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Transport in Animals: the Circulatory System

Reproduction in Animals

Animal Development

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Integration

Muscles, Skeletons, and Body Movements

Animal Behaviour

Animal Nutrition

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Regulating the Internal Environment

Defences Against Disease

Conservation and Evolutionary Physiology

Filters