Question 1

Upper Paleolithic Europeans produced __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blades 
B)  cave art 
C)  ritual objects 
D)  all of these 
A)  blades 
B)  cave art 
C)  ritual objects 
D)  all of these

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes our species from archaic H. sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  a more gracile skull 
B)  a rounded cranium 
C)  relatively small teeth and jaws 
D)  all of these 
A)  a more gracile skull 
B)  a rounded cranium 
C)  relatively small teeth and jaws 
D)  all of these

Question 3

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Africa, fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear in the fossil record around __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  14,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  150,000 
D)  500,000 
A)  14,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  150,000 
D)  500,000

Question 5

The Clovis culture appears all over __________ by __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa/ 13,000 
B)  North America/ 25,000 
C)  Africa/ 25,000 
D)  North America/ 13,000 
A)  Africa/ 13,000 
B)  North America/ 25,000 
C)  Africa/ 25,000 
D)  North America/ 13,000

Question 6

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2000, Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  North American 
B)  African 
C)  Middle Eastern 
D)  Eurasian 
A)  North American 
B)  African 
C)  Middle Eastern 
D)  Eurasian

Question 9

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Accepted Answer

The genetic evidence that supports the r

Question 10

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H. sapiens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  Europe 
C)  Asia 
D)  The Near East 
A)  Australia 
B)  Europe 
C)  Asia 
D)  The Near East

Question 12

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

The fossils from Asia can support both t

Question 13

There is not a one-to-one correlation between the appearance of modern anatomy and Upper Paleolithic technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

Accepted Answer

The Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) r

Question 15

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is possible to construct a number of different possible phylogenetic trees from one dataset 
B)  putting a date to the node involves setting the molecular clock 
C)  genetic data provides no insights into what the bodies carrying the genes looked like 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it is possible to construct a number of different possible phylogenetic trees from one dataset 
B)  putting a date to the node involves setting the molecular clock 
C)  genetic data provides no insights into what the bodies carrying the genes looked like 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Explain the fossil evidence that supports the multiregional model of modern human origins.

Accepted Answer

The multiregional model of modern human

Question 17

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of burial pits 
B)  carefully arranged bodies 
C)  food and weapons used as burial goods 
D)  decorated garments for the dead 
A)  the use of burial pits 
B)  carefully arranged bodies 
C)  food and weapons used as burial goods 
D)  decorated garments for the dead

Upper Paleolithic Europeans produced __________.

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes our species from archaic H. sapiens?

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

In Africa, fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear in the fossil record around __________ years ago.

The Clovis culture appears all over by years ago.

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

In 2000, Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H. sapiens.

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

There is not a one-to-one correlation between the appearance of modern anatomy and Upper Paleolithic technology.

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Explain the fossil evidence that supports the multiregional model of modern human origins.

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 14: The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Upper Paleolithic Europeans produced __________.

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes our species from archaic H. sapiens?

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

In Africa, fossils resembling modern Homo sapiens appear in the fossil record around __________ years ago.

The Clovis culture appears all over __________ by __________ years ago.

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Many Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins possessed cranial capacities that are easily within the modern human range.

In 2000, Max Ingman and his colleagues confirmed that three of the deepest branches of the phylogenetic tree were exclusively __________.

Explain the genetic evidence that supports the replacement model of modern human origins.

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H. sapiens.

__________ is the only region outside Africa to have yielded reliable evidence of modern humans earlier than 60,000 years ago.

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

There is not a one-to-one correlation between the appearance of modern anatomy and Upper Paleolithic technology.

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________.

Explain the fossil evidence that supports the multiregional model of modern human origins.

Which of the following is not a way that Upper Paleolithic burials differed from Mousterian burials?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Filters

The Clovis culture appears all over by years ago.