Question 1

Which species of Homo is most closely related to the Australopithecines?

Accepted Answer

A)  erectus.
B)  habilis.
C)  rudolfensis.
D)  ergaster.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which two species are believed to have evolved from Homo ergaster?

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A)  Homo erectus & Homo floresiensis
B)  Homo erectus & Homo rudolfensis
C)  Homo rudolfensis & Homo floresiensis
D)  Homo habilis & Cro Magnon manE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Apes walk on their feet and knuckles,which have opposable thumbs and big toes,like the ancestral form from which apes and humans evolved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The early evolution of higher apes and early ancestors of modern humans most closely resembles

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A)  a straight-line vine with one main trunk and many unsuccessful short branches,with only one or two forms coexisting at any one time.
B)  two main trunks leading to apes or humans,and where each newly advanced species of Homo immediately eliminated any coexisting hominids.
C)  a many-branched tree with all modern forms extending back relatively unchanged until reaching the common "missing link" at an origin about 33 million years ago.
D)  a complex bush with many branches and perhaps as many as ten species of hominins 2 million years ago.
E)  two streams,Australopithecus and Homo,that merge into one lineage leading to humans.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The reduced reproductive rate in primate evolution involves

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A)  a reduction in the number of offspring.
B)  extended life spans.
C)  lengthy gestation periods with one birth at a time.
D)  All of the choices are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What geographic region does the "Replacement Model" propose that modern humans arose in?

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A)  Africa
B)  Asia
C)  Europe
D)  Africa,Asia and Europe simultaneously
E)  None of these choices.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

What were the major disadvantages of our early ancestors becoming bipedal?

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A)  Lower back problems developed.
B)  Increased predation by faster predators.
C)  Decrease in speed and mobility.
D)  Decreased protection of the abdominal region.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The evolutionary trends in primates include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  mobile limbs.
B)  stereoscopic vision.
C)  a rounded,protruding face.
D)  large,complex brain.
E)  reduced reproductive rate.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following species,in the human evolutionary line,are believed to have been bipedal but still spent time living in the trees?

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A)  Australopithecus afarensis
B)  Homo habilis
C)  Ardipithecus ramidus
D)  Australopithecus africanus
E)  DryopithecusF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Hominin evolution began about

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A)  4.6 BYA (billion years ago) .
B)  7 MYA (million years ago) .
C)  3.5 MYA (million years ago) .
D)  55 MYA (million years ago) .E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The stone tools and the dentition of Homo habilis indicate that early humans were

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A)  strictly herbivores.
B)  strictly carnivores.
C)  strictly scavengers.
D)  omnivores that could either scavenge or hunt for meat.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Australopithecines were apelike above the waist and humanoid below the waist.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  quadripedalism.
B)  mosaic evolution.
C)  multiregional continuity.
D)  None of the choices are correct.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

All of the following are characteristics of primates EXCEPT the

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A)  five long dexterous digits on hands and feet.
B)  three-dimensional binocular vision.
C)  well-developed brain.
D)  opposable thumb.
E)  rapid postnatal maturation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Most researchers believed that modern humans evolved from

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus afarensis.
B)  Australopithecus africanus.
C)  Proconsul.
D)  Homo ergaster.
E)  Homo erectus.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which species is believed to have been the first ones to develop stone tool technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus.
B)  Homo habilis.
C)  Cro-Magnon man.
D)  Neanderthal man.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The probable transitional link between the hominoids and the monkeys is

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus afarensis.
B)  Australopithecus africanus.
C)  Proconsul.
D)  Homo habilis.
E)  Homo erectus.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the replacement model for the evolution of early humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern humans evolved from archaic humans in Africa and then migrated to Asia and Europe.
B)  Modern humans evolved from archaic humans in Africa,Asia and Europe simultaneously.
C)  Modern humans evolved from archaic humans in Asia and then migrated to Africa and Europe.
D)  Modern humans evolved from Neanderthals in Europe and then migrated to Asia.
E)  Modern humans evolved from apes in Africa and then migrated to Asia and Europe.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 18

Homo erectus succeeded in new and colder environments because they occupied caves,used fire,and were more capable of obtaining and eating meat as a substantial part of their diet.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the founder effect.
B)  positive assortative mating.
C)  adaptive radiation.
D)  biocultural evolution.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The proposed advantages of bipedalism,which characterizes hominin evolution,include making it easier to

Accepted Answer

A)  collect food from overhead.
B)  travel and move about.
C)  carry food back to their camp or their young.
D)  carry their young from place to place.
E)  All of these are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Figure: 
-Where on this phylogenetic tree of primate evolution do you find evolution of the anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  No.2
B)  No.6
C)  No.5
D)  No.4
E)  No.3F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Exam 30: Human Evolution

The probable transitional link between the hominoids and the monkeys is

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The proposed advantages of bipedalism,which characterizes hominin evolution,include making it easier to

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All of the following are characteristics of primates EXCEPT the

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Homo erectus succeeded in new and colder environments because they occupied caves,used fire,and were more capable of obtaining and eating meat as a substantial part of their diet.This is an example of

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Which of the following statements best describes the replacement model for the evolution of early humans?

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Most researchers believed that modern humans evolved from

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Which two species are believed to have evolved from Homo ergaster?

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The early evolution of higher apes and early ancestors of modern humans most closely resembles

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The reduced reproductive rate in primate evolution involves

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The stone tools and the dentition of Homo habilis indicate that early humans were

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Australopithecines were apelike above the waist and humanoid below the waist.This is an example of

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Hominin evolution began about

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The evolutionary trends in primates include all of the following EXCEPT

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Figure: -Where on this phylogenetic tree of primate evolution do you find evolution of the anthropoids?

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Apes walk on their feet and knuckles,which have opposable thumbs and big toes,like the ancestral form from which apes and humans evolved.

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What geographic region does the "Replacement Model" propose that modern humans arose in?

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Which of the following species,in the human evolutionary line,are believed to have been bipedal but still spent time living in the trees?

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Which species is believed to have been the first ones to develop stone tool technology?

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