Question 1

Which of the following is not a feature that suggests bipedalism?

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A)   foramen magnum of the skull oriented vertically
B)   femur with a ball at its top
C)   spine with a double curve
D)   long curved toes and fingersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What is the age of the oldest hominin tools found so far?

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A)   1.7 million years ago
B)   3.3 million years ago
C)   0.3 million years ago
D)   0.2 million years agoE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Why might natural selection have favored hands with fingers capable of precise movements in Homo erectus?

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A)   Fine motor control would facilitate tool use.
B)   Precise movements would facilitate movement among tree branches.
C)   Increased tool use would allow hominins to access more food.
D)   a and c
E)   a, b, and cF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

What feature do humans and other primates share that caused Linnaeus and other early taxonomists to group them together?

Accepted Answer

A)   opposable toes
B)   forward-facing eyes
C)   a tail
D)   hairE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine
B)   acetylcholine
C)   epinephrine
D)   nitric oxideE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a type of Oldowan technology?

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A)   hammer stone
B)   flake scraper
C)   hand axe
D)   bifacial chopperE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Describe the classification of humans, including a description of the order, family, genus, species, and the hominin clade.

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Humans are classified within the order P...

Question 8

How could upright walking have helped early hominins stay cool?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased convective heat loss
B)   cutaneous evaporative cooling
C)   minimized skin exposure to the sun
D)   b and c
E)   a, b, and cF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

How recent is Homo naledi thought to have lived?

Accepted Answer

A)   300,000 years ago
B)   236,000 years ago
C)   200,00 years ago
D)   47,000 years agoE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which hypothesis about the selective forces influencing brain size has the strongest supporting evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brain size increased as humans became more social and cultured.
B)   Brain size increased as making tools and using them to process food increased.
C)   Brain size has mostly experienced stasis as opposing selective forces result in stabilizing selection.
D)   a and bE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

________ are typically ________, but with increased expression of the vasopressin gene, begin to act like ________ voles.

Accepted Answer

A)   Prairie voles; monogamous; polygynous
B)   Meadow voles; polyandrous; monogamous
C)   Prairie voles; polygynous; monogamous
D)   Meadow voles; polygynous; monogamousE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Our earliest evidence suggests that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa; how long did our own species stay in Africa before spreading outside the continent?

Accepted Answer

A)   almost 500,000 years
B)   almost 300,000 years
C)   almost 200,000 years
D)   almost 100,000 yearsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What lines of evidence have scientists been able to use to study brain evolution over the past four million years?

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Scientists have used multiple lines of e...

Question 14

Does the fact that humans are more capable than most organisms of altering their environment relax selection pressure on some traits? Please explain using an example.

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Yes, the fact that humans are more capab...

Question 15

Some controversial evidence of hominin tools in China suggests that hominins may have left Africa as early as

Accepted Answer

A)   60,000 years ago.
B)   1 million years ago.
C)   2.1 million years ago.
D)   500,000 years ago.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

When does figurative art, such as cave paintings and sculpture, begin to appear in the fossil record?

Accepted Answer

A)   approximately 75,000 years ago
B)   approximately 60,000 years ago
C)   approximately 40,000 years ago
D)   approximately 35,000 years agoE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Researchers studying human genomes have found that two African Bushmen living within walking distance of one another have more genetic diversity than a European and an Asian who live thousands of miles apart. Explain this observation.

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This observation can be explained by the...

Question 18

Hominins include

Accepted Answer

A)   all of the great apes.
B)   humans and all extinct species branching from the human lineage after the split from the last common ancestor with chimpanzees.
C)   humans and chimpanzees.
D)   species belonging to the genus Homo.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

How do the brains of Homo naledi and H. floresiensis complicate explanations of hominin brain evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are larger than other hominin brains, which makes them outliers the general trend.
B)   They have an unusually large forebrain.
C)   They are significantly smaller than other hominins of their time.
D)   They do not complicate hominin brain evolution; they fall in line.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Compare Oldowan and Acheulean technology and describe how each may have contributed to the evolution of humans.

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The Oldowan and Acheulean are two distin...

Exam 17: Human Evolution: a New Kind of Ape

What is the age of the oldest hominin tools found so far?

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Which of the following is not a feature that suggests bipedalism?

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What feature do humans and other primates share that caused Linnaeus and other early taxonomists to group them together?

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Researchers studying human genomes have found that two African Bushmen living within walking distance of one another have more genetic diversity than a European and an Asian who live thousands of miles apart. Explain this observation.

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Hominins include

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Some controversial evidence of hominin tools in China suggests that hominins may have left Africa as early as

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Describe the classification of humans, including a description of the order, family, genus, species, and the hominin clade.

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How recent is Homo naledi thought to have lived?

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How could upright walking have helped early hominins stay cool?

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Which of the following is not a type of Oldowan technology?

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Does the fact that humans are more capable than most organisms of altering their environment relax selection pressure on some traits? Please explain using an example.

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Compare Oldowan and Acheulean technology and describe how each may have contributed to the evolution of humans.

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When does figurative art, such as cave paintings and sculpture, begin to appear in the fossil record?

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Our earliest evidence suggests that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa; how long did our own species stay in Africa before spreading outside the continent?

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Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with motivation?

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How do the brains of Homo naledi and H. floresiensis complicate explanations of hominin brain evolution?

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What lines of evidence have scientists been able to use to study brain evolution over the past four million years?

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Which hypothesis about the selective forces influencing brain size has the strongest supporting evidence?

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________ are typically ________, but with increased expression of the vasopressin gene, begin to act like ________ voles.

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Why might natural selection have favored hands with fingers capable of precise movements in Homo erectus?

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