Chapter 6 Evolution: The Large-brained Primate
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- 1.Piltdown Man, a fraudulent fossil, was accepted as authentic mostly because:
- A.
It turns out to have looked like authentic fossils found later
- B.
No one had the scientific knowledge at the time to expose it
- C.
It fulfilled expectations of what the earliest human should look like
- D.
It had such a humanlike jaw and teeth
- 2.The earliest primate-like fossils date to:
- A.
65 million years ago
- B.
55 million years ago
- C.
5 million years ago
- D.
250,000 years ago
- 3.The earliest primate-like fossils were found in what is now:
- A.
Europe
- B.
Africa
- C.
North America
- D.
Asia
- 4.The first undisputed primate fossils date to:
- A.
65 million years ago
- B.
55 million years ago
- C.
5 million years ago
- D.
250,000 years ago
- 5.The first undisputed primate fossils were found in what is now:
- A.
Europe
- B.
Africa and Asia
- C.
North America
- D.
All of these
- 6.Which is the best explanation for the origin of the New World primates?
- A.
They evolved from New World prosimians
- B.
They evolved completely separately from Old World primates
- C.
They are a different branch of evolution from all the other primates
- D.
They descended from primates that "rafted" from Africa to South America
- 7.Monkeys appear in the fossil record:
- A.
65 million years ago
- B.
55 million years ago
- C.
40 million years ago
- D.
23 million years ago
- 8.Apes appear in the fossil record:
- A.
65 million years ago
- B.
55 million years ago
- C.
40 million years ago
- D.
23 million years ago
- 9.Early apes were found in all the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Asia
- B.
Africa
- C.
Europe
- D.
North America
- 10.The fossil known as Lucy is particularly remarkable because:
- A.
She is a female
- B.
She is the oldest hominid fossil
- C.
She is almost 40% complete even though over 3 million years old
- D.
She has a large brain
- 11.Lucy is considered to be a hominin because:
- A.
Her brain is larger than an apes
- B.
Her teeth are completely modern
- C.
Her body proportions are like a modern human's
- D.
She was habitually bipedal
- 12.Which of the following has NOT been proposed as an advantage of bipedalism?
- A.
Ability to walk and carry things at the same time
- B.
Gives a better view by elevating the head
- C.
Helps keep the body and head cooler
- D.
Is more energy efficient for running
- 13.The latest evidence suggests that bipedal locomotion may have first evolved:
- A.
On the open savannas of Africa
- B.
In the forests of East Africa
- C.
In a mixed savanna / forest environment
- D.
Along the coastal plains of South Africa
- 14.At present, the earliest proposed hominin fossil is:
- A.
Australopithecus afarensis
- B.
Orrorin tugenensis
- C.
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
- D.
Homo erectus
- 15.The first well-established hominin fossils are placed in genus ________.
- A.
Australopithecus
- B.
Paranthropus
- C.
Homo
- D.
Hominidae
- 16.The major difference between members of genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus is in:
- A.
Brain size
- B.
Body size
- C.
Tool making ability
- D.
Robusticity of chewing area and chewing muscles
- 17.The evolution of genera Paranthropus and Homo took place approximately:
- A.
4.4 million years ago
- B.
3.2 million years ago
- C.
3 million years ago
- D.
1 million years ago
- 18.The evolution of genera Paranthropus and Homo may have been a response to:
- A.
An expansion of the dry savannas
- B.
An expansion of the tropical forests
- C.
A climatic trend toward wetter environmental conditions
- D.
The advance of the Pleistocene glaciers
- 19.The earliest members of genus Homo were placed in that genus because of their:
- A.
Large body size
- B.
Increased brain size
- C.
Modern body proportions
- D.
Use of fire
- 20.Culturally, the earliest members of genus Homo are associated with:
- A.
Modern-like human language
- B.
The use of fire
- C.
Big game hunting
- D.
The first stone tools
- 21.A major use of stone tools for early Homo which has left concrete evidence is:
- A.
To cut wood for weapons and shelter
- B.
To aid in dismembering scavenged carcasses for meat
- C.
To create sparks for fires
- D.
To make sharp, pointed weapons for territorial defense
- 22.Physically, the Homo erectus stage is NOT characterized by:
- A.
Modern brain size
- B.
Modern body size
- C.
Modern body proportions
- D.
An increase in brain size over earlier hominids
- 23.Fossils of Homo erectus are first found:
- A.
100,000 years ago in Java
- B.
1.8 million years ago in Europe
- C.
1.8 million years ago in Africa
- D.
2.6 million years ago in Africa
- 24.Homo erectus is the first hominid to:
- A.
Expand out of Africa
- B.
Make stone tools
- C.
Achieve modern brain size
- D.
Walk upright
- 25.Which of the following cultural achievements is NOT associated with Homo erectus?
- A.
First use of fire
- B.
The hand axe
- C.
Use of flake tools
- D.
Building of shelters
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