Question 1

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  dietary shift.
B)  tool use for obtaining and processing food.
C)  big game hunting.
D)  use of marine resources.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  stone-tool use that facilitated root and tuber processing.
B)  increased protein in the diet.
C)  larger teeth that permitted better food processing.
D)  none of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of H.erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus was the first hominid to di...

Question 4

Relative to earlier hominids,later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had:

Accepted Answer

A)  a smaller brain.
B)  larger teeth.
C)  a bigger sagittal keel.
D)  a larger brain.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting.
B)  symbolic behavior.
C)  successful dispersal across large areas.
D)  increasing dependence on the use of culture for survival.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet.
B)  has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids.
C)  limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments,such as dry grasslands.
D)  contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa.
B)  South America.
C)  Asia.
D)  Haeckel didn't believe in evolution.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The Acheulean complex:

Accepted Answer

A)  emerged around 2.5 mya.
B)  is used to describe simple pebble tools.
C)  emerged around 1.5 mya.
D)  is characteristic of Homo habilis.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  meat eating started only with the appearance of Homo erectus and stone tools.
B)  big game hunting was the most common way early hominids obtained meat.
C)  meat eating started before Homo erectus but increased with more advanced technology.
D)  none of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Homo erectus was first discovered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Leakey.
B)  Richard Leakey.
C)  Eugène Dubois.
D)  Ernst Haeckel.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil evidence.
B)  comparative anatomy.
C)  genetics.
D)  archaeological remains.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Accepted Answer

These genera were contemporaneous for a ...

Question 14

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5-present.
B)  2.5-1.0 mya.
C)  4.0-3.0 mya.
D)  none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.7 mya.
B)  1.2 mya.
C)  500,000 yBP.
D)  800,000 yBP.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Relative to earlier hominids,later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had:

Correct Answer
verified

Homo erectus was first discovered by:

Correct Answer
verified

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens EXCEPT:

Correct Answer
verified

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

Correct Answer
verified

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

Correct Answer
verified

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Correct Answer
verified

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

Correct Answer
verified

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Correct Answer
verified

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Correct Answer
verified
These genera were contemporaneous for a ...
View Answer

The Acheulean complex:

Correct Answer
verified

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Correct Answer
verified

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Correct Answer
verified

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

Correct Answer
verified

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

Correct Answer
verified

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of H.erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Correct Answer
verified
Homo erectus was the first hominid to di...
View Answer

Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Relative to earlier hominids,later Homo erectus from 500,000 yBP had:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Homo erectus was first discovered by:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Homo erectus evolved all of the following key traits that paved the way for the emergence of Homo sapiens EXCEPT:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominids is most likely related to:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Brain enlargement in the genus Homo,coupled with a reduction of chewing muscles,is correlated with a growing reliance on tools.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Unlike Darwin,Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Contrast the cranial and dental anatomy and adaptation of Australopithecus robustus as compared to African Homo erectus.

Correct AnswerverifiedThese genera were contemporaneous for a ...View AnswerShow Answer

The Acheulean complex:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The controlled use of fire by hominids:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Eugène Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the nineteenth century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestors with:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggests that:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Homo erectus has been argued to be the first hominid to successfully migrate out of Africa.Characterize the biology and culture of H.erectus that led to its success relative to earlier hominids.

Correct AnswerverifiedHomo erectus was the first hominid to di...View AnswerShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
These genera were contemporaneous for a ...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Homo erectus was the first hominid to di...
View Answer