Question 1

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens
B)  Homo habilis
C)  Homo erectus
D)  Australopithecus

Question 2

The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.6 mya, from Sima de los Heusos.
B)  0.3 mya, from France.
C)  1.6 mya, from Dmanisi, Georgia.
D)  1.2 mya, from Sima del Elefante.

Question 3

Some Homo erectus specimens had very large and robust bones while others were:

Accepted Answer

A)  small with robust bones.
B)  tall with robust bones.
C)  gracile.
D)  small with thin bones.

Question 4

Homo erectus differed from earlier hominids in having traits such as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Relative to Oldowan tools, Acheulean stone tools:

Accepted Answer

A)  had a narrower range of functions.
B)  used fewer raw materials.
C)  were characterized by fewer tool types.
D)  required more learning and skill to produce.

Question 6

The earliest members of the genus Homo have been found dating from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grip needed to make and use stone tools was present:

Accepted Answer

A)  only in Homo erectus.
B)  only in Homo habilis.
C)  in Homo habilis and some australopithecines.
D)  in all australopithecine and Homo species.

Question 8

Which two fossil species lived at the same time around 2.5-1 mya?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus and Homo sapiens
B)  Homo erectus and Homo rudolfensis
C)  Homo habilis and Homo erectus
D)  Pithecathropus and Homo rudolfensis

Question 9

The Nariokotome Boy discovered at Lake Turkana (Homo erectus)  has modern human traits such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  shorter arms and longer legs than those of earlier hominids.
B)  retention of an australopithecine-like body plan.
C)  longer legs than later hominids.
D)  a mix of arboreal and bipedal adaptations.

Question 10

Homo habilis had traits that include:

Accepted Answer

A)  long, modern legs.
B)  short legs.
C)  a striding gait.
D)  quadrupedalism. B

Question 11

Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo rudolfensis.
B)  Paranthropus.
C)  Australopithecus.
D)  Homo habilis. D

Question 12

Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in tool technology and increasing access to meat and other proteins.
B)  the natural continuation of previous trends documented in hominid fossils, similar to great brain size.
C)  the global climate, as these trends are characteristic of an increasingly forested environment
D)  none of the above

Question 13

Southern and eastern African sites dating to 2.5 mya show habitats indicating:

Accepted Answer

A)  the spread of C3 plants.
B)  reduction both in habitat types and in dietary diversity.
C)  a more frequent use of tools for the digging and processing of roots and tubers.
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Eugène Dubois was one of the first researchers in the nineteenth century who used the scientific method to test the hypothesis of early human ancestors in Asia with:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case.
B)  Homo erectus shows a reduction in the size of the face relative to the brain case.
C)  Homo habilis generally has a greater brain capacity than Homo erectus.
D)  Homo erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis.

Question 16

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus.
B)  Homo habilis.
C)  Homo erectus.
D)  Homo neanderthalensis.

Question 17

Homo erectus walked just like a modern human, with traits like:

Accepted Answer

A)  long legs and opposable toes.
B)  double arches and an adducted big toe.
C)  long arms.
D)  a foramen magnum at the back of the skull.

Question 18

Homo erectus fossils date to:

Accepted Answer

A)  3-1 mya.
B)  2.5-0.5 mya.
C)  1.8-300,000 mya.
D)  1.2-800,000 mya.

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively short arms and long legs.
B)  brain size within the modern human variation.
C)  relatively long arms and short legs.
D)  a large nose with an improved sense of smell.

Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

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The earliest fossil evidence for Homo erectus in Western Europe dates from:

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Some Homo erectus specimens had very large and robust bones while others were:

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Homo erectus differed from earlier hominids in having traits such as:

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Relative to Oldowan tools, Acheulean stone tools:

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The earliest members of the genus Homo have been found dating from:

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Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grip needed to make and use stone tools was present:

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Which two fossil species lived at the same time around 2.5-1 mya?

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The Nariokotome Boy discovered at Lake Turkana (Homo erectus) has modern human traits such as:

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Homo habilis had traits that include:

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Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with:

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Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to:

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Southern and eastern African sites dating to 2.5 mya show habitats indicating:

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Eugène Dubois was one of the first researchers in the nineteenth century who used the scientific method to test the hypothesis of early human ancestors in Asia with:

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What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus?

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The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

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Homo erectus walked just like a modern human, with traits like:

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Homo erectus fossils date to:

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The Acheulean complex:

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Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

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