Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of hominid evolution?

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A)  Large brains preceded the appearance of bipedalism.
B)  Bipedal locomotion preceded the appearance of large brains.
C)  Tool use preceded the appearance of bipedal locomotion.
D)  Fire use preceded the appearance of large brains.

Question 2

The ravine in East Africa's Great Rift Valley where many early hominid fossils have been recovered (often referred to as the "cradle of humankind")  is

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A)  Lake Turkana.
B)  Olduvai Gorge.
C)  Swartkrans.
D)  Hadar.

Question 3

Compare and contrast Rodman and McHenry's Patchy Forest hypothesis with Lovejoy's Provisioning hypothesis.

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The Patchy Forest hypothesis focuses on ...

Question 4

The only pre-australopithecine found outside the East African Rift Valley is

Accepted Answer

A)  Orrorin tugenensis.
B)  Ardipithecus kadabba.
C)  Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus. C

Question 5

Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis was bipedal comes mainly from which part of the skeleton?

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A)  femur (thighbone) 
B)  skull
C)  foot
D)  pelvis

Question 6

Who of the following described the first specimen of Australopithecus ever discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Leakey
B)  Tim White
C)  Raymond Dart
D)  Mary Leakey

Question 7

Dentally, which of the following best describes the earliest hominids?

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A)  They had very large canine teeth, similar to a male chimpanzee's.
B)  They possessed a diastema.
C)  They had small, nonprojecting canines.
D)  They possessed a honing dental complex.

Question 8

Which of the following is not considered a robust australopithecine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus boisei
B)  Australopithecus anamensis
C)  Australopithecus aethiopicus
D)  Australopithecus robustus

Question 9

Which early hominid genus differs from all others in having a thin layer of enamel on its teeth as apes do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kenyanthropus
B)  Ardipithecus
C)  Australopithecus
D)  Orrorin

Question 10

Darwin proposed which of the following as the key to the divergence between apes and humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipedalism
B)  large brain size
C)  hunting
D)  nonhoning canine

Question 11

Describe in detail three theories aiming to explain the adaptive success of bipedal locomotion.

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Ever since Darwin's time, scientists hav...

Question 12

Australopithecus garhi has been proposed as an ancestor for Homo mainly because

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A)  it had a bigger brain than other australopithecines.
B)  it had smaller molar teeth than other australopithecines.
C)  it had longer legs relative to arm length than other australopithecines.
D)  it was bipedal.

Question 13

Your friend is asking your opinion on a recent hominid fossil he heard about on the news.He is unable to remember the species name but knows that it lacked the specialized teeth seen in living apes, had elongated toes, an opposable big toe, and was part of a multidisciplinary study that reconstructed the early hominids' habitat.The fossil he is referring to is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo floresiensis.
B)  Ardipithecus kadabba.
C)  Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
D)  Ardipithecus ramidus.

Question 14

What characterizes all the early hominids from Africa older than 2 million years?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all possessed large brains.
B)  They all possessed small brains, the size of apes'.
C)  They all possessed large canines.
D)  None were bipedal. B

Question 15

The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than

Accepted Answer

A)  1 mya.
B)  2 mya.
C)  500,000 years ago.
D)  4 mya. D

Question 16

Each of the following traits is found in a bipedal hominid except

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A)  a wide, short pelvis.
B)  a big toe in line with the other toes.
C)  an angled thigh bone.
D)  a foramen magnum far back on the skull.

Question 17

The earliest australopithecines probably lived in which kind of environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  dense tropical forest
B)  complex hybrid habitats
C)  open savanna grassland
D)  arid, high-altitude uplands

Question 18

The large brain is often considered a hallmark of modern humans and our hominid ancestors; however, it is not one of the characteristics thought to be obligate when discussing hominids.An obligate behavior of hominids is

Accepted Answer

A)  presence of material culture.
B)  bipedal locomotion.
C)  speech.
D)  honing chewing.

Question 19

The discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops was important mainly because

Accepted Answer

A)  it had a small brain like an ape's.
B)  it was discovered in Kenya.
C)  it showed diversity in the hominid fossil record 3.5 mya.
D)  it probably lived in woodlands.

Question 20

Owen Lovejoy's model for the origin of bipedalism focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  dispersing heat away from the body.
B)  males provisioning females and young.
C)  reaching for food in high places.
D)  making and using stone tools.

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The ravine in East Africa's Great Rift Valley where many early hominid fossils have been recovered (often referred to as the "cradle of humankind") is

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Compare and contrast Rodman and McHenry's Patchy Forest hypothesis with Lovejoy's Provisioning hypothesis.

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Which of the following is not considered a robust australopithecine?

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Which early hominid genus differs from all others in having a thin layer of enamel on its teeth as apes do?

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Describe in detail three theories aiming to explain the adaptive success of bipedal locomotion.

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The ravine in East Africa's Great Rift Valley where many early hominid fossils have been recovered (often referred to as the "cradle of humankind") is

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Compare and contrast Rodman and McHenry's Patchy Forest hypothesis with Lovejoy's Provisioning hypothesis.

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Darwin proposed which of the following as the key to the divergence between apes and humans?

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