Which of the following features are associated with bipedalism as seen in humans? - Correct Answer - length of the leg
- valgus knee
- nonopposable big toe
Which of the following statements is true about nonhoning chewing and bipedalism? - Correct Answer They preceded speech and the use of sto...
ANT2511 Exam 3 Zavodny Review Questions
with 100% Verified Correct Answers
Which of the following features are associated with bipedalism as seen in humans? - Correct Answer
- length of the leg
- valgus knee
- nonopposable big toe
Which of the following statements is true about nonhoning chewing and bipedalism? - Correct
Answer They preceded speech and the use of stone tools by several million years.
The provisioning hypothesis proposed by Lovejoy focuses on the advantage of monogamy for the
survival of the mother and offspring. - Correct Answer True
You are presented with a fossil that was just excavated. This fossil skull has a large face, large molars,
and a prominent sagittal crest, suggesting it is: - Correct Answer Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecus anamensis is the oldest species currently known in the genus Australopithecus. -
Correct Answer True
The earliest chipped stone tools are called _____ and date to at least 2.6 million years ago. - Correct
Answer Oldowan
Australopithecus robustus is found in: - Correct Answer South Africa
All of the following hominin species have been associated with tool use EXCEPT: - Correct Answer
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Both teeth and faces of early Homo species were larger in size compared to those of later
Australopithecines. - Correct Answer False
Bipedalism is a key defining feature of hominins. - Correct Answer True
Where was the first Homo erectus fossil found? - Correct Answer Java (Indonesia)
, Homo habilis is associated with which stone tool technology? - Correct Answer Oldowan
Which hominin does Tim White suggest is the ancestor of Homo habilis? - Correct Answer
Australopithecus garhi
Why is the find of the "Bodo" skull from Ethiopia significant? - Correct Answer The cutmarks on the
skull demonstrate defleshing of the face.
Homo erectus overlapped in time with Australopithecus species. - Correct Answer True
Which hominin species is recognized as the first species of the genus Homo and lived approximately
2.5-1.8 million years ago? - Correct Answer Homo habilis
Which statement correctly describes the change in body size from Homo habilis to Homo erectus? -
Correct Answer It involved a sudden and dramatic increase.
Homo erectus is associated with which type of tool technology? - Correct Answer Acheulean
Why were the fossils found on the island of Flores in Indonesia unexpected? - Correct Answer This
species had a very small body size.
Important changes in the landscape of East Africa and South Africa may have been associated with
the rise of Homo habilis and the eventual extinction of the australopithecines. - Correct Answer True
The fossil record for early archaic Homo sapiens that they evolved from _______ around 350,000
years ago. - Correct Answer Homo erectus
The site of _____ is important because it shows evidence of intentional burial and altruistic behaviors
by Neandertals. - Correct Answer Shanidar
T/F; The Shanidar skeletons were found in pits, a clear example of purposeful burial - Correct Answer
True
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