Asm 246 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final Exam well answeredTrue or False: Lucy's skeleton has both ape and humanlike characteristics. - correct answer True True or false? Although it has a smaller birth canal and more flaring blades, Lucy's pelvis is more similar to a human pelvis than it is to a chimpanzee pelvis. - correct answer True When Professor Johanson and his team were working in Ethiopia in the 1970s, they discovered the remains of Lucy at which of the following fossil s...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -Human Origins Final, asm246 final correctly answered graded A+The first Australopithecus afarensis fossil found at Hadar was which of the following? - correct answer A knee joint The Australopithecus afarensis fossil known as "Lucy" is which of the following? - correct answer 3.2 million years old An imprint of the braincase, such as the one found along with the Taung child fossil, is called which of the following? - correct answer Endocast The homini...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -Asm 246 Final ASU already passed The ____ is a bony ridge running front to back that protrudes out of the top of the skull in some Australopithecus species - correct answer Sagittal crest The Laetoli footprints are evidence that ___ was a biped - correct answer Australopithecus afarensis The majority of the Afar Triangle is located in which of the following countries - correct answer Ethiopia Karst topography characterizes fossil sites of ___Africa - c...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 with correct answerspotential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by what? True - cor...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 = EXAM ONEAccording to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, what three conditions are necessary for natural selection to produce adaptations? - correct answer 1. The ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the ability of the environment to support population is always finite (Environment constrains population growth) 2. Organisms within populations vary, and this variation affects ability of organism to survive and reproduce ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final Exam PrepTrue or false? Although it has a smaller birth canal and more flaring blades, Lucy's pelvis is more similar to a human pelvis than to a chimpanzee pelvis. - correct answer true When Professor Johanson and his team were working in Ethiopia in the 1970's, they discovered the remains of Lucy at which of the following sites in the Afar Triangle? a. Allia Bay b. Olduvai Gorge c. Hadar d. Laetoli - correct answer Hadar Hadar was prim...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246: Final Study Guide verified already passedThe first Australopithecus afarensis fossil found at Hadar was which of the following? - correct answer a knee joint The Australopithecus afarensis fossil known as "Lucy" is which of the following? - correct answer 3.2 million years old The hominid footprints at Laetoli preserve evidence of which of the following? - correct answer A human like foot adapted to bipedalism An imprint of the brain case, su...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -asm246 final well answereda knee joint - correct answer The first Australopithecus afarensis fossil found at Hadar was what body part? 3.2 million years ago - correct answer The Australopithecus afarensis fossil known as "Lucy" was dated how old? A human like foot adapted to bipedalism - correct answer The hominin footprints at Laetoli preserve evidence of which of the following? endocast - correct answer An imprint of the braincase, such as the one f...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Human Origins (week 4)Australopithecus afarensis -An early australopithecine from East Africa that had a brain size equivalent to a modern chimpanzee's and is thought to be a direct human ancestor. -Lucy. - Long arms, curved finger and toe bones, evolutionary baggage? - dental arch shape: shallow, little arch, parallel tooth rows, 1 cusps then 2 cusps. Dental arcade how teeth are arranged in the mouth Hadar location in present-day Ethi...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASU ASM 246 FINAL EXAMAn imprint of the braincase, such as the one found along with the Taung child fossil, is called which of the following? endocast Does Australopithecus africanus have a sagittal crest? no Does Australopithecus robustus have a sagittal crest? yes True or false: Lucy's skeleton has both ape and humanlike characteristics. true The first fossils of Australopithecus anamensis were discovered in: kenya The majority o...