Chapter 11 quiz example #4389

Homo rudolfensis is morphologically most similar to: a. Australopithecus robustus. b. Homo erectus. c. Homo sapiens. d. Homo habilis.

Stone tools are more commonly found on archaeological sites thought to be associated with: a. Paranthropus. b. Homo habilis. c. Australopithecus. d. Homo rudolfensis.

Homo habilis experienced a major shift to new environments that was characterized by: a. the use of marine resources. b. big-game hunting. c. dietary shift. d. tool use for obtaining and processing food.

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include: a. relatively long arms and short legs. b. a large nose with an improved sense of smell. c. relatively short arms and long legs. d. brain size within the modern human variation.

Some Homo erectus specimens had very large and robust bones while others were: a. small with thin bones. b. gracile. c. tall with robust bones. d. small with robust bones.

What are the differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus? 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 erectus generally has a smaller brain capacity than Homo habilis. d. Homo habilis generally has a greater brain capacity than Homo erectus.

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was: a. Australopithecus. b. Homo habilis. c. Homo neanderthalensis. d. Homo erectus.

Evidence of fire use at Wonderwerk Cave included a. Acheulian tools. b. burned animal bones. c. burned plants. d. All of the choices are correct.

An animal bone with both animal tooth marks and stone tool cut marks may provide evidence that Homo erectus scavenged for meat if a. puncture holes from carnivore teeth are found beneath cuts made by manufactured tools. b. counting the perikymata shows that Homo erectus did not have a fully modern diet. c. an Oldowan chopper is found embedded in the bone shaft. d. ancient DNA analysis finds the saliva of both a carnivore and Homo erectus in the marrow canal.

All of the following are cultural adaptations initially developed by Homo erectus EXCEPT a. hunting. b. fire use. c. tool use. d. cooking.

Which of the following reflects changes in Homo erectus from Homo habilis? a. thicker cranial bone b. bigger brow ridges c. All of the choices are correct. d. smaller teeth

The controlled use of fire by hominids: a. has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids. b. contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways. c. limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments, such as dry grasslands. d. decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet.

African Homo erectus cranial features include: a. a sagittal crest. b. thick cranial bones. c. a rounded skull. d. small browridges.

Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggests that the precision grip needed to make and use stone tools was present: a. only in Homo erectus. b. in all australopithecine and Homo species. c. in Homo habilis and some australopithecines. d. only in Homo habilis.

Evidence leading to an interpretation of tool use in H. habilis includes a. All of the choices are correct. b. expanding brain size. c. stone tools present in fossil sites. d. muscle markers on the hand bones.

A H. erectus specimen from Turkey dating to about 500,000 yBP demonstrates the antiquity of _______________, a disease still prevalent today. a. syphilis b. smallpox c. leprosy d. tuberculosis

Compared to earlier hominids the increased body size in Homo erectus is likely due to: 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 above

Homo habilis differs from earlier australopithecines because it a. had a larger brain. b. All of the choices are correct. c. could walk on two legs. d. had a large chewing complex.

The first hominin species to disperse from Africa, where it originated, was a. Au. anamensis. b. H. habilis. c. Au. afarensis. d. H. erectus.

__________ H. erectus were more robust than ___________ H. erectus. a. Asian; European b. African; Asian c. African; North American d. European; African

A central theme of human evolution is a(n): a. more robust jaw. b. decreasing body size. c. decreasing cranial capacity. d. increasing adaptive flexibility.

Paleoanthropologists know that Acheulian hand axes were used to butcher animals because a. pieces of hand axes have been found in fossilized hippos. b. the wear patterns on ancient tools are similar to those that can be replicated experimentally. c. All of the choices are correct. d. analysis of the blood on the hand axes reveals it is animal rather than human.

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

Homo erectus skull morphology includes: a. thick bones. b. a long, low, wide base; thick bones; and large browridges. c. large browridges. d. a long, low, wide base.

Homo habilis had traits that include:

Paleoanthropologists have found stone tool marks on Homo erectus bones, and this bit of information has been spun on TV as "cannibal hominins." A valid criticism of this sensationalistic conclusion is that a. the teeth of predators can make marks identical to those of stone tools. b. contemporaneous Australopithecus anamensis may have made the cuts, and cannibalism implies within-species meat eating. c. the tool marks indicate only that flesh was removed, not whether it was consumed. d. All of the choices are correct.

The rapid spread of H. erectus out of Africa can be attributed in part to a. material culture and tool use. b. environmental degradation in Africa. c. All of the choices are correct. d. language capabilities.

Based on height calculations of Homo erectus fossils, physical anthropologists estimate that their average height was: a. similar to that of australopithecines. b. tall, with males about five feet nine and females about five feet three. c. more than 70% taller than Homo habilis. d. three feet.

Relative to Oldowan tools, Acheulean stone tools:

If a fully clothed Nariokotome boy were walking down the streets of New York City, which feature would indicate that he was NOT a modern human? a. the way he walked b. his height c. None of the choices is correct. d. his large teeth

Which species became increasingly specialized to foods requiring heavy chewing?

H. erectus's change in limb proportions, to a body with short arms and long legs, indicates a. retention of climbing and brachiating abilities. b. fully modern bipedal locomotion. c. a life spent in the trees. d. quadrupedal walking.