Quiz 8

A  protruding face

B  brow ridges

C  cheek bones

D  the dentition of modern humans

A  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  the dentition of modern humans

C  brow ridges

D  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

A  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  brow ridges

C  protruding face

D  the dentition of modern humans

A  more ape-like dentition

B  cheek bones

C  protruding face

D  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

A  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

C  protruding face

D  brow ridges

A  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  cheek bones

C  protruding face

D  brow ridges

A  more ape-like dentition

B  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

C  protruding face

D  brow ridges

A  robust grade hominins

B  gracile grade hominins

A  Homo habilis did not have any material culture

B  The Australopithecines had to deal with wild climate change and so their brains stayed small.

C  Homo habilis evolved during a period of extreme climate change. They survived and adapted through problem solving skills.

A  Homo neanderthalensis

B  Ardipithecus ramidus

C  Australopithecus africanus

D  Homo floresiensis

A  Sahelanthropus tchadensis

B  Homo erectus

C  Australopithecus afrarensis

D  Ardipithecus ramidus

A  hunting and speech

B  non-honing chewing and hunting

C  bipedalism and material culture

A  Homo habilis’ small brain suggests it could not have made or used tools.

B  The changes apparent in Homo erectus are not so dramatic that they warrant the hominid being given a new species name.

C  Homo erectus’ brain size increased while its facial anatomy decreased in size, likely the result of a change in diet.

D  Homo erectus and Homo habilis look similar because they adapted to their environment in the same way.

A  Australopithecines were bipedal like modern humans.

B  Australopithecines were much shorter than modern humans.

C  Australopithecines had pelvises more similar to modern humans than to non-human primates.

D  Australopithecines looked exactly like modern humans

A  The pelvis could not be used to determine bipedalism.

B  The pelvis was long and flat like humans.

C  The pelvis was long and flat like apes.

D  The pelvis was short and squat like humans.

E  The pelvis was short and squat like apes.