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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.
B none of these
C If offers insight into his or her predisposition to disease.
D It indicates his or her race.
Question #2
A None of these
B ABO blook type
C Skin color
D Hair color
Question #3
A skin color
B height
C disease and height
D skin color, disease, and height
Question #4
A are determined almost entirely by genes, with little environmental effect
B are determined almost entirely by the environment, with almost no genetic effect
C are determined by an interaction of genes and environment
D cannot be influenced by cultural practices
Question #5
A kaleidoscope
B collage
C pastiche
D mosaic
Question #6
A the human mind had not evolved or developed prior to European migration
B trade routes with Africa during the Middle Stone Age spanned continents
C toolmaking and artistry were more complex than previously thought for the Middle Stone Age
D Neanderthal culture had no influence on the entire continent of Africa
Question #7
A Emergence
B Mitochondrial Eve
C Founders
D Assimilation
Question #8
A suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease
B often had injuries such as bone fractures, suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease and had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.
C had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.
D often had injuries such as bone fractures and had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.
Question #9
A painted shell jewelry
B buried their dead
C engaged in cannibalism
D did all of these sometimes
Question #10
A all of these follow from increased reliance on complex foraging skills.
B a division of labor between people, so that some focus on one type of task and others focus on another type of task.
C specialization of skills. No one person can be good at everything.
D people with different skills to share with each other and redistribute the various types of food.
Question #11
A people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group
B men only hunt smaller animals they know won’t hurt them
C Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters
D Men never allow women to go hunting with them
Question #12
A 800 kya
B 1.0 mya
C 200 kya
D 1.5 mya
Question #13
A smaller teeth than Australopithecus species
B longer legs than Australopithecus species
C a larger brain than Homo habilis
D all of these are true of Homo erectus
Question #14
A mosaic evolution
B uneven development
C hybridization
D speciation
Question #15
A were sharp shards of rock that broke off when a hominin threw one rock against another.
B took very little skill to make
C were intentionally created by knocking of a series of many flakes, that had to be hit at just the right angle
D were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game
Question #16
A 2.5 million years ago
B 1 million years ago
C 5 million years ago
D 500,000 years ago
Question #17
A bipedalism
B larger brain size
C larger premolars and molars
D larger protruding faces
Question #18
A a very flat, not prognathic face
B a vertical forehead
C a massive jaw
D canines that project slightly below the incisors
Question #19
A Cannibalism
B Heavy chewing
C using their teeth as tools
D carnivorous diet
Question #20
A Molars as small as modern humans
B Fewer teeth than modern humans.
C Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans
D Canines as large as chimpanzees
Question #21
A walked somewhat like modern gorillas
B were imperfect bipeds who walked on the sides of their feet
C walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans
D were basically quadrupedal, but occasionally rose to a two-legged posture
Question #22
A hip
B flat face
C pelvis
D big toe
Question #23
A 6 – 7 mya
B 15 – 16 mya
C 25 – 30 mya
D 1 – 2 mya
Question #24
A short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis
B the foramen magnum centered beneath the skull to keep it balanced on top of the spine, allowing smaller muscles to hold it up and look forward
C A long and narrow pelvis.
D c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies
Question #25
A short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step
B the foramen magnum shifted to the back of the skull so that we are able to look straight ahead with little muscle support
C longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient
D narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight
Question #26
A fruit
B meat
C tubers
D insects
Question #27
A Pleistocene
B Oligocene
C Pliocene
D Miocene
Question #28
A Useful for determining the age and behavior of an extinct species
B All of these are true of fossils
C Remains, impressions, or traces of plants or animals from a previous time
D Rare because many individuals don’t fossilize and those that do are easily destroyed