Quiz 8

A  protruding face

B  cheek bones

C  brow ridges

D  the dentition of modern humans

A  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  brow ridges

C  the dentition of modern humans

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  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

B  protruding face

C  more ape-like dentition

D  cheek bones

A  protruding face

B  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

C  brow ridges

D  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

A  cheek bones

B  protruding face

C  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

D  brow ridges

A  more ape-like dentition

B  brow ridges

C  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

D  protruding face

A  gracile grade hominins

B  robust grade hominins

A  Homo habilis did not have any material culture

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

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

A  Homo neanderthalensis

B  Homo floresiensis

C  Australopithecus africanus

D  Ardipithecus ramidus

A  Australopithecus afrarensis

B  Ardipithecus ramidus

C  Homo erectus

D  Sahelanthropus tchadensis

A  hunting and speech

B  bipedalism and material culture

C  non-honing chewing and hunting

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

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

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

B  Australopithecines were bipedal like modern humans.

C  Australopithecines looked exactly like modern humans

D  Australopithecines were much shorter than modern humans.

A  The pelvis could not be used to determine bipedalism.

B  The pelvis was short and squat like apes.

C  The pelvis was long and flat like apes.

D  The pelvis was short and squat like humans.

E  The pelvis was long and flat like humans.