Unit 3 Exam

A  If offers insight into his or her predisposition to disease.

B  It indicates his or her race.

C  It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.

D  none of these

A  ABO blook type

B  Hair color

C  Skin color

D  None of these

A  skin color, disease, and height

B  disease and height

C  skin color

D  height

A  are determined almost entirely by genes, with little environmental effect

B  cannot be influenced by cultural practices

C  are determined by an interaction of genes and environment

D  are determined almost entirely by the environment, with almost no genetic effect

A  mosaic

B  collage

C  pastiche

D  kaleidoscope

A  toolmaking and artistry were more complex than previously thought for the Middle Stone Age

B  Neanderthal culture had no influence on the entire continent of Africa

C  the human mind had not evolved or developed prior to European migration

D  trade routes with Africa during the Middle Stone Age spanned continents

A  Mitochondrial Eve

B  Emergence

C  Founders

D  Assimilation

A  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.

B  had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.

C  suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease

D  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.

A  buried their dead

B  engaged in cannibalism

C  did all of these sometimes

D  painted shell jewelry

A  a division of labor between people, so that some focus on one type of task and others focus on another type of task.

B  specialization of skills. No one person can be good at everything.

C  people with different skills to share with each other and redistribute the various types of food.

D  all of these follow from increased reliance on complex foraging skills.

A  Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters

B  people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group

C  men only hunt smaller animals they know won’t hurt them

D  Men never allow women to go hunting with them

A  1.0 mya

B  200 kya

C  1.5 mya

D  800 kya

A  a larger brain than Homo habilis

B  longer legs than Australopithecus species

C  all of these are true of Homo erectus

D  smaller teeth than Australopithecus species

A  mosaic evolution

B  hybridization

C  speciation

D  uneven development

A  were sharp shards of rock that broke off when a hominin threw one rock against another.

B  were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game

C  were intentionally created by knocking of a series of many flakes, that had to be hit at just the right angle

D  took very little skill to make

A  500,000 years ago

B  2.5 million years ago

C  5 million years ago

D  1 million years ago

A  larger brain size

B  larger protruding faces

C  bipedalism

D  larger premolars and molars

A  a vertical forehead

B  canines that project slightly below the incisors

C  a very flat, not prognathic face

D  a massive jaw

A  Cannibalism

B  carnivorous diet

C  Heavy chewing

D  using their teeth as tools

A  Fewer teeth than modern humans.

B  Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans

C  Canines as large as chimpanzees

D  Molars as small as modern humans

A  were basically quadrupedal, but occasionally rose to a two-legged posture

B  were imperfect bipeds who walked on the sides of their feet

C  walked somewhat like modern gorillas

D  walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans

A  pelvis

B  big toe

C  hip

D  flat face

A  1 – 2 mya

B  15 – 16 mya

C  25 – 30 mya

D  6 – 7 mya

A  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

B  short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis

C   A long and narrow pelvis.

D  c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies

A  the foramen magnum shifted to the back of the skull so that we are able to look straight ahead with little muscle support

B  short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step

C  narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight

D  longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient

A  tubers

B  meat

C  insects

D  fruit

A  Miocene

B  Pliocene

C  Pleistocene

D  Oligocene

A  Useful for determining the age and behavior of an extinct species

B  Remains, impressions, or traces of plants or animals from a previous time

C  Rare because many individuals don’t fossilize and those that do are easily destroyed

D  All of these are true of fossils