Unit 3 Exam

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

B  It indicates his or her race.

C  none of these

D  It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.

A  ABO blook type

B  Hair color

C  Skin color

D  None of these

A  skin color

B  skin color, disease, and height

C  disease and height

D  height

A  cannot be influenced by cultural practices

B  are determined by an interaction of genes and environment

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

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

A  collage

B  kaleidoscope

C  mosaic

D  pastiche

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

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

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

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

A  Founders

B  Assimilation

C  Mitochondrial Eve

D  Emergence

A  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.

B  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.

C  suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease

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

A  did all of these sometimes

B  painted shell jewelry

C  buried their dead

D  engaged in cannibalism

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

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

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

A  Men never allow women to go hunting with them

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

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

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

A  800 kya

B  1.0 mya

C  200 kya

D  1.5 mya

A  smaller teeth than Australopithecus species

B  a larger brain than Homo habilis

C  all of these are true of Homo erectus

D  longer legs than Australopithecus species

A  uneven development

B  hybridization

C  mosaic evolution

D  speciation

A  were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game

B  took very little skill to make

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

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

A  500,000 years ago

B  5 million years ago

C  1 million years ago

D  2.5 million years ago

A  bipedalism

B  larger premolars and molars

C  larger brain size

D  larger protruding faces

A  canines that project slightly below the incisors

B  a massive jaw

C  a very flat, not prognathic face

D  a vertical forehead

A  carnivorous diet

B  Heavy chewing

C  Cannibalism

D  using their teeth as tools

A  Canines as large as chimpanzees

B  Molars as small as modern humans

C  Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans

D  Fewer teeth than modern humans.

A  walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans

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

C  walked somewhat like modern gorillas

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

A  pelvis

B  big toe

C  hip

D  flat face

A  6 – 7 mya

B  15 – 16 mya

C  1 – 2 mya

D  25 – 30 mya

A   A long and narrow pelvis.

B  short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis

C  c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies

D  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

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  fruit

B  insects

C  tubers

D  meat

A  Oligocene

B  Pleistocene

C  Pliocene

D  Miocene

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

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

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

D  All of these are true of fossils