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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A It indicates his or her race.
B none of these
C If offers insight into his or her predisposition to disease.
D It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.
Question #2
A ABO blook type
B None of these
C Skin color
D Hair color
Question #3
A skin color, disease, and height
B skin color
C height
D disease and height
Question #4
A cannot be influenced by cultural practices
B are determined almost entirely by the environment, with almost no genetic effect
C are determined almost entirely by genes, with little environmental effect
D are determined by an interaction of genes and environment
Question #5
A pastiche
B kaleidoscope
C mosaic
D collage
Question #6
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
Question #7
A Emergence
B Founders
C Assimilation
D Mitochondrial Eve
Question #8
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 suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease
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, 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.
Question #9
A did all of these sometimes
B painted shell jewelry
C engaged in cannibalism
D buried their dead
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 men only hunt smaller animals they know won’t hurt them
B Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters
C Men never allow women to go hunting with them
D people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group
Question #12
A 200 kya
B 800 kya
C 1.5 mya
D 1.0 mya
Question #13
A smaller teeth than Australopithecus species
B all of these are true of Homo erectus
C a larger brain than Homo habilis
D longer legs than Australopithecus species
Question #14
A uneven development
B hybridization
C mosaic evolution
D speciation
Question #15
A took very little skill to make
B were intentionally created by knocking of a series of many flakes, that had to be hit at just the right angle
C were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game
D were sharp shards of rock that broke off when a hominin threw one rock against another.
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 larger protruding faces
B bipedalism
C larger premolars and molars
D larger brain size
Question #18
A a vertical forehead
B a massive jaw
C a very flat, not prognathic face
D canines that project slightly below the incisors
Question #19
A using their teeth as tools
B carnivorous diet
C Heavy chewing
D Cannibalism
Question #20
A Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans
B Canines as large as chimpanzees
C Molars as small as modern humans
D Fewer teeth than modern humans.
Question #21
A were imperfect bipeds who walked on the sides of their feet
B were basically quadrupedal, but occasionally rose to a two-legged posture
C walked somewhat like modern gorillas
D walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans
Question #22
A big toe
B hip
C flat face
D pelvis
Question #23
A 25 – 30 mya
B 6 – 7 mya
C 15 – 16 mya
D 1 – 2 mya
Question #24
A A long and 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 c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies
D short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis
Question #25
A narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight
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 short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step
D longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient
Question #26
A insects
B meat
C tubers
D fruit
Question #27
A Oligocene
B Pleistocene
C Miocene
D Pliocene
Question #28
A Rare because many individuals don’t fossilize and those that do are easily destroyed
B Remains, impressions, or traces of plants or animals from a previous time
C All of these are true of fossils
D Useful for determining the age and behavior of an extinct species