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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
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.
Question #2
A None of these
B ABO blook type
C Skin color
D Hair color
Question #3
A skin color
B skin color, disease, and height
C height
D disease and height
Question #4
A are determined almost entirely by the environment, with almost no genetic effect
B are determined by an interaction of genes and environment
C are determined almost entirely by genes, with little environmental effect
D cannot be influenced by cultural practices
Question #5
A pastiche
B collage
C mosaic
D kaleidoscope
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 Assimilation
B Mitochondrial Eve
C Founders
D Emergence
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 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.
D had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.
Question #9
A engaged in cannibalism
B buried their dead
C painted shell jewelry
D did all of these sometimes
Question #10
A people with different skills to share with each other and redistribute the various types of food.
B specialization of skills. No one person can be good at everything.
C all of these follow from increased reliance on complex foraging skills.
D a division of labor between people, so that some focus on one type of task and others focus on another type of task.
Question #11
A people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group
B Men never allow women to go hunting with them
C Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters
D men only hunt smaller animals they know won’t hurt them
Question #12
A 1.5 mya
B 200 kya
C 1.0 mya
D 800 kya
Question #13
A longer legs than Australopithecus species
B all of these are true of Homo erectus
C a larger brain than Homo habilis
D smaller teeth than Australopithecus species
Question #14
A mosaic evolution
B uneven development
C speciation
D hybridization
Question #15
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
Question #16
A 1 million years ago
B 500,000 years ago
C 2.5 million years ago
D 5 million years ago
Question #17
A larger brain size
B larger protruding faces
C larger premolars and molars
D bipedalism
Question #18
A a vertical forehead
B canines that project slightly below the incisors
C a very flat, not prognathic face
D a massive jaw
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 Fewer teeth than modern humans.
D Molars as small as modern humans
Question #21
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
Question #22
A hip
B flat face
C pelvis
D big toe
Question #23
A 1 – 2 mya
B 15 – 16 mya
C 25 – 30 mya
D 6 – 7 mya
Question #24
A short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis
B c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies
C A long and narrow pelvis.
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
Question #25
A longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient
B short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step
C the foramen magnum shifted to the back of the skull so that we are able to look straight ahead with little muscle support
D narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight
Question #26
A meat
B tubers
C fruit
D insects
Question #27
A Pleistocene
B Oligocene
C Miocene
D Pliocene
Question #28
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