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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Homo erectus
B Sahelenthropus tchadensis
C Acheulean
D Sagittal keel
Question #2
A The Dmanisi were found in Georgia outside of Africa and date back to 1.8 mya, which pushes the date of migration by Homo erectus back nearly 1 million years.
B The Dmanisi were found to be advanced hunters, which negated the theory that Homo erectus migrated because they were following animals they scavenged from.
C The Dmanisi were still using Oldowan tools, but anthropologists believed Homo erectus needed to use more advanced tools in order to meet their energy budget.
D The Dmanisi were very small in stature and lacked the features we originally believed Homo erectus needed in order to travel long distances outside of Africa.
Question #3
A Sagittal keel
B Thinner browridge that ancestors
C Long, low braincase
D 950 cc average brain size
Question #4
A Sahelenthropus tchadensis
B Australopithecus afarensis
C Homo erectus
D Homo sapiens
Question #5
A Barrel shaped rib cage
B Longer legs
C Longer toes
D Stabilized foot arch
Question #6
A Homo habilis began consuming larger amount of food, which allowed their brains to increase in size.
B Australopithecines began hunting, which helped their brains grow.
C Since Homo habilis had wider finger pads for greater precision dexterity, the brain needed to evolve to allow for greater creativity.
D The climate had remained relatively stable in Africa for millions of years until about 2.5 million years ago, when climate began to fluctuate very rapidly.
Question #7
A Decrease in facial prognathism
B Thicker brow ridge than its ancestors
C A dramatic increase in average cranial volume from 440 cubic centimeters to 700 cubic centimeters
D Wider finger pads for precision grip
Question #8
A Selam’s fossil contained her entire skull and spinal cord
B She was an infant, and infant fossils are less common in the fossil record
C An endocast allowed us to learn about the maturation rate of Australopithecus afarensis
D Selam was an elderly fossil, which showed us how early Australopithecines started aging
Question #9
A She had large, thick molars and sexually dimorphic canines
B She was not capable of bipedalism
C Her brain size was roughly 440 cubic centimeters
D Her legs were longer than her arms, but her arms were still long enough to brachiate
Question #10
A Early humans became bipedal because it is more efficient for crossing savannahs than quadrapedalism.
B Early humans became bipedal to free up their hands to make weapons
C Early humans became bipedal to free up their hands in order to carry food
D Early humans became bipedal to minimize the amount of sun on the individual’s back
Question #11
A Ape feet have short toes to help with balance
B Ape feet have a divergent and opposable big toe
C The bipedal human foot contains an arch for shock absorption
D The bipedal human foot contains a plantar aponeurosis for elasticity
Question #12
A Ape due to the parallel femurs and forward facing iliac blades.
B Human due to the flexible knee.
C Ape due to the bowl shaped pelvis.
D Human due to the forward facing iliac blades.
Question #13
A Adapoids
B Plesiadapiforms
C Procunsul
D Omomyoids
Question #14
A Arboreal – Predation – Angiosperm Exploitation theory
B Arboreal theory
C Visually oriented predation theory
D Angiosperm exploitation theory
Question #15
A Changes in the size and shape of the continents over time has impacted climate by redistributing warm and cold water around the world.
B Changes in the distribution of the continents lead to a decline in tropical rainforests and and incline in flowering and deciduous trees during the Paleocene.
C Changes in the distribution of the continents lead to a decline in forested areas and an incline in open grasslands and savannahs during the Oligocene.
D Continental drift killed off the majority of insects on earth, causing primates to have to find new resources.