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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Selam was an elderly fossil, which showed us how early Australopithecines started aging
B Selam’s fossil contained her entire skull and spinal cord
C She was an infant, and infant fossils are less common in the fossil record
D An endocast allowed us to learn about the maturation rate of Australopithecus afarensis
Question #2
A Her brain size was roughly 440 cubic centimeters
B Her legs were longer than her arms, but her arms were still long enough to brachiate
C She was not capable of bipedalism
D She had large, thick molars and sexually dimorphic canines
Question #3
A Flared zygomatics, Sagittal keel and Huge molars
B Sagittal keel and delicate mandible
C Flared zygomatics, Sagittal crest and Huge molars
D Flared zygomatics, Sagittal keel and delicate mandible
Question #4
A Sagittal crest, Flared zygomatics and Huge molars
B Sagittal crest, Sagittal keel and Nuchal torus
C Sagittal keel and Nuchal torus
D Sagittal crest, Flared zygomatics and Nuchal torus
Question #5
A Political strategies by male chimpanzees
B Grieving and mourning among mother chimpanzees
C Collective problem solving strategies among apes
D Ability to learn English words and communicate them verbally
Question #6
A canines, incisors, premolars
B incisors, premolars, canines, molars
C Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
D canine, incisors, premolars, molars
Question #7
A Whether the climate is conducive to mating
B Whether the primates are nocturnal
C If the male’s participation in child rearing increases the likelihood the child will survive.
D Whether a male can protect all the females and children in the group single handedly
Question #8
A Exothermic
B Endothermic
C Produce milk for their young
D Have live young
Question #9
A dental attrition
B dental arcade
C dental formula
D dental enamel
Question #10
A to show that the benefits of motherhood do not outweigh the costs.
B Suggest that motherhood is learned
C imply that there is a biological component to the behavior of motherhood.
D show that rhesus monkeys do not get attached to their infants like other mammals.
Question #11
A bows and arrows
B Atylatl
C wooden spears
D Fossil bones
Question #12
A Turkana boy
B Bodo cranium
C Herto cranium
D Kabwe cranium
Question #13
A Advanced use of hunting and trapping materials that showed Neanderthals exploited small game resources as well as oceanic resources
B Burials where Neanderthal bodies were placed in the fetal position and covered in flowers, reflecting a potential for spirituality
C Leather working instruments that showed Neanderthals were manipulating animals pelts in order to making clothing and shoes
D A Levallois tool making technique that allowed Neanderthals to control the size and shape of their stone tools
Question #14
A Neanderthals had short and stocky bodies that allowed them to retain heat in an arctic environment
B Neanderthals had bodies that were lighter and leaner than Homo sapiens, which allowed them to retain more heat in an arctic environment
C Neanderthals had bodies of equal size to Homo sapiens, which allowed them to effectively compete for resources in a mild climate
D Neanderthals had short and stocky bodies that allowed them to reduce heat in a sub-tropical environment
Question #15
A Double arched brow
B Swept back cheeks
C Relatively small brain size compared to Homo sapiens
D Projected mid face
Question #16
A Procunsul
B Adapoids
C Omomyoids
D Plesiadapiforms
Question #17
A Magdelanian
B Mousterian
C acheulean
D Oldowan
Question #18
A The Dmanisi were found to be advanced hunters, which negated the theory that Homo erectus migrated because they were following animals they scavenged from.
B 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.
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 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.
Question #19
A 950 cc average brain size
B Sagittal keel
C Thinner browridge that ancestors
D Long, low braincase
Question #20
A Homo sapiens
B Australopithecus afarensis
C Sahelenthropus tchadensis
D Homo erectus
Question #21
A Barrel shaped rib cage
B Longer legs
C Stabilized foot arch
D Longer toes