Unit 3 Exam

A  It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.

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

C  It indicates his or her race.

D  none of these

A  None of these

B  ABO blook type

C  Hair color

D  Skin color

A  skin color, disease, and height

B  disease and height

C  height

D  skin color

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

B  cannot be influenced by cultural practices

C  are determined by an interaction of genes and environment

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

A  pastiche

B  kaleidoscope

C  mosaic

D  collage

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

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

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

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

A  Mitochondrial Eve

B  Founders

C  Assimilation

D  Emergence

A  suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease

B  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, 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.

D  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.

A  buried their dead

B  engaged in cannibalism

C  did all of these sometimes

D  painted shell jewelry

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

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

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

A  1.5 mya

B  800 kya

C  1.0 mya

D  200 kya

A  all of these are true of Homo erectus

B  longer legs than Australopithecus species

C  smaller teeth than Australopithecus species

D  a larger brain than Homo habilis

A  mosaic evolution

B  hybridization

C  uneven development

D  speciation

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

B  took very little skill to make

C  were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game

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

A  5 million years ago

B  2.5 million years ago

C  1 million years ago

D  500,000 years ago

A  larger protruding faces

B  larger premolars and molars

C  bipedalism

D  larger brain size

A  a vertical forehead

B  a massive jaw

C  canines that project slightly below the incisors

D  a very flat, not prognathic face

A  using their teeth as tools

B  Cannibalism

C  Heavy chewing

D  carnivorous diet

A  Molars as small as modern humans

B  Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans

C  Fewer teeth than modern humans.

D  Canines as large as chimpanzees

A  walked somewhat like modern gorillas

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

C  walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans

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

A  flat face

B  hip

C  big toe

D  pelvis

A  25 – 30 mya

B  6 – 7 mya

C  15 – 16 mya

D  1 – 2 mya

A  c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies

B   A long and narrow pelvis.

C  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

D  short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis

A  narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight

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  longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient

A  insects

B  meat

C  fruit

D  tubers

A  Oligocene

B  Miocene

C  Pleistocene

D  Pliocene

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

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

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

D  All of these are true of fossils