Unit 3 Exam

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

B  It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.

C  none of these

D  It indicates his or her race.

A  Hair color

B  Skin color

C  ABO blook type

D  None of these

A  disease and height

B  skin color, disease, and height

C  skin color

D  height

A  are determined by an interaction of genes and environment

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

C  cannot be influenced by cultural practices

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

A  pastiche

B  mosaic

C  collage

D  kaleidoscope

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

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

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

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

A  Mitochondrial Eve

B  Founders

C  Assimilation

D  Emergence

A  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.

B  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.

C  had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.

D  suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease

A  engaged in cannibalism

B  buried their dead

C  painted shell jewelry

D  did all of these sometimes

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  a division of labor between people, so that some focus on one type of task and others focus on another type of task.

D  all of these follow from increased reliance on complex foraging skills.

A  Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters

B  Men never allow women to go hunting with them

C  people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group

D  men only hunt smaller animals they know won’t hurt them

A  1.0 mya

B  800 kya

C  200 kya

D  1.5 mya

A  all of these are true of Homo erectus

B  a larger brain than Homo habilis

C  smaller teeth than Australopithecus species

D  longer legs than Australopithecus species

A  uneven development

B  mosaic evolution

C  hybridization

D  speciation

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

B  were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game

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

D  took very little skill to make

A  5 million years ago

B  500,000 years ago

C  1 million years ago

D  2.5 million years ago

A  larger protruding faces

B  larger brain size

C  bipedalism

D  larger premolars and molars

A  a vertical forehead

B  a very flat, not prognathic face

C  a massive jaw

D  canines that project slightly below the incisors

A  Heavy chewing

B  carnivorous diet

C  using their teeth as tools

D  Cannibalism

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

B  walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans

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

D  walked somewhat like modern gorillas

A  flat face

B  big toe

C  hip

D  pelvis

A  6 – 7 mya

B  1 – 2 mya

C  25 – 30 mya

D  15 – 16 mya

A   A long and narrow pelvis.

B  short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis

C  c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies

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

A  the foramen magnum shifted to the back of the skull so that we are able to look straight ahead with little muscle support

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

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

D  short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step

A  tubers

B  meat

C  fruit

D  insects

A  Pleistocene

B  Pliocene

C  Oligocene

D  Miocene

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

B  All of these are true of fossils

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

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