Quiz 8

A  protruding face

B  the dentition of modern humans

C  brow ridges

D  cheek bones

A  the dentition of modern humans

B  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

C  brow ridges

D  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

A  protruding face

B  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

C  brow ridges

D  the dentition of modern humans

A  protruding face

B  cheek bones

C  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

D  more ape-like dentition

A  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

B  protruding face

C  brow ridges

D  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

A  cheek bones

B  protruding face

C  a pointy ridge on the top of the skull

D  brow ridges

A  more ape-like dentition

B  brow ridges

C  protruding face

D  a bone that protects from the back of the skull

A  gracile grade hominins

B  robust grade hominins

A  Homo habilis evolved during a period of extreme climate change. They survived and adapted through problem solving skills.

B  The Australopithecines had to deal with wild climate change and so their brains stayed small.

C  Homo habilis did not have any material culture

A  Australopithecus africanus

B  Homo floresiensis

C  Homo neanderthalensis

D  Ardipithecus ramidus

A  Homo erectus

B  Australopithecus afrarensis

C  Sahelanthropus tchadensis

D  Ardipithecus ramidus

A  bipedalism and material culture

B  hunting and speech

C  non-honing chewing and hunting

A  Homo habilis’ small brain suggests it could not have made or used tools.

B  Homo erectus and Homo habilis look similar because they adapted to their environment in the same way.

C  The changes apparent in Homo erectus are not so dramatic that they warrant the hominid being given a new species name.

D  Homo erectus’ brain size increased while its facial anatomy decreased in size, likely the result of a change in diet.

A  Australopithecines had pelvises more similar to modern humans than to non-human primates.

B  Australopithecines looked exactly like modern humans

C  Australopithecines were bipedal like modern humans.

D  Australopithecines were much shorter than modern humans.

A  The pelvis was short and squat like apes.

B  The pelvis was short and squat like humans.

C  The pelvis was long and flat like humans.

D  The pelvis was long and flat like apes.

E  The pelvis could not be used to determine bipedalism.