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