exam wrong answers

Question 1

what effect does natural selection have on population variations?

Answer 1

decreases variation

Question 2

monogamy is a characteristic of

Answer 2

orangutans

Question 3

Among Geleda Baboons

Answer 3

“chattering” is used to defuse tensions

Question 4

according to Darwin, natural selection operated at the level of

Answer 4

individuals

Question 5

(t/f) the term phylogeny refers to the evolutionary relationships that are based on shared characteristics including physical traits as well as genetics.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

(t/f) very few genes are pleiotropic

Answer 6

false

Question 7

(t/f) cladistic taxonomy is determined exclusively by evolutionary relationships.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

the australopithecines lineage went extinct about

Answer 8

1 mya

Question 9

Sivapithecus is widely recognized as an ancestral member of which ape lineage?

Answer 9

orangutan

Question 10

which of the following species is a good candidate for being directly ancestral to Australopithecus afarensis?

Answer 10

Australopithecus anamensis

Question 11

(t/f) the cut marks on WT 15000 (Turkana boy) are the earliest evidence of deliberate processing of hominins by hominins.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

which of the follow is FALSE regarding absolute dating techniques?

Answer 12

each can work with any type of material

Question 13

which hominin has the largest molar teeth?

Answer 13

Paranthropus boisei

Question 14

(t/f) the earliest Homo erectus fossils are contemporaneous with Paranthropus boisei

Answer 14

true

Question 15

if you are studying the fossil remains of the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?

Answer 15

france

Question 16

the habilis-like traits of the Dmanisi hominins include:

Answer 16

projecting lower face

Question 17

(t/f) the skeleton of most Miocene apes was more like that of living monkeys than like that of living apes.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

(t/f) all fossils of archaic Homo sapiens and earlier Homo erectus show continued reduction in skeletal robusticity and tooth size.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

increased body size in Homo erectus relative to earlier hominins is most likely related to

Answer 19

increased protein in the diet

Question 20

(t/f) the earliest hominins had very large canine teeth, similar to a male chimpanzee’s

Answer 20

false

Question 21

Kenyanthropus platyops is distinct from contemporary A. afarensis in having

Answer 21

a flatter face