Exam 3 Questions

Question 1

Methods used to date fossil localities include

Answer 1

Potassium-argon
Carbon-14
Paleomagnetic reversals
Biostratigraphy
All of the above

Question 2

The earliest primates are found in the:

Answer 2

Eocene

Question 3

Which of the following hominins are found in East Africa:

Answer 3

Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus boisei, H. habilis

Question 4

The oldest potential hominin is:

Answer 4

Sahelanthropus

Question 5

The australopithecines were present:

Answer 5

4-2 Ma

Question 6

The earliest hominins:

Answer 6

Have some evidence for bipedalism
Have thicker enamel than chimps
Have reduced canines in males
All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following has the largest molars:

Answer 7

A. boisei

Question 8

Analyses of Striae of Retzius, or bands of tooth enamel, are useful for reconstructing:

Answer 8

Life history patterns

Question 9

Evidence for large masseter and temporalis muscles include:

Answer 9

Sagittal Crest
Flared zygomatic (cheek bones)
A and B only

Question 10

Compared to chimp habitats, South African australopithecine habitats were:

Answer 10

Drier

Question 11

Evidence for bipedalism in the australopithecines include:

Answer 11

Lordoisis, or curvature of the lower spine
Valgus knee
Fossilized footprints
Position of the foramen magnum
All of the above

Question 12

Evidence for arboreality in the australopithecines include:

Answer 12

Curved fingers
Short legs relative to arms
B and D only

Question 13

The oldest stone tools are:

Answer 13

2.6 Ma

Question 14

The Acheulian tool industry includes:

Answer 14

Handaxes

Question 15

Molar tooth size drastically decreases with the appearance of which hominin?

Answer 15

H. erectus

Question 16

H. floresiensis, aka the “Hobbit”?

Answer 16

Lived in Asia

Question 17

Anatomical features of H. erectus include:

Answer 17

External nose

Question 18

Which of the following hominins had a life history pattern closest to that of modern humans:

Answer 18

H. neandrathalensis

Question 19

H. sapiens first appears in the:

Answer 19

Pleistocene

Question 20

Features of the Middle Paleolithic include:

Answer 20

Fire
Burials
Hunting
All of the above

Question 21

Anatomical evidence for language includes:

Answer 21

Size of the thoracic vertebrae canal
Size of the hypoglossal canal for tongue innervation
Basicranial flexion
All of the above

Question 22

Neanderthals lived in:

Answer 22

Europe

Question 23

Derived features of H. sapiens include:

Answer 23

Steep forehead

Question 24

Isotopes can be used to:

Answer 24

Reconstruct diet
Reconstruct habitat
Reconstruct climate
All of the above

Question 25

H. neandrathalesis went extinct:

Answer 25

About 27 Ka

Question 26

The correct chronological order, from oldest to youngest is:

Answer 26

Sahelantrhopus, A. aethiopicus, H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. sapiens

Question 26

According to the multiregional model:

Answer 26

H. sapiens evolved from H. erectus populations throughout the world

Question 27

Mitochondrial DNA studies suggest:

Answer 27

H. sapiens evovled in Africa

Question 28

Agriculture begins:

Answer 28

12 Ka

Question 29

Fossil primates have been found in:

Answer 29

North America
S America
Europe
Africa
All of the above

Question 30

Carbon-14 dating:

Answer 30

Involves radioactive isotopes

Question 31

Robustus Australopithecines had:

Answer 31

Thick tooth enamel
Sagittal crests
Heavily buttressed mandibles
Postorbital constriction
All of the above

Question 32

Microwear analyses have been used to:

Answer 32

Reconstruct diets of fossil species
Determine what stone tools were used for
B and C only