Midterm Exam Flashcard

Question 1

Who are the early Protohumans?
a. homonid
b. australopethicus afarensis
c. homo Sapien
d. homo neanderthalensis

Answer 1

A. Homonid

protos means first

Question 2

It is the group with all of modern and extinct freat Apes

Answer 2

Homonid

Question 3

Homonin consists of the following species EXCEPT;
A. Modern Humans
B. extinct great apes
C. extinct Human Species
D. Immdieate Anestors

Answer 3

B. extinct great apes

Question 4

it is discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia, Laetoli and Tanzania

Answer 4

Australopethicus Afarensis

Question 5

had both ape and human characteristics:
had ape-like face proportions

Answer 5

Australopithecus
afarensis

Question 6

What is the size of Southern Ape braincase?
a. 1/4
b. 3/4
c. 1/3
d. 1/8

Answer 6

c. 1/3

Question 7

what Homonid does the Taung Child belongs to?

Answer 7

Australopithecus
africanus

Question 8

long and strong arms and fingers
adapted for climbing trees, small canine teeth and stood
on two legs and walked upright.

Answer 8

Australopithecus
afarensis

Question 9

what are the diet of Southern Apes consist of?

Answer 9

upright. Au. afarensis mainly a plant-based diet, including leaves, fruit, seeds, roots, nuts, and insect and probably the occasional small vertebrates, like lizards.

Question 10

EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
100,000 years ago, to present

Answer 10

**Increase cultural diversity and

technological innovation**

Question 11

ADAPTIVE BENEFITS
by 250,000 years ago

Answer 11

Greater capacity to imagine, plan and

Question 12

TIME
Expanded range of adaptive options
a. by 250,000 years ago
b. by 800,000 to 400,000 years ago
c. 100,000 years ago, to present
d. by 2.0 million years ago

Answer 12

c. 100,000 years ago, to present

Question 13

**This Homonids lived about 3.3– 2.1 million years ago **

Answer 13

Australopithecus
africanus

Question 14

Who is the professor that named the Australopithecus
africanus?

Answer 14

Prof. Raymond
Dart

Question 15

____ was anatomically similar to____, but with rounder cranium (bigger brain) and **small teeth. **They **also had long arms, strongly sloping face and a
pronounced jaw. They walked bipedally** but also adapted to climbing.

Answer 15

Au. africanus was anatomically similar to Au. afarensis, but with rounder cranium (bigger brain) and small teeth. They also had long arms, strongly sloping face and a
pronounced jaw. They walked bipedally but also
adapted to climbing.

Question 16

Is the homonid Homo Habilis lived 3.3 – 2.1 million years ago?

Answer 16

No, 2.4 – 1.4 million years ago

Question 17

Who is the homonid who’s diet that is flexible and versatile. Consist of broad range of foods,
including some tougher foods like leaves,
woody plants, and some animal tissues?

Answer 17

Homo habilis

Question 18

They are nicknamed the Handyman

Answer 18

Homo habilis

because of their ability to carve tools.

Question 19

It is one o the earliest member of genus Homo

Answer 19

Homo habilis

Question 20

True or False

• Homo Habilis has a slightly smaller braincase
• bigger face and smaller teeth than early homonins
• Homo Habilis retains ape-like features

Answer 20

slightly bigger braincase, and smaller face and teeth
than earlier hominins. Homo habilis still retains ape-like
features (long arms and face).

Question 21

The Homo Rudolfensis lived during?

Answer 21

1.9 – 1.8 million years ago

Question 22

It has one really critical feature: a braincase size of 775
cubic centimeters, which is considerably above the
upper end of H. habilis braincase size.

Answer 22

Homo rudolfensis

Question 23

Koobi Flora discovered which homonid?

Answer 23

Homo rudolfensis

Question 24

Where is the location Homo rudolfensis was discovered?

Answer 24

Lake Turkana basin, Kenya.

Question 25

GUESS WHO

Originally considered to be H. habilis, the ways in
which it is in its larger braincase,

Answer 25

Homo rudolfensis

Question 26

it lived on 1.89 mya – 110,000 years ago

Answer 26

Homo erectus

Question 26

the Upright Man

Answer 26

Homo erectus

Question 27

The early phase of this homonid is called Homo Ergaster

Answer 27

Homo erectus

Question 28

GUESS WHO?

the oldest known early humans to have
possessed modern human-like body proportions
with relatively elongated legs and shorter arms
compared to the size of the torso.

Answer 28

Homo Ergaster

the Early phase of Homo Erectus

Question 29

What are the diet of Homo Erectus?

Answer 29

Homo erectus ate meat and other types of protein. It is also
speculated that honey and underground tubers may have
been significant food sources as well.

Question 30

The Homo Heidelbergensis lived during?

Answer 30

700,000 – 200,000 years ago

Question 31

This early human species had a very large browridge, and a larger braincase and flatter face than older early human species. It was the first to live in colder climates

Answer 31

Homo heidelbergensis

(wide bodies were likely an adaptation to conserving heat).

Question 32

GUESS WHO?

It lived at the time of the oldest definite **Control of fire **and use
of wooden spears, and it was the first to routinely hunt large animals, broke new ground, and build shelters from simple
dwellings out of wood and rock.

Answer 32

Homo heidelbergensis

EARLIET PROVEN THAT USES FIRE

Question 33

This Homonid lived during 400,000 – 40,000 years ago

Answer 33

Homo neanderthalensis

Question 34

GUESS WHO?

THE CLOSEST EXTINCT HUMAN ELATIVES

Answer 34

Homo Neanderthalensis

Question 35

GUESS WHO?

Neanderthals are our closest extinct human relative. Their skulls include the large middle part of the face, angled
cheek bones, and a huge nose for humidifying and warming
cold, dry air. Their bodies were shorter and stockier (adaptation to cold environments).

Answer 35

Homo neanderthalensis

Question 36

GUESS WHO?

Their brains were just as
large as ours and often larger.

Answer 36

Homo neanderthalensis

Question 37

GUESS WHO?

They made and used sophisticated tools, controlled fire, lived in** shelters**, made and wore clothing, were skilled hunters and also
ate plant foods, and occasionally made
symbolic or ornamental objects.

Answer 37

Homo neanderthalensis

Question 38

THE Homo sapiens LIVED DURING?

Answer 38

300,000 years ago - present

Question 39

During a time of dramatic climate change 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens EVOLVED IN?

Answer 39

Africa

Question 40

GUESS WHO?

they gathered and hunted food, and evolved behaviors
that helped them respond to the challenges of survival
in unstable environments.

Answer 40

Homo sapiens

Question 42

who was first hominid
to migrate?

Answer 42

Homo Erectus

Question 43

Who used boats to migrate?

Answer 43

homo Sapiens

Question 44

Who is the 2nd homonid that migrated?

Answer 44

Homo Sapien

Question 45

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