Question 1

A pre-australopithecine MOST likely has which of the following characteristics?

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A)   nonhoning dentition, primitive apelike traits, and increased brain size
B)   modified honing dentition, primitive apelike traits, and increased brain size
C)   modified honing dentition, primitive apelike traits, and small brain size
D)   nonhoning dentition, loss of apelike traits, and small brain sizeE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Speech, advanced cognition, and complex material culture

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A)   do not define a hominin.
B)   define a hominin.
C)   define a higher primate.
D)   did not evolve through the primate lineage.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

In an ape, the gap located between the canine and the third premolar on the lower jaw and the canine and the second incisor on the upper jaw is a

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A)   dental gap.
B)   gingival space.
C)   mesial bridge.
D)   diastema.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The Oldowan Complex includes tools like

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A)   hand axes, flakes, and cores.
B)   cobbles, flakes, and side scrapers.
C)   choppers, cobbles, flakes, and bone tools.
D)   choppers, hand axes, and side scrapers.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The foundational behavior of hominins was

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A)   hunting.
B)   tool use.
C)   bipedalism.
D)   speech.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Why did Louis and Mary Leakey choose Olduvai Gorge as the place to spend decades doing their research?

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A)   No one had worked there before, so anything they found would make them and their work famous.
B)   Several skeletons of early hominins had been found there already, so they knew it was a good place to work.
C)   The layers exposed by the gorge were known to include ancient stone tools and animal remains.
D)   The environment around Olduvai is very wet and forested, and the Leakeys knew that early primates had evolved in a well-watered habitat.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The Oldowan Complex is a part of the

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A)   Upper Paleolithic.
B)   Lower Paleolithic.
C)   Eocene.
D)   Solutrean.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A hominin is defined as having the following two obligate behaviors:

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A)   speech and advanced cognition.
B)   bipedal locomotion and nonhoning chewing.
C)   bipedal locomotion and speech.
D)   nonhoning chewing and advanced cognition.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The exact arrangement of the ancient hominin phylogeny is unknown, but MOST likely

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A)   Ardipithecus is at or near the base, and Australopithecus garhi gave rise to early Homo.
B)   robust australopithecines such as Australopithecus boisei are at the base and more gracile forms such as Australopithcus africanus evolved from those early robust forms.
C)   Australopithecus anamensis evolved directly into early Homo.
D)   all of the different so-called species of Australopithecus are really one species, with the robust forms being males and the more gracile forms being females.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The diversity of the hominins included increasingly specialized

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A)   locomotion.
B)   social patterns.
C)   body sizes.
D)   diets.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The Laetoli footprints demonstrate that the foot of Australopithecus afarensis was humanlike in having a

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A)   rounded heel.
B)   nondivergent big toe.
C)   double arch.
D)   rounded heel, nondivergent big toe, and double arch.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is an adaptive characteristic of bipedalism?

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A)   opposable thumb
B)   permanently bent knee
C)   convergent eyes
D)   shape of the pelvis and spineE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Humans use their molars for

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A)   biting.
B)   crushing.
C)   shearing.
D)   mashing.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Along with other distinct traits, robust australopithecines had large ________ adapted for grinding food.

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A)   premolars and molars
B)   temporalis muscles and a sagittal crest
C)   front teeth and small back teeth
D)   premolars, molars, temporalis muscles, and a sagittal crestE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Darwin's hunting hypothesis, Rodman and McHenry's patchy forest hypothesis, and Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis are three very different explanations for the rise of hominins, but all three invoke the same anatomical feature.What feature is this?

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A)   bipedalism
B)   loss of diastema
C)   increased brain size
D)   changes in the hand that allow toolmaking and useE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis was bipedal comes mainly from which part of the skeleton?

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A)   femur (thighbone) 
B)   skull
C)   foot
D)   pelvisE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Discuss the Ardipithecus ramidus fossil and its implications for understanding human evolution.

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The primitive nature of the fossil confi...

Question 18

Australopithecus robustus's large masticatory complex (large molars, face, and muscles)  indicate an adaptation to

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A)   eating hard food with sand in it.
B)   eating a great deal of red meat.
C)   eating foods requiring heavy chewing.
D)   gnawing on bones.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Why did Louis and Mary Leakey choose Olduvai Gorge as the place to spend decades doing their research?

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In an ape, the gap located between the canine and the third premolar on the lower jaw and the canine and the second incisor on the upper jaw is a

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A hominin is defined as having the following two obligate behaviors:

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The exact arrangement of the ancient hominin phylogeny is unknown, but MOST likely

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The Oldowan Complex includes tools like

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Australopithecus robustus's large masticatory complex (large molars, face, and muscles) indicate an adaptation to

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Along with other distinct traits, robust australopithecines had large ________ adapted for grinding food.

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Speech, advanced cognition, and complex material culture

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The Laetoli footprints demonstrate that the foot of Australopithecus afarensis was humanlike in having a

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The foundational behavior of hominins was

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Discuss the Ardipithecus ramidus fossil and its implications for understanding human evolution.

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The primitive nature of the fossil confi...
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Darwin's hunting hypothesis, Rodman and McHenry's patchy forest hypothesis, and Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis are three very different explanations for the rise of hominins, but all three invoke the same anatomical feature.What feature is this?

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Which of the following is an adaptive characteristic of bipedalism?

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A pre-australopithecine MOST likely has which of the following characteristics?

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The diversity of the hominins included increasingly specialized

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Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis was bipedal comes mainly from which part of the skeleton?

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The Oldowan Complex is a part of the

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Humans use their molars for

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A hominin is defined as having the following two obligate behaviors:

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The exact arrangement of the ancient hominin phylogeny is unknown, but MOST likely

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The Oldowan Complex includes tools like

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Australopithecus robustus's large masticatory complex (large molars, face, and muscles) indicate an adaptation to

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Along with other distinct traits, robust australopithecines had large ________ adapted for grinding food.

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Speech, advanced cognition, and complex material culture

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The foundational behavior of hominins was

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Discuss the Ardipithecus ramidus fossil and its implications for understanding human evolution.

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Darwin's hunting hypothesis, Rodman and McHenry's patchy forest hypothesis, and Lovejoy's provisioning hypothesis are three very different explanations for the rise of hominins, but all three invoke the same anatomical feature.What feature is this?

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