A.   Remains, impressions, or traces of plants or animals from a previous time

B.   Useful for determining the age and behavior of an extinct species

C.   All of these are true of fossils

D.   Rare because many individuals don’t fossilize and those that do are easily destroyed

A.   Pliocene

B.   Miocene

C.   Oligocene

D.   Pleistocene

A.   meat

B.   insects

C.   fruit

D.   tubers

A.   short, curved femur bones that provide a spring-like action with each step

B.   the foramen magnum shifted to the back of the skull so that we are able to look straight ahead with little muscle support

C.   longer femurs, angled in at the knee, to support the body over a narrow center of gravity, which helps make balance more efficient

D.   narrow pelvis with the femur positioned straight downwards to provide a wide stance to support our upper body weight

A.   the foramen magnum centered beneath the skull to keep it balanced on top of the spine, allowing smaller muscles to hold it up and look forward

B.   short femurs, straight downwards from a narrow pelvis

C.    A long and narrow pelvis.

D.   c-shaped spine to support our larger upper bodies

A.   1 - 2 mya

B.   15 - 16 mya

C.   6 - 7 mya

D.   25 - 30 mya

A.   big toe

B.   pelvis

C.   flat face

D.   hip

A.   walked in a striding bipedal motion like modern humans

B.   were basically quadrupedal, but occasionally rose to a two-legged posture

C.   were imperfect bipeds who walked on the sides of their feet

D.   walked somewhat like modern gorillas

A.   Fewer teeth than modern humans.

B.   Molars as small as modern humans

C.   Canines as large as chimpanzees

D.   Teeth intermediate between chimps and humans

A.   Heavy chewing

B.   Cannibalism

C.   using their teeth as tools

D.   carnivorous diet

A.   a massive jaw

B.   a vertical forehead

C.   a very flat, not prognathic face

D.   canines that project slightly below the incisors

A.   bipedalism

B.   larger premolars and molars

C.   larger brain size

D.   larger protruding faces

A.   1 million years ago

B.   500,000 years ago

C.   5 million years ago

D.   2.5 million years ago

A.   were intentionally created by knocking of a series of many flakes, that had to be hit at just the right angle

B.   took very little skill to make

C.   were attached to wooden spears for hunting large game

D.   were sharp shards of rock that broke off when a hominin threw one rock against another.

A.   mosaic evolution

B.   speciation

C.   uneven development

D.   hybridization

A.   a larger brain than Homo habilis

B.   smaller teeth than Australopithecus species

C.   all of these are true of Homo erectus

D.   longer legs than Australopithecus species

A.   1.5 mya

B.   200 kya

C.   1.0 mya

D.   800 kya

A.   Men never allow women to go hunting with them

B.   Men even out the successful and unsuccessful hunts by sharing meat across a group of hunters

C.   men only hunt smaller animals they know won't hurt them

D.   people in the community practice weekly rituals to ensure the success of the hunters in their group

A.   people with different skills to share with each other and redistribute the various types of food.

B.   a division of labor between people, so that some focus on one type of task and others focus on another type of task.

C.   all of these follow from increased reliance on complex foraging skills.

D.   specialization of skills. No one person can be good at everything.

A.   painted shell jewelry

B.   buried their dead

C.   did all of these sometimes

D.   engaged in cannibalism

A.   had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.

B.   often had injuries such as bone fractures and had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.

C.   often had injuries such as bone fractures, suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease and had relatively short life spans of no more than 45 years, and more commonly less than 30 years.

D.   suffered from diseases such as arthritis and gum disease

A.   Founders

B.   Emergence

C.   Mitochondrial Eve

D.   Assimilation

A.   trade routes with Africa during the Middle Stone Age spanned continents

B.   the human mind had not evolved or developed prior to European migration

C.   Neanderthal culture had no influence on the entire continent of Africa

D.   toolmaking and artistry were more complex than previously thought for the Middle Stone Age

A.   pastiche

B.   mosaic

C.   kaleidoscope

D.   collage

A.   are determined almost entirely by the environment, with almost no genetic effect

B.   are determined almost entirely by genes, with little environmental effect

C.   are determined by an interaction of genes and environment

D.   cannot be influenced by cultural practices

A.   skin color

B.   skin color, disease, and height

C.   disease and height

D.   height

A.   None of these

B.   ABO blook type

C.   Skin color

D.   Hair color

A.   It provides information about his or her cultural heritage.

B.   none of these

C.   If offers insight into his or her predisposition to disease.

D.   It indicates his or her race.