Anth 1 - Biological Anthropology » 2019 » Quiz 8

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Question #1
Watch the video, Ape-Man: Pelvis Differences. How did the pelvis of australopithecines enable scientists to determine that they were bipedal and not quadrupedal? https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/anthro/anthro-in-action/vid/&f=ape_man_pelvis_diff&cdn=1&cc=1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
A.   The pelvis was short and squat like apes.
B.   The pelvis was long and flat like apes.
C.   The pelvis was short and squat like humans.
D.   The pelvis was long and flat like humans.
E.   The pelvis could not be used to determine bipedalism.
Question #2
From the video clip Ape-Man: Pelvis Differences. And from what you learned in the chapters this week, which of the following is NOT true regarding australopithecines? https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/anthro/anthro-in-action/vid/&f=ape_man_pelvis_diff&cdn=1&cc=1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
A.   Australopithecines were bipedal like modern humans.
B.   Australopithecines were much shorter than modern humans.
C.   Australopithecines had pelvises more similar to modern humans than to non-human primates.
D.   Australopithecines looked exactly like modern humans
Question #3
Watch the animation, Homo habilis to Homo erectus. Biological anthropologists think that there is a direct evolutionary relationship between earlier Homo habilis and later Homo erectus. Here you can watch the earlier hominid "morph" into the later one, showing changes in several anatomical features. https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/anthro/anthro-in-action/animations/&f=homo_habilis_homo_erectus&cdn=1&cc=1Links to an external site. Based on this animation, you can conclude
A.   Homo erectus and Homo habilis look similar because they adapted to their environment in the same way.
B.   Homo habilis' small brain suggests it could not have made or used tools.
C.   Homo erectus' brain size increased while its facial anatomy decreased in size, likely the result of a change in diet.
D.   The changes apparent in Homo erectus are not so dramatic that they warrant the hominid being given a new species name.
Question #4
What are the two unifying traits for all genera of hominins?
A.   non-honing chewing and hunting
B.   bipedalism and material culture
C.   hunting and speech
Question #5
Which of these hominins lived about 7 million years ago and was our earliest known hominin ancestor? A partial skull was founds in fragments and was reconstructed. The location of the foramen magnum indicated it was bipedal.
A.   Sahelanthropus tchadensis
B.   Ardipithecus ramidus
C.   Homo erectus
D.   Australopithecus afrarensis
Question #6
Which of the following hominins was found in Indonesia and is known as "the hobbit" because of its short stature?
A.   Homo neanderthalensis
B.   Ardipithecus ramidus
C.   Australopithecus africanus
D.   Homo floresiensis
Question #7
What probably led to the radical increase in brain size from the Australopithecines to Homo habilis?
A.   The Australopithecines had to deal with wild climate change and so their brains stayed small.
B.   Homo habilis evolved during a period of extreme climate change. They survived and adapted through problem solving skills.
C.   Homo habilis did not have any material culture
Question #8
Which line are Homo sapiens descended from?
A.   gracile grade hominins
B.   robust grade hominins
Question #9
supra-orbital torus
A.   more ape-like dentition
B.   protruding face
C.   a bone that protects from the back of the skull
D.   brow ridges
Question #10
mental eminence
A.   brow ridges
B.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
C.   cheek bones
D.   protruding face
Question #11
occipital bun
A.   a bone that protects from the back of the skull
B.   brow ridges
C.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
D.   protruding face
Question #12
U-shaped dentition
A.   cheek bones
B.   protruding face
C.   more ape-like dentition
D.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
Question #13
Horse-shoe shaped dentition
A.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
B.   brow ridges
C.   the dentition of modern humans
D.   protruding face
Question #14
saggital crest
A.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
B.   brow ridges
C.   the dentition of modern humans
D.   a pointy ridge on the top of the skull
Question #15
zygomatic arches
A.   brow ridges
B.   cheek bones
C.   protruding face
D.   the dentition of modern humans

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