Anth 1 - Biological Anthropology » 2019 » Quiz 9

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Question #1
Which is the shortest unit of time?
A.   eon
B.   epoch
C.   era
D.   period
Question #2
How was the Holocene different from the previous epoch?
A.   It was the age of the dinosaurs
B.   It was basically the same.
C.   It was marked by extreme drought and dry cold conditions
D.   It was wetter and warmer, which was great conditions for plant domestication
Question #3
Plants were domesticated in ______ different places in the world independently. 
A.   Trick question! They were all developed together.
B.   11
C.   27
D.   5
Question #4
How much of the current food that we eat today was developed in the Holocene?
A.   none of it
B.   2/3
C.   all of it
D.   1/2
Question #5
The invention of agriculture had overwhelmingly positive results in human evolution. It made us healthier and helped our environment.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
A mega-drought in Africa 140,000 years ago almost caused Homo sapiens to go extinct. It is estimated they went down to _________ breeding individuals. They lived in caves in South Africa and repopulated causing a bottleneck and a(n)________ in human genetic diversity as compared to non-human primates.
A.   600; decrease
B.   600; increase
C.   900; increase
D.   2 million; equilibrium
Question #7
Which hominin species is associated with Excalibur?
A.   Homo sapien
B.   Neanderthals
C.   Homo heidelbergensis
D.   King Arthur
Question #8
Neanderthals needed __________ calories per day to survive. They most likely got this from _______.
A.   3,000; shellfish and yams
B.   2,500; meat and bread
C.   5,000; eating big mammals
D.   5,000; lots of fruits
Question #9
Which hominin species is associated with Acheulian technology?
A.   Homo sapiens
B.   Homo erectus
C.   Homo habilis
D.   Homo heidelbergensis

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