Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology » Summer 2019 » Exam 3
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
The English surveyor who developed the technique of stratigraphic correlation between regions was:
A.
William Smith
B.
Richard Owen
C.
Charles Lyell
D.
Alfred Wallace
Question #2
The study of what happens to an organism's remains after death is:
A.
taphonomy
B.
cryptozoology
C.
forensic biology
D.
archaeology
Question #3
Which of the following is NOT an ideal environment for fossilization?
A.
acidic soil (as in a jungle)
B.
sand
C.
Rock
D.
mud
Question #4
A layer of stratigraphy in one location overwhelmingly represents one species, while the same species is discovered in a similar stratigraphic layer fifty miles away. What method is used to provide an estimate of age for this layer and this species?
A.
Dendrochronology
B.
biostratigraphy
C.
carbon 14
D.
Steno's law of superposition
Question #5
A wooden tomb is discovered with a well-preserved mummy inside. What method could be used to date the tomb?
A.
dendrochronology
B.
thermoluminescence
C.
superposition
D.
electron spin resonance
Question #6
Scientists can determine the type of plant consumed based on:
A.
carbon 13 and carbon 12
B.
isotopes in general
C.
indes fossils
D.
carbon 14
Question #7
An index fossil is:
A.
The type specimen of a species
B.
a fossil found in a particular site
C.
a fossil used to categorize a stratigraphic layer
D.
the ideal specimen of that species that all examples must follow
Question #8
Which dating method would be most appropriate for establishing the age of a volcanic ash layer from an early hominid site in eastern Africa?
A.
electron spin resonance dating
B.
potassium-argon dating
C.
amino acid dating
D.
carbon 14 dating
Question #9
Thermoluminescence dating can provide dates when used on which types of materials?
A.
sediment, stone and ceramics
B.
shell, ceramics, and wood
C.
bone, wood, and stone
D.
bone, shell and fabric
Question #10
Electron spin resonance dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?
A.
stone
B.
teeth
C.
wood
D.
shells
Question #11
Fluorine dating is an example of what type of dating method?
A.
nonrelative
B.
chronometric
C.
chemical
D.
genetic
Question #12
Which of the following does not apply to foraminifera in this chapter?
A.
live in the world's oceans
B.
analysis indicates the climate associated with the appearance of the early hominins was drier and more seasonal than in previous times
C.
provide for comparisons in two stable forms of oxygen: O12 and O 14
D.
useful for tracking temperature change
Question #13
The arboreal hypothesis proposes that defining primate characteristics were adaptations to life in the trees, such as:
A.
developed vision, greater sense of smell and tails
B.
developed vision, greater sense of smell and grasping hands and feet
C.
grasping hands, tails and intelligence
D.
grasping hands and feet, developed vision and greater intelligence
Question #14
Paleocene organisms that may have been the first primates were:
A.
plesiadapiforms
B.
adapids
C.
proconsulids
D.
driopithecids
Question #15
The Euprimates represent :
A.
the first anthropoids
B.
the first true catarrhini
C.
the first true mammals
D.
the first true primates
Question #16
The Eocene adapids and omomyids are most similar to today's lemurs and tarsiers in what ways?
A.
eyes and ears
B.
hands and feet
C.
hind limbs and feet
D.
noses and eyes
Question #17
The heel bone (calcaneus) of Eosimias suggests that it may be a very primitive:
A.
primate
B.
ape
C.
New World monkey
D.
anthropoid
Question #18
The northern African fossil primate called Biretia may be an early anthropoid, based on the morphology of its:
A.
pelvis
B.
ankle
C.
skull
D.
lower premolar tooth
Question #19
If you are examining the fossil remains fo the genus Dryopithecus, they are most likely from where?
A.
China
B.
India
C.
France
D.
Peru
Question #20
Sivapithecus is widely recognized as an ancestral member of which ape lineage?
A.
orangutan
B.
gorilla
C.
gibbon
D.
chimpanzee
Question #21
During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic Era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?
A.
humans
B.
prosimians
C.
apes
D.
monkeys
Question #22
The most likely common ancestor of all later catarrhines and recovered from North Africa, is:
A.
Parapithecus
B.
Apidium
C.
Aegyptopithecus
D.
Oligopithecus
Question #23
Which two genera may be ancestral to today's orangutans?
A.
Khoratpithecus and Gigantopithecus
B.
Proconsul and Carpolestes
C.
Sivapithecus and Khoratpithecus
D.
Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus
Question #24
The oldest of the Miocene apes and recovered from the continent of Africa is:
A.
Apidium
B.
Proconsul
C.
Aegyptopithecus
D.
Dryopithecus
Question #25
The foundational behavior of hominini was:
A.
hunting
B.
speech
C.
tool use
D.
habitual bipedal locomotion
Question #26
Bipedalism's advantages over quadrupedalism include:
A.
able to see farther distances and more easily transport food
B.
able to sleep more easily
C.
able to run faster
D.
able to climb more efficiently
Question #27
The oldest bipedal ancestors of the lineage leading to humans is currently:
A.
Paranthropus
B.
Australopithecus afarensis
C.
Orrorin tugenensis
D.
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Question #28
Bipedalism in Sahelanthropus was determined by:
A.
position of the foramen magnum
B.
length of the femur
C.
arch in the foot
D.
shape of the pelvis
Question #29
The oldest hominid yet recovered to date comes from the country of:
A.
Egypt
B.
Chad
C.
Kenya
D.
Ethiopia
Question #30
Distinctive characteristics of robust australopithecines include:
A.
a sagittal crest
B.
all of these
C.
a small brain
D.
small front teeth and large back teeth
Question #31
Which of the following does not apply to Piltdown?
A.
discovery of the Taung child begins to discredit the Piltdown fossils
B.
the fossils were discovered in England
C.
radiocarbon dating demonstrated the fossils could not have come from the same individual
D.
fossils were given the scientific name of Eoanthropus dawsonii
Question #32
Most of the early fossil hominins were recovered from three key countries in Eastern Africa:
A.
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
B.
Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda
C.
Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt
D.
Sudan, Kenya, Egypt
Question #33
Which of the following is incorrect regarding Laetoli?
A.
australopithecines
B.
Kenya
C.
fossilized footprints
D.
radiopotassium/potassium-argon dating
Question #34
In which kind of deposits are the hominids of South Africa frequently discovered?
A.
mud and siltstone deposits
B.
limestone caves
C.
sedimentary sandstone
D.
lava flows/basalt layers
Question #35
Which anatomical characteristic of Orrorin tugenensis was indicative of bipedal locomotion?
A.
the shape of the pelvis
B.
the elbow
C.
shape of the femur
D.
the position of the foramen magnum
Question #36
Which of the following does not pertain to Lucy?
A.
fully adult female
B.
robust australopithecine
C.
Australopithecus afarensis
D.
Ethiopia
Question #37
A preaustralopithecine most likely has which of the following characteristics?
A.
nonhoning chewing, loss of apelike traits, small brain size
B.
modified honing chewing, primitive apelike traits and small brain
C.
modified honing chewing, primitive apelike traits, increased brain size
D.
nonhoning chewing, primitive apelike traits, increased brain size
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here