El Camino College » Anthropology » Anth 1 - Biological Anthropology » Spring 2020

Question #1

Homo erectus’s high degree of adaptive success is evidenced by its:

A. reliance on unchanging environments.

B. both reliance on unchanging environments and apparent increase in intelligence

C. increased reliance on material culture.

D. apparent increased intelligence.

Question #2

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

A. Homo neanderthalensis.

B. Homo habilis.

C. Homo erectus.

D. Australopithecus.

Question #3

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

A. brain size within the modern human variation.

B. relatively long arms and short legs.

C. a large nose with an improved sense of smell.

D. relatively short arms and long legs.

Question #4

Homo erectus walked just like a modern human, with traits like:

A. double arches and an adducted big toe.

B. a foramen magnum at the back of the skull.

C. long legs and opposable toes.

D. long arms.

Question #5

Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to:

A. changes in tool technology and increasing access to meat and other proteins.

B. the global climate, as these trends are characteristic of an increasingly forested environment

C. the natural continuation of previous trends documented in hominid fossils, similar to great brain size.

D. none of the above