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. apparent increased intelligence.

D. increased reliance on material culture.

Question #2

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

A. Australopithecus.

B. Homo habilis.

C. Homo neanderthalensis.

D. Homo erectus.

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. a foramen magnum at the back of the skull.

B. long legs and opposable toes.

C. double arches and an adducted big toe.

D. long arms.

Question #5

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

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

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

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

D. none of the above