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. both reliance on unchanging environments and apparent increase in intelligence

B. apparent increased intelligence.

C. increased reliance on material culture.

D. reliance on unchanging environments.

Question #2

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

A. Australopithecus.

B. Homo erectus.

C. Homo habilis.

D. Homo neanderthalensis.

Question #3

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

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

B. brain size within the modern human variation.

C. relatively long arms and short legs.

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. long legs and opposable toes.

C. long arms.

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

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