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. increased reliance on material culture.

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

D. apparent increased intelligence.

Question #2

The first hominid to migrate beyond Africa was:

A. Homo erectus.

B. Homo habilis.

C. Australopithecus.

D. Homo neanderthalensis.

Question #3

Modern anatomical features of the Nariokotome Boy include:

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

B. relatively long arms and short legs.

C. relatively short arms and long legs.

D. brain size within the modern human variation.

Question #4

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

A. long legs and opposable toes.

B. long arms.

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

D. double arches and an adducted big toe.

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

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

D. none of the above