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61 Cards in this Set
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The earliest hominids has very large canine teeth, similar or a male chimpanzee's
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False
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The oldest known possibly bipedal hominid genus is
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Sahelanthropus
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The fossil named Lucy is a member of which species ?
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Australopithecus afarensis
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At which site would you be most likely to find fossil remains of Australopithecus africanus?
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Sterkfontein, South Africa
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Some Australopithecines are referred to as robust because:
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They possessed very large molar teeth and chewing muscles
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Which of the following is NOT considered a robust australopithecine?
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Australopithecus anamensis
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The oldest recognizable artifacts are simple stone tools dating to about 2.6 May and are referred to as the Oldowan Complex.
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True
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Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugensis was bipedal comes mainly from which part of the skeleton?
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Femur (thighbone)
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Which early hominid genus differs from all others in having a thin layer of enamel on its teeth as apes do?
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Ardipithecus
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In examining the bones of AL288, which trait would NOT expect to find?
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Long legs
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Compared to other australopithecines, the discovery of Kenyabthropus playops was important because:
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It showed diversity in the hominid fossil record 3.5 mya
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The only early hominid that lacks the thick enamel coating on its teeth typical of other hominids is:
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Ardipithecus
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Direct radiometric dating of volcantic rocks provides very accurate ages for many East African Rift Valley hominid sites.
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True
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The discovery and scrutiny surrounding Eoantheopus Dawsoni from pildown, England is an excellent example of the utility of:
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The scientific method as a way of continually challenging existing data and theory
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The ravine in northern Tanzania where many early hominid fossils have been recovered ( often referred to as the cradle of humankind) is
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Olduvai Gorge
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Each of the following traits is found in a bipedal hominid except:
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A foramen magnum far back on the skull
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The laetoli footprints demonstrate that the foot of Australopithecus afarensis was human like having:
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A rounded heel
A nondivergent big toe A double arch ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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Kenyabthropus playops is distinct from contemporary Australopithcus afarensis in having:
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A flatter face
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All the early hominids from Africa older than 2 million years possessed small brains, the size of apes'
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True
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The robust australopithecine lineage went extinct about:
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1 mya
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Fossils attributed to Australopithecine garhi were found at the Bouri site, in Ethiopia, along with:
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Animal bones with cut marks
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Rodman and McHenry's hypothesis to account for the success of the bipedal adaptation in early hominids involves mainly:
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Energetic efficiency in moving between patches of forest
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The juvenile Australopithecus afarensis fossil from Dikika, Ethiopia was remarkably complete including the hyoid bone. It suggest that the species could do everything except:
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Speak like a modern human
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Bipedal locomotion preceded the appearance of large brains during the course of hominid evolution.
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True
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The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than
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4 mya
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According to A Gibbons, Arthipthecus ramidus is on shakier ground when determining whether it is a hominid because her species is considered to be a facultative biped who walked upright in an intermediate manner
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True
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The large brain is often considered a hallmark of modern humans and our hominids. An obligate behavior of hominids is:
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Bipedal locomotion
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Your friend is asking your opinion on a recent hominid fossil he heard about on the news. He is unable to remember the species name but knows that it lacked the specialized teeth seen in living apes, had elongated toes,....
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Ardipithecus Ramidus
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A pre Australopithecine most likely has which of the following characteristics?
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Modified honing chewing, vestigial ape like traits, small brain size
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Early hominids display the same high level of sexual dimorphism in body size as living gorillas and living Orangutans do
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False
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You find a fossil that you are sure shows evidence of bipedalism. You know this because which of the following anatomical traits are present?
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Thigh bones that angle in toward the knees
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You find a fossil that you are sure shows evidence of bipedalism. You know this because which of the following anatomical traits are present?
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Thigh bones that angle in toward the knees
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According to the 11 papers published by the researchers, the mix of traits of Aripithecus ramidus make it
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ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Unlike Darwin, Ernst Haeckel believed that humans first evolved in:
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Asia
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E. Dubois was unique among major evolutionists in the 19th century in that he sought to test hypotheses about early human ancestor with:
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Fossil evidence
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Modern human traits including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture first show up in:
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Homo habilis
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Homo habilis is characterized by:
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Short legs
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Reconstruction of habitats at sites that existed in southern and Eastern Africa 2.5 may suggests
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A more frequent use of tools for the digging and processing of roots and tubers
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Reconstruction of habitats at sites that existed in southern and Eastern Africa 2.5 may suggests
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A more frequent use of tools for the digging and processing of roots and tubers
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Homo Erectus fossil date to:
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1.8 mya - 300,000 yBP
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A Nariokotome hominid from Lake Turkana (H erectus) is characterized by:
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Shorter arms and longer legs than those of earlier hominids
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Classic Homo erectus cranial features include all of the following except:
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High rounded skull
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Classic Homo erectus cranial features include all of the following except:
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High rounded skull
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The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in W Europe dates to about:
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1.2 mya
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The Acheulean complex
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Emerged around 1.5 mya
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Two contemporaneous species, such as Homo erectus and Australopithecus robust, are likely to vary in dental, anatomical, and ecological characteristics because:
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BOTH A AND B
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Greater body size and facial gracility documented in Homo erectus are likely related to:
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Changes in technology and increasing nutritional access to meat and other proteins
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Although he gave it a partly different name, E Dubois was the first to find fossils of this species in Southeast Asia
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Homo erectus
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Fossil evidence for the earliest members of the genus Homo have been found from:
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2.5 - 1.0 mya
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Relative to Australopithecines, Homo habilis is characterized by:
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ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Anatomical evidence from fossilized hand bones suggest that the precision grips needed to make and use stone tools was present:
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In Homo habilis and some Australopithecines
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A major shift by Homo habilis to new environments was characterized by
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Tool use for obtaining and processing food
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Relative to earlier hominids, Homo erectus is marked by:
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A large increase in body size
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Relative to earlier hominids, Homo erectus is marked by:
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A large increase in body size
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Homo erectus from Sangiran, Java, dates to:
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1.8 - 1.6 mya
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Dmanisi hominids from the republic of Georgia are dated to:
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1.7 mya
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Analysis of homo erectus teeth found at Zhoukoudian suggests that controlled use of fire allowed this species to:
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Make foods softer and easier to chew
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Fossil evidence of cut marks made with stone tools at early hominid sites suggest that:
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Meat eating started before Homo erectus but increased with more advanced technology
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Effective and regular access to high quality protein likely required:
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ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Relative to Oldowan tools, Acheulean stone tools:
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Required more learning and skills to produce
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The controlled use of fire by hominids:
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Contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways
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