Human Evolution

What continent did humans evolve from?

• the Americas

• Asia

• Africa

• many places all at once

Who are the closest living relatives to humans?

• chimpanzees

• gorillas

• lemurs

• kangaroos

What is the scientific name for modern day humans?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Erectus

• Neanderthal

How long did it take for humans to split from chimpanzees and become our current species?

• 200,000 years

• 2 million years

• 7 million years

• 1 billion years

Homo Sapiens are a part of a tribe of primates called hominins. All hominins share the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• reduced canine (teeth) size

• increased brain size

• bipedalism

• making stone tools

Which of our hominin ancestors were likely the first to use stone tools?

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Habilis

• Homo erectus

• Neanderthals

Which of our hominin ancestors were likely the first to control & start fires?

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Habilis

• Homo erectus

• Neanderthals

Which of the following is the correct order of human evolution?

• walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, larger brains, language

• language, larger brains, controlling fire, using tools, walking upright

• larger brains, language, using tools, controlling fire, walking upright

• larger brains, walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, language

What are the main theories about how humans got to the Americas?

• humans were always in the Americas

• humans crossed a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska that was exposed during the last ice age

• there is evidence humans may have got to the Americas partially by boat

• humans walked across the supercontinent of Pangea to the Americas before the continents broke apart

All of the following are true about Hominins EXCEPT

• Homo Sapiens are the last remaining hominins still alive today

• Homo Sapiens interbred with other hominins

• Homo Sapiens used to live beside and compete with other hominins

• Homo Sapiens were the first hominins to leave Africa