NCEA - Level 3 Human evolution
Authored by Katherine Graaf
Biology
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The ability to walk upright on two legs is called:
bipedalism
quadropedalism
bicyclepedalism
tripedalism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All primates have the following features EXCEPT:
large brains
excellent vision
grasping hands
bipedalism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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Bipedalism probably evolved because...
The climate in Africa changed 10 million years ago.
Rain forest changed into woodlands.
Our ancestors depended on trees less and less.
Our ancestors needed to communicate using language.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A measurement of the volume of the skull, used to estimate brain size.
cranial capacity
foramen magnum index
maxillary angle
sagittal crest
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A large hole in the base of the skull where the spinal cord connects to the brain:
foramen magnum
sagittal crest
cranial capacity
S-shaped spine
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the jaws stick out far from the face, it is called:
prognathism
maxillary angle
sagittal crest
cranial capacity
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of these help us to be bipedal EXCEPT:
S-shaped spine
short, wide pelvis
arched feet
opposable thumbs
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