Human Evolution Practice Quiz

I am a Homo Habilis...What am I known for?

• I am able to speak latin

• I am able to start a fire

• I can make tools

• I can paint the walls

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Bipedalism is...

• The ability to stand up

• The ability to ride a bike and move its pedals

• The ability to walk on both feet

• The ability to contro

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Three physical changes in the process of human evolution are

• Opposable thumb, free hands and Bipedalism

• Bipedalism, decrease of the brain/skull and increase of jaw/teeth

• Bipedalism, increase of the brain/skull and decrease of jaw/teeth

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What do we share in common with primates?

• Common Ancestors

• Humans evolved from monkeys

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If you wanted to excavate fossils of the earliest human ancestors, to what country might you travel?

• Australia

• China (Asian continent)

• Kenya (African continent)

• Iceland

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Which is the oldest of these four species?

• Australopithecus

• Tool-making hominids

• Homo Neanderthalensis

• Homo Sapiens

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An _______________ first digit, either a thumb or a toe,  can be brought across the palm or foot to touch   (or nearly touch) the other digits allowing primates to grasp objects.

• opposable

• flexible

• operable

• adjustable

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Homo Neanderthalensis greatest achievement was

• The development of art

• The development of language

• The development of agriculture

Along with the Australopithecus there is another bipedal hominid called

• Armorpithecus

• Archipithecus

• Ardipithecus

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Homo erectus most important discovery was

• the use of animals for labour

• the use and control of water resources

• the use and control of fire