
Biological Anthropology Unit Test
Authored by Jessica Boatwright
Biology
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is biological anthropology?
The study of plants and animals in their natural habitats.
The study of ancient human civilizations.
The study of the human mind and behavior.
The study of human biology, evolution, and variation.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The study of primates.
primatology
forensic anthropology
paleoanthropology
human osteology
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hominins?
Large body size compared to other primates
Bipedal locomotion
Opposable thumbs
Smaller brain size compared to other primates
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which hominin species is considered to be our closest extinct relative?
Homo habilis
Australopithecus afarensis
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which hominin species is known for the use of fire and the development of more complex tools?
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Australopithecus afarensis
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Charles Darwin's ideas concerning the causes of evolution were probably formulated in his mind:
while he was still a student at Cambridge University.
before he began his voyage of exploration around the world.
during his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, especially after he reached the Galapagos Islands.
during the late 1880s.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Charles Darwin concluded that the 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands:
were identical to 13 finch species in northwestern South America 600 miles to the east.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species.
had all adapted to the same food sources.
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