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WorksheetsEOY Review - Early Humans! (Au., Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was Australopithecus alive?
a)
1 - 2 million years ago
b)
2.5 - 4 million years ago
c)
4 - 5.5 million years ago
d)
7.5 - 8 million years ago
2.
What term is defined as walking upright on 2 feet?
a)
diurnal
b)
bipedalism
c)
primates
d)
hominoid
3.
Which of the below human-like traits did Lucy and Australopithecus aferensis have?
a)
They spoke language
b)
They built shelters
c)
They buried their dead
d)
They walked upright
4.
Why was Homo Habilis nicknamed "Handy Man"?
a)
He helped other members of his group
b)
He knew how to build fires
c)
He made and used simple tools
d)
He was able to build shelters
5.
Where was Australopithecus first found?
a)
Eastern Asia
b)
Eastern Africa
c)
Eastern Austria
d)
Eastern Europe
6.
How did the brains size of Lucy and other Australopithecus compare to modern humans?
a)
Small size- 1/3rd the size of modern humans
b)
Large size- 1/3 larger than modern humans
c)
equal to modern humans
d)
Slightly smaller than modern humans
7.
How tall was the average adult Australopithecus?
a)
Between 1.5 and 2.5 feet
b)
Between 2 and 3 feet
c)
Between 3 and 4.5 feet
d)
Between 4.5 and 5.5 feet
8.
What did Australopithecus eat?
a)
Strictly meat
b)
Strictly vegetation
c)
Only tree fruits and meat
d)
Tree fruits, ground plants, and some meat
9.
What evidence do we have that Australopithecus had social organization?
a)
The Laetoli footprints show walking together
b)
The fossil site in Eastern Africa shows evidence of shelter-building
c)
Lucy fossil bones show care-taking of others
d)
The braincase shows short childhood development
10.
How did Australopithecus express themselves?
a)
With art and cavepaintings
b)
With vocalization that sounded human-like
c)
With vocalization that sounded chimp-like
d)
With primitive hand signals
11.
One key difference between Homo Habilis and Australopithecus was:
a)
Au. used tools while Homo Habilis did not.
b)
Australopithecus walked upright while Homo Habilis did not.
c)
Homo Habilis used tools while Australopithecus did not.
d)
Homo Habilis walked upright while Australopithecus did not.
12.
The smaller teeth found in Homo Erectus dental fossils shows evidence that
a)
H.E. used language to vocalize commuication
b)
H.E. used fire to cook and soften foods for easier chewing and digestion.
c)
H.E. only ate fatty meats for protein.
d)
H.E. was more prone to tooth infections.
13.
Which of the following species migrated out of Africa?
a)
Homo Habilis
b)
Australopithecus
c)
Homo Erectus
14.
How did the loss of body hair become a useful adaptation for Homo Erectus survival?
a)
It allowed them to look more like modern humans.
b)
It motivated them to create and use clothing to keep warm.
c)
It helped them to avoid getting head and pubic lice.
d)
It allowed them to sweat more efficiently so that they could hunt and run with endurance.
15.
Homo erectus used fire to ___________.
a)
keep warm
b)
for protection
c)
cook
d)
all of these
16.
Scientists believe that one significant benefit of having a prolonged childhood, as modern humans do, is:
a)
it builds parental instincts by having helpless children to feed and care for.
b)
It allows more time for limbs (arms and legs) to grow longer and bigger.
c)
it gives brains time to grow after birth, time to learn everything we need to function in our complex societies.
d)
There is no benefit to a longer childhood.
17.
After performing an endocast (a mould that takes an impression of the brain from the inside of the skull), scientists believe that Turkana Boy (Homo Erectus) had the ability to
a)
Walk upright
b)
Make tools
c)
Care for others
d)
Use symbolic communication (language)
18.
Turkana Boy (Homo Erectus) was able to develop an increased brain size because of
a)
Endurance running and high activity
b)
Eating meat and meat byproducts, like bone marrow and fat
c)
their loss of body hair and ability to sweat
d)
their ability to make versatile tools
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