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Ch 4 Becoming Human - Anthropology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The smallest working units in biological classification systems that are reporductively isolated populations or groups.

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

genes

d)

genome

2.

Genes are portions of molecules of long strands of which form chromosomes, or

a)

codons

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

d)

ribosomes

3.

Jane Goodall did her pioneering field research on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve. In what country is this located?

a)

Uganda

b)

Kenya

c)

Japan

d)

Tanzania

4.

In which type of environment do most scientists agree that early human forbears lived?

a)

tropical lowland environment

b)

mixed forest and savanna environment

c)

heavily forested environment

d)

large, open grassy savanna environment

5.

What genus is the hominin species living prior to one million years ago collectively called?

a)

Australopithecus

b)

Neandertal

c)

Homo Sapiens

d)

Homo Erecutus

6.

Homo Habilis or 'handy man' appeared approximately ___ million years ago.

a)

4

b)

500

c)

1

d)

2.5

7.

What was the key development among several early hominin species which pushed one of them gradually toward the capabilities of modern humans?

a)

increase of the big toe

b)

leaving the forest for the savannah

c)

ability to grasp tools

d)

increase in brain size

8.

Up until about 1.8 million years ago, the only home of bipedal primates was Africa. However, after that time, humans began to spread to China, Europe, Georgia, India, and Java. Which species was the first to migrate out of Africa?

a)

Neandertal

b)

Australopithecus

c)

Homo Habilis

d)

Homo Erectus

9.

Where were the oldest human fossil skulls found outside Africa?

a)

Caucasus Mountains

b)

Spain

c)

Java

d)

Ural Mountains

10.

What was the key new tool which Homo erectus developed?

a)

Stone Chopper

b)

Hand-Axe

c)

Crossbow

d)

Catapult

11.

The most famous Homo erectus discovery was in

a)

Turkey

b)

Kenya

c)

China

d)

Iran

12.

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

a)

Benne

b)

Henna

c)

Ochre

d)

Indigo

13.

The robust-bodied, relatively short armed and legged boned anatomy typical of Neanderthals of Europe and Southwestern Asia are suggestive of:

a)

adaptation to a cold arctic climate

b)

high levels of strength and endurance

c)

lived in large caves

d)

had limited agricultural plots

14.

The Denisovians were located in

a)

western Eurasia

b)

Middle East

c)

eastern Eurasia

d)

northwestern Africa

15.

What was the typical Upper Paleolithic tool?

a)

Burin

b)

Blade

c)

Hand Axe

d)

Scraper

16.

The best estimates are that humans populated the Americas about ____ years ago.

a)

25,000

b)

40,000

c)

10 - 12,0000

d)

15-18,000

17.

What is a burin?

a)

hand axe that is standardized form and bifacial

b)

a flake that is used for large game hunting

c)

stone tool with chisel like edges for working bone, horn, antler, or ivory

d)

scraper like tool that is used for curing hides

18.

All are inventions associated with the Upper Paleolithic except _____

a)

wheel

b)

burin

c)

bow and arrow

d)

net hunting

19.

Which is a term applied to an evolutionary process whereby humans modify the genetic makeup of a population of plants or animals.

a)

transition

b)

conversion

c)

revolution

d)

domestication

20.

Dogs are a domesticated subspecies of which wild animal?

a)

Coyote

b)

Bear

c)

Wolf

d)

Hyena

21.

The biological concept of race

a)

is applicable to modern humans

b)

is unclear

c)

cannot be applied to modern humans

d)

does not exist

22.

When early hominins moved form the forests to the hot savannahs they eventually acquired

a)

more hair

b)

darker skin

c)

lighter skin

d)

lighter hair

23.

Evolution explains the diversity of life by using hypotheses.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Carolus Linnaeus based his classifications system on body structure and function.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Chromosomes are long strands of DNA combined with protein that can be seen under the microscope in the cell of the nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False