WorksheetsHuman evolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What continent did humans evolve from?
the Americas
Asia
Africa
many places all at once
Who are the closest living relatives to humans?
chimpanzees
gorillas
lemurs
kangaroos
What is the scientific name for modern day humans?
Homo Habilis
Homo Sapiens
Homo Erectus
Neanderthal
How long did it take for humans to split from chimpanzees and become our current species?
200,000 years
2 million years
7 million years
1 billion years
Homo Sapiens are a part of a tribe of primates called hominins. All hominins share the following characteristics EXCEPT:
reduced canine (teeth) size
increased brain size
bipedalism
making stone tools
Which of our hominin ancestors were likely the first to use stone tools?
Homo Sapiens
Homo Habilis
Homo erectus
Neanderthals
Which of the following is the correct order of human evolution?
walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, larger brains, language
language, larger brains, controlling fire, using tools, walking upright
larger brains, language, using tools, controlling fire, walking upright
larger brains, walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, language
A measurement of the volume of the skull, used to estimate brain size.
cranial capacity
foramen magnum index
maxillary angle
sagittal crest
When did human evolution take place?
It started 6 million years ago.
It started 5 million years ago.
It started 4 million years ago.
It started 3 million years ago.
Name the Human species:
Australophitecus.
Homo Habilis.
Homo Sapiens.
Homo Neanderthalensis.
This earliest type of hominid, which scientists believe was the common ancestor for several types of early humans is called...
Australopithecus
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
