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Human evolution

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were the first modern humans (Homo sapiens) different from any other hominid species?

a)

They lived outside of Africa.

b)

They had large brains.

c)

They used and controlled fire.

d)

They used symbolic thought.

2.

What do we know about modern humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) based on fossil and DNA evidence?

a)

Many Homo sapiens living today share genes with Homo neanderthalensis.

b)

The two species evolved from a common ancestor.

c)

Homo neanderthalensis lived all across Europe and parts of Asia, but only Homo sapiens spread into North and South America.

d)

Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis lived on Earth at the same time.

3.

The force that initiates evolution is

a)

Variation

b)

Mutation

c)

Extinction

d)

Adaptation

4.

___________ is a vestigial organ

a)

Intestinal villi

b)

Papillae

c)

Vermiform appendix

d)

None of the above

5.

The earliest geological time period among the following is _______

a)

Cambrian

b)

Permian

c)

Jurassic

d)

Quaternary

6.

Example of a homologous organ

a)

The arm of a human, wing of a bird

b)

Wing of an insect, wing of a bird

c)

Leg of a dog, leg of a spider

d)

None of the above

7.

Which condition can be explained by Lamarckism?

a)

How giraffes got their long neck

b)

How humans lost their tail

c)

How humans became bipedal

d)

All of the above

8.

The oldest mineral discovered so far was __________, which dates back to 4.4 billion years.

a)

Iron

b)

Zircon

c)

Cadmium

d)

Silicon

9.

Pidgeon, platypus and panda are _______

a)

Homeothermic

b)

Poikilothermic

c)

Hyperthermic

d)

None of the above

10.

The last common ancestor of humans is

a)

Pan troglodytes

b)

Homo neanderthalensis

c)

Lemuroidea

d)

Dromaeosaurus

11.

On the Origin of Species was written by (a)