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WorksheetsHuman evolution
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
How were the first modern humans (Homo sapiens) different from any other hominid species?
They lived outside of Africa.
They had large brains.
They used and controlled fire.
They used symbolic thought.
What do we know about modern humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) based on fossil and DNA evidence?
Many Homo sapiens living today share genes with Homo neanderthalensis.
The two species evolved from a common ancestor.
Homo neanderthalensis lived all across Europe and parts of Asia, but only Homo sapiens spread into North and South America.
Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis lived on Earth at the same time.
The force that initiates evolution is
Variation
Mutation
Extinction
Adaptation
___________ is a vestigial organ
Intestinal villi
Papillae
Vermiform appendix
None of the above
The earliest geological time period among the following is _______
Cambrian
Permian
Jurassic
Quaternary
Example of a homologous organ
The arm of a human, wing of a bird
Wing of an insect, wing of a bird
Leg of a dog, leg of a spider
None of the above
Which condition can be explained by Lamarckism?
How giraffes got their long neck
How humans lost their tail
How humans became bipedal
All of the above
The oldest mineral discovered so far was __________, which dates back to 4.4 billion years.
Iron
Zircon
Cadmium
Silicon
Pidgeon, platypus and panda are _______
Homeothermic
Poikilothermic
Hyperthermic
None of the above
The last common ancestor of humans is
Pan troglodytes
Homo neanderthalensis
Lemuroidea
Dromaeosaurus
On the Origin of Species was written by (a)
