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WorksheetsWeek 4 Fast & Curious Quiz: Human Evolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the scientific theory of evolution explain?
How organisms change over generations
How the first humans were created
How all animals stay the same
What does "Paleolithic Era" mean when broken into word parts?
New stone age
Old stone age
Iron metal age
Where were fossils of the earliest humans first discovered?
Europe
Asia
Africa
What does it mean that humans and chimpanzees evolved from the same early ancestor?
They are exactly the same species today
They both came from an earlier species
Humans came directly from chimpanzees
Which statement describes Neanderthals and modern humans?
They never lived together
They both used tools and fire
Only humans controlled fire
How did Neanderthal bodies differ from modern humans?
Neanderthals had smaller brains
Neanderthals had larger faces
Neanderthals walked on four legs
What happened to human brain size during evolution?
Brain size stayed the same
Brain size got smaller
Brain size tripled in size
Why was walking upright important for early humans?
It freed hands for tools
It made them run faster
It helped them climb trees
How did eating cooked food affect human body development?
It made digestive organs larger
It allowed smaller digestive organs
It had no effect
What is our species name?
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens
How did human bodies change in different climates?
Bodies stayed exactly the same
Bodies adapted to hot or cold
Bodies changed only in Africa
What enabled early humans to develop complex behaviors?
Living in larger groups
Using fire for cooking
Larger, complex brains
