1. Which of the following statements about the
australopithecines
is false?
a. They are all extinct.
b. They lived in Africa and Asia.
c. Twelve species have been identified.
d. Six genera have been identified.
e. Their dental traits became more modern looking before their brains.
2. Which of the following is not an advantage
of bipedalism discussed in class?
a. frees the hands to carry things
b. increases field of view
c. efficient way to cover long distances in terms of energy use
d. allows males to hunt and females to gather
e. helps to prevent overheating in an equatorial environment
3. The fossil Lucy was discovered by
a. Donald Johanson.
b. Mary Leakey.
c. Louis Leakey.
d. Raymond Dart.
e. Eugene Dubois.
4. Which of the following is not a preadaptation
for human tool use?
a. precision grip
b. prehensile hand
c. stereoscopic vision
d. long opposable thumb
e. post-orbital constriction
5. The oldest evidence of tool use in the
archaeological record is
from the site of ______ and is about _____
million
years old.
a. Taung, 2.0
b. Olduvai Gorge, 1.8
c. Gona/Aramis, 2.6
d. Laetoli, 3.25
e. Sterkfontein, 3.75
6. True or
False: Bipedalism
requires a short broad ilium, inward-tapering femurs, closely set
knees,
and an s-shaped spine.
7. True
or
False:
The site of Krapina, Slovenia
is significant because it provides the oldest evidence of human burials.
8. True or
False: Compared to gracile australopithecines,
robust australopithecines had larger brow ridges, sagittal crests,
larger jaws and teeth, and more prognathic faces.
9. True or False:
The three subgroups
of australopithecines are gracile, robust, and provisional prognathic.
10. True
or False: Compared to the
australopithecines, hominins had larger brains, higher foreheads,
orthognathic faces, projecting noses, and, in some cases, projecting
chins.
11. The Taung Child fossil was discovered in South
Africa by Raymond Dart .
12. The time range for australopithecines is
7-1 mya while the time
range for hominins is 2.4 mya -
18,000 years ago .