Chapter 6 Quiz

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. A paleoanthropologist studies

fossilized remains of ancient primates correct incorrect

fossilized remains of ancient humans correct incorrect

cultural evolution in ancient humans correct incorrect

fossilized remains of ancient primates and humans correct incorrect

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. A genome is

the complete set of Neanderthal DNA correct incorrect

the entire DNA sequence of modern humans correct incorrect

the complete set of an organism's DNA correct incorrect

the physical expression of an organism correct incorrect

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. Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that

chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans are identical at the genetic level correct incorrect

chimpanzees and humans are similar to orangutans correct incorrect

chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans are not similar correct incorrect

chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans are similar correct incorrect

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. Bipedal locomotion is

the ability to walk on two legs correct incorrect

use of two legs to move through trees correct incorrect

unique to human evolution correct incorrect

the use of arms to brachiate correct incorrect

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. What dating method determines the age of a fossil on some specified time scale?

relative correct incorrect

chronometric correct incorrect

trace correct incorrect

seriation correct incorrect

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. Australopithecines most likely represent

an extinct variety of early hominine correct incorrect

the origins of human lineage correct incorrect

a non-human ancestral primate correct incorrect

the earliest known bipedal primate correct incorrect

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. A defining characteristic that paleoanthropologists use to place a specimen into the genus Homo is

large cranial capacity correct incorrect

bipedal ability correct incorrect

speech ability correct incorrect

tool making abilities correct incorrect

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. Olduwan tools are

sophisticated variations of earlier stone axes correct incorrect

non-worked stones used to kill larger animals correct incorrect

specialized tool forms used to create art correct incorrect

rocks modified to produce sharp flakes and edged choppers correct incorrect

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. The "missing link"

has been positively identified as A. afarensis correct incorrect

is a cultural "tall tale" used to justify racism correct incorrect

does not actually exist correct incorrect

is almost certainly about to be discovered correct incorrect

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. One advantage that allowed early humans to be effective persistent hunters is

the ability to sweat correct incorrect

the ability to communicate a hunting strategy correct incorrect

the use of weapons to kill at a distance correct incorrect

the ability to outrun other predators correct incorrect

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. Much of what we know about Neanderthals comes from

the extensive range of specimens found in China correct incorrect

the ability to compare their fossils with those of Homo erectus correct incorrect

extremely well-preserved habitation sites correct incorrect

mitochondrial DNA studies correct incorrect

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. One major change in human existence that resulted from the use of fire is

the ability to make war on other human groups correct incorrect

changes in cooking techniques correct incorrect

the ability to quickly prepare land for farming correct incorrect

the ability to frighten animals and increase hunting productivity correct incorrect

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. The Multiple dispersals model argues that

modern humans left Africa in multiple waves correct incorrect

modern humans left Africa about 200,000 years ago correct incorrect

modern humans initially arose in different locations as different species correct incorrect

modern humans migrated out of Asia in multiple waves correct incorrect

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. Biocultural evolution is

the interaction of phenotype and genotype to meet selective demands correct incorrect

the ability of cultural processes to change biology correct incorrect

the evolution of biology to develop cultural capacity correct incorrect

the interaction of cultural capacity and biology to meet selective demands correct incorrect

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. Evidence for the increased cultural capacity in early humans is seen in

the sudden appearance of settlements and food raising methods correct incorrect

the shift from hunter-gatherer to pastoral social structures correct incorrect

changed diets, tools and increased cooperation correct incorrect

the presence of the "culture" gene in mitochondrial DNA correct incorrect