Question 1

According to the out-of-Africa hypothesis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  1000 years before present
B)  10,000 years before present
C)  100,000 years before present
D)  1 million years before present
E)  5 million years before presentF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

There are two important aspects to biological evolution: descent from a common ancestor and the fossil record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What type of rock preserves fossils well?

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentary rock
B)  igneous rock
C)  metamorphic rock
D)  gravel
E)  graniteF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Miller's experiment showed that life could arise via chemical evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Bergmann's rule,

Accepted Answer

A)  hominins such as Cro-Magnons were capable of symbolic thinking because they buried their dead with flowers.
B)  plants and animals that live at the same time evolve together.
C)  animals in colder regions have bulkier body builds.
D)  variation exists because of genetic inheritance.
E)  the longer two populations have been separated,the more genetically disparate they will bE.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,humans and their closest extinct relatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropoid
B)  hominid
C)  hominine
D)  hominin
E)  homoF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

Accepted Answer

A)  three different types of cone cells
B)  opposable big toe
C)  powerful and precise grip
D)  smaller portion of the brain devoted to smell
E)  reduced reproductive rateF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Human characteristics did not evolve all at one time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The early Earth's atmosphere was not the same as it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What structures are necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  enzymatic proteins
B)  carbohydrates
C)  lipids
D)  starches
E)  virusesF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Which piece of evidence would strongly support the RNA-first hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  finding a protocell that could carry on metabolism as well as reproduce
B)  discovering a way to make RNA more stable than DNA
C)  finding a mechanism whereby proteins could assemble DNA out of free nucleotides
D)  being able to build microspheres that contain only protein and RNA
E)  finding a living organism that uses RNA as its genetic materialF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Which primate is found within the anthropoid group with humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  monkeys
B)  lemurs
C)  tarsiers
D)  lorises
E)  elephantsF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

Accepted Answer

A)  entomologist
B)  physicist
C)  paleontologist
D)  geologist
E)  ecologistF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

List and describe the anatomical features that occurred during primate evolution.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

Accepted Answer

A)  absence of sharp canines
B)  bipedal posture
C)  flat face
D)  brain size
E)  absence of a chinF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Which anatomical feature is found in humans that is absent in chimpanzees?

Accepted Answer

A)  arched foot
B)  pelvis is long and narrow
C)  femurs angle out at the knees
D)  there is a slight curve in the spine
E)  the knee supports very little weightF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 18

What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sense of smell is dramatically reduced.
B)  The eyes move to the front and allow for stereoscopic vision.
C)  This allows for the development of a chin.
D)  Canine teeth are lost.
E)  Vocalization becomes possiblE.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Human Evolution

List and describe the anatomical features that occurred during primate evolution.

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Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

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What type of rock preserves fossils well?

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According to the out-of-Africa hypothesis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

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According to Bergmann's rule,

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What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

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What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

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Miller's experiment showed that life could arise via chemical evolution.

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There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

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Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

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Which piece of evidence would strongly support the RNA-first hypothesis?

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Which primate is found within the anthropoid group with humans?

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Human characteristics did not evolve all at one time.

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The early Earth's atmosphere was not the same as it is today.

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Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

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Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,humans and their closest extinct relatives?

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What structures are necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

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Which anatomical feature is found in humans that is absent in chimpanzees?

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There are two important aspects to biological evolution: descent from a common ancestor and the fossil record.

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According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

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