Question 1

There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Closer biochemical structures suggest a closer evolutionary relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What energy source was used by Stanley Miller in his 1953 experiment to replicate the Earth's early environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   electric spark
B)   heat
C)   ultraviolet radiation
D)   gamma radiation
E)   sunlightF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Are you likely to find abundant fossils of soft-bodied animals, like jellyfish?

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Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What characteristics separate the Class Mammalia from other animals in the phylum Chordata?

Accepted Answer

A)   bipedal locomotion and an upright stance
B)   being heterotrophic and multicellular
C)   dorsal tubular nerve cords and notochords
D)   vertebrates with hair and mammary glands
E)   developed brain and tool useF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 7

All vertebrate forelimbs are the same in that they are used for the same form of locomotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 E)

Question 9

List and explain the elements of the natural selection process.

Accepted Answer

1. Variation exists within a population....

Question 10

The oldest fossils to be designated Homo sapiens are the Cro-Magnons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Homo habilis was the first hominid to use fire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement is accurate about Homo erectus and Homo ergaster?

Accepted Answer

A)   H. erectus evolved into H. ergaster and was supplanted by H. ergaster.
B)   The fossils look very similar, but H. erectus is an Asian form and H. ergaster is the African form.
C)   H. erectus essentially looks like a modern human, while H. ergaster is very apelike.
D)   H. erectus and H. ergaster are identical, except that H. erectus had tools and fire, and H. ergaster did not.
E)   H. erectus walked upright, whle H. ergaster still walked on all fours.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

The first australopithecine fossils were unearthed in

Accepted Answer

A)   Europe.
B)   North America.
C)   South America.
D)   Asia.
E)   Southern Africa.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 14

What is the term for someone who searches for and researches fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)   entomologist
B)   physicist
C)   paleontologist
D)   geologist
E)   ecologistF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)   volcanoes
B)   meteorites
C)   lightning
D)   ozone layer
E)   ultraviolet radiationF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is inconsistent with what is known about Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A)   H. erectus walked erect and probably had a striding gait like ours.
B)   H. erectus had a larger brain and a flatter face than Homo habilis.
C)   H. erectus was much shorter than Homo species had been up to this time.
D)   H. erectus babies were born in an immature state that required an extended period of care.
E)   H. erectus fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Does the spine of both a human and chimpanzee exit the skull in the same manner?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The wings of birds and insects are _____ structures.

Accepted Answer

A)   analogous
B)   homologous
C)   vestigial
D)   molecular
E)   simpleF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

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) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The early atmosphere of Earth consisted mainly of

Accepted Answer

A)   hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
B)   oxygen, water vapor, and carbon monoxide.
C)   water vapor, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.
D)   hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen.
E)   water vapor, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 23: Hummen Evolution

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

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The oldest fossils to be designated Homo sapiens are the Cro-Magnons.

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What is the term for someone who searches for and researches fossils?

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Which of the following is inconsistent with what is known about Homo erectus?

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What characteristics separate the Class Mammalia from other animals in the phylum Chordata?

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

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There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

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Closer biochemical structures suggest a closer evolutionary relationship.

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Are you likely to find abundant fossils of soft-bodied animals, like jellyfish?

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Does the spine of both a human and chimpanzee exit the skull in the same manner?

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The wings of birds and insects are _____ structures.

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

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The first australopithecine fossils were unearthed in

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All vertebrate forelimbs are the same in that they are used for the same form of locomotion.

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What energy source was used by Stanley Miller in his 1953 experiment to replicate the Earth's early environment?

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Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

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The early atmosphere of Earth consisted mainly of

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List and explain the elements of the natural selection process.

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Which statement is accurate about Homo erectus and Homo ergaster?

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