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Anthropology early humans?

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at 9:05 am

Which of the following people were the first tot develop an extensive art and decorative tradition?
a. Homo habilis
b. Homo erectus
c. Neandertal
d. anatomically modern humans

The primates most closely related to humans are the
a. baboons and macaques
b. chimpanzees and banobos
c. lorises and lemurs
d. orangutans and tarsiers

Which of the following examples of learned behavior have NOT been observed among chimpanzees?
a. stripping leaves from a stick to use to fish for termites
b. using ready made tools such as stones to crack open nuts
c. cooperative hunting and sharing of meat
d. none of the above; all have been observed among chimpanzees

The "protein problem"faced by early bipeds may be best described as
a, the absence of sufficient protein on the savanna
b. the inability to satisfy amino0acid requirements from available plant resources alone
c. the inability to digest cooked legumes
d. the inability to digest eggs and insects

Early bipeds probably solved the "protein problem" by
a. eating plant foods in the right combination to satisfy amino-acid requirements
b evolving a new form of digestive system that enables them to digest the proteins available in plant resources
c. evolving a smaller body that did not require as much protein
d. increasing their consumption of animal protein by savaging and by eating more eggs and insects

The most important function of the first stone tools was probably that they were used
a. as weapons with which to attack Australopthecus
bto make fire
c. to increase the amount of meat in the diet
d. to build shelters

A pioneer in the study of primate behavior was
a. Ruth Benedict
b. Margaret Mead
c. Jane Goodall
d. Ashly Montagu

The tool tradition of Homo erectus was more technologically efficient than the Oldowan tradition in which of the following ways
a. a greater range of tool types being developed for specific purposes
b. more economical use of raw materials
c. more techniques being developed to create straighter, sharper edges
d. all of the above

Remains found in southern Africa suggest that ____________ may have learned to use fire by one million years ago
a. Australopithecus
b.Homo sapiens
c. Homo habilis
d. Homo erectus

The tool-making tradition of the Neandertals and other humans of Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa was called
a. Mousterian
b. Oldowan
c.Cro-Magnon
d.Upper-Paleolithic

The "Out of Africa" hypothesis is supported by
a. the DNA evidence that all modern humans derive from a common African ancestor.
b. the belief that humans did not evolve, but were created by intelligent design
c. the fossil evidence that Neandertals were wiped out by modern humans.
d. the primate evidence suggesting that humans are descended from modern chimpanzees.

____________ are those anthropologist who specialize in the study of human evolutionary history.
a. Molecular anthropologists
b. Primatologists
c. Paleoanthopologists
d. Ethnologists

Traveling through trees demands judgments concerning depth, direction, distance and the relationships of objects hanging in space. In Monkey, apes and humans this is achieved through
a. cybernetics
b. stereocopic binocular color vision
c. radar sensing abilities
d. sonar like skills

At times evolution occurs through a process known as ___________, a series of beneficial adjustments of organisms to their environment
a. adaption
b.assimilation
c. acculturation
d. accommodation