Chewing muscles of robust australopiths reflects adaptation

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1. Homo naledi is unique in that though they have a small brain size, it appears they did a modern behavior. Which one?

A. Made cave art

B. Intentionally place the dead

C. Carved fishing hooks

D. Wore necklaces

2. Even though the New York Times insists on using the word "Neanderthal" as a derogatory term, Neandertals were like modern humans in many ways. Which of the following is something they did NOT share behaviorally?

A. Cave art

B. Personal adornments

C. Burying their dead

D. Mobile art carvings

3. Which "species" has been named based on a finger bone, a third molar, and a unique DNA lineage?

A. Homo floresiensis

B. Neandertals

C. Denisovans

D. Mount Carmel peoples

4. The large cheek teeth, jaws, and chewing muscles of the robust australopiths reflects adaptation to:

A. a high altitude environment

B. a tough but diverse diet

C. meat eating

D. defense against carnivores

5. Most of the anatomical differences between chimpanzees and humans we discussed for the postcrania can be explained by:

A. Thermoregulation

B. Sexual selection

C. Bipedalism

D. Tool use

6. Venus figures are characterized by:

A. extremely detailed faces.

B. an emphasis on planetary alignments.

C. exaggerated secondary sexual characteristics (e.g., breasts and buttocks).

D. a lack of arms.

7. The multiregional model of modern human origins hypothesizes that the transition from archaic to modern humans took place:

A. across the Old World.

B. only in Asia.

C. only in Europe.

D. only in Africa.

8. The best evidence for an association of stone tools with the genus Australopithecus is for the species:

A. Australopithecus afarensis.

B. Australopithecus garhi.

C. Australopithecus africanus.

D. Kenyanthropus platyops.

9. Australopithecus africanus has been found in:

A. All of the above.

B. East Africa.

C. Western Africa.

D. South Africa.

Answer the following question (can select more than one)

10. Besides carrying tools and food, another hypothesis for the evolution of bipedalism is that early hominins were carrying:

A. Water storage vessels

B. Babies

C. Presents for their mates

D. Mobile shelters

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