11) Which of the following least important in deciding whether : 1380871.
11) Which of the following is least important in deciding whether a fossil should be classified as a hominin?
A) bipedalism
B) slope of the face
C) brain size
D) tooth structure
12) A paleoanthropologist is a scientist who studies:
A) rocks and their ages.
B) all fossils.
C) fossils in the human lineage.
D) ancient human culture.
13) Which of the following characteristics of a fossil suggests that the species belonged to the hominin group?
A) large canine teeth and thinner tooth enamel
B) a protruding lower face
C) small canine teeth and thicker tooth enamel
D) prominent brow ridges
14) Which of the following characteristics of a fossil suggests that the species does not belong to the hominin group?
A) bipedal walking
B) small canine teeth
C) protruding brow ridges
D) a flat face
15) To what does the term “mosaic pattern” refer in terms of evolution?
A) Natural selection is no longer operating on modern humans.
B) Different features developed at different times in different species.
C) Every species was subject to a different form of natural selection.
D) Fossils are found in a mosaic pattern at a paleontological site.
16) “Grasping feet” suggest an adaptation for some degree of:
A) tree-dwelling life-style.
B) limited tool use.
C) knuckle walking.
D) migratory behavior.
17) Which hominin may be a direct ancestor of our genus but had long arms, short legs, and grasping feet?
A) Homo erectus
B) Australopithecus afarensis
C) Homo neanderthalensis
D) Kenyanthropus platyops
18) Which of the following was most ape-like?
A) Homo habilis
B) Homo ergaster
C) Homo neanderthalensis
D) Australopithecus afarensis
19) How long ago did Australopithecus afarensis live?
A) 50,000—100,000 years ago
B) 500,000 years ago
C) about 2.2 million years ago
D) about 3.2 million years ago
20) Paleontologists have determined that Australopithecines, such as Lucy, could walk upright. On what evidence do they base this claim?
A) the tools found with the fossils
B) the structure of her hands
C) the structure of her pelvis
D) the structure of the skull
11) Which of the following least important in deciding whether : 1380871
