Among the earliest developments in the hominin family is __________
a. bipedal locomotion
b. prehensile hands
c. expanded cranial capacity
d. reduced facial prognathism
Answer a
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Which of the following traits does NOT characterize a Neandertal skull?
A. an average cranial capacity larger than that of modern humans B. huge molars C. huge front teeth D. a broad face E. a large brow ridge
Which of the following are the four bases in a DNA molecule?
a. cytosine, guanine, thymine, adenine b. adenine, thymine, guanine, purine c. purine, pyrimidine, adenine, thymine d. adenine, purine, pyrimidine, cytosine
Currently most paleoanthropologists reject the genus and species Homo ergaster because
A) there are insufficient anatomical differences to justify two separate species B) two one million year old skulls discovered in Africa that seem to bridge the anatomical gap between Asian and African Homo erectus C) both Homo erectus and Homo ergaster share such traits as a sagittal keel D) the range of anatomical differences matches its geographic spread E) all of the above
It was during the Oligocene that proto-monkeys became the most numerous of the primates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.