Which of the following is considered to be the first major development in hominin evolution?
A. Tool making
B. Sexual dimorphism
C. Increased brain capacity
D. Bipedalism
Answer: D
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Dual-inheritance theory relates to the roles of __________ and __________ in transmitting traits to future generations
A) genes; culture B) culture; lineage C) genes; diet D) diet; lineage
Which of the following statements best describes the primate brain? a. It has an increasingly integrated cerebellum that restricts primates to only the most adaptive environments. b. It has an increasingly integrated cerebral cortex that restricts primates to only the most adaptive environments. c. It has an enlarged cerebral cortex that provides the basis for flexible behavior patterns
d. It has an enlarged cerebellum that is responsible for flexible behavior patterns.
Religious practices based on personal relationships between specific individuals and specific supernatural powers are called:
a. ecclesiastical. b. communal. c. shamanistic. d. individualistic.
Why is there disagreement on the classification of many fossils dating to between 500,000 and 200,000 years ago?
A) There are no H. erectus fossils from this period in Europe, but they are present in Africa. B) Many fossils from this period have a mix of H. erectus and H. sapiens traits. C) The H. erectus fossils seem to disappear very suddenly around 300,000 years ago. D) Many paleoanthropologists place the origins of H. sapiens much earlier than 500,000 years ago.