HUMAN EVOLUTION

Question 1

Humans are members of what group?

Answer 1

Ape group

Question 2

The mammalian order ______ include lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.

Answer 2

order Primates

Question 3

Characteristics of primates include:
- ____________ thumb
- ____________ vision
-_____________ brain
-_____________ # of offspring with increased period of parental care.
- emphasis on _______ and _______.

Answer 3

• opposable thumb
• stereoscopic vision
• well-developed brain
• reduced
• learned behavior and social interactions.

Question 4

_______________ are tree dwellers, larger portion of the brain is for smell, eyes are adapted for the night, spend lesser time in infancy.

Answer 4

Prosimians

Question 5

_____________ have larger bodies and brains, a rounded skull, eyes can completely rotate, increased parental care, increased gestation and maturation periods, and have mutual grooming.

Answer 5

Anthropids

Question 6

Among the anthropoids, these monkeys lack grasping tails, close-set nostrils, better opposable thumbs, living mostly on the ground.

Answer 6

Old world monkeys

Question 7

Among the anthropoids, these monkeys have a prehensile tail, nostrils are far apart and open to the side, thumb orientation lies in line with other digits, are tree dwellers

Answer 7

New world monkeys

Question 8

A group that branched off from old world monkeys, these primates have large bodies, no tail, shortened trunk, more complex behavior, a complex brain and cognitive abilities, and a longer period of infant development.

Answer 8

Hominoids

Question 9

_____________ is about 160,000 years old which is very young considering that life has existed on Earth for at least 3.5 billion years.

Answer 9

Homo sapiens

Question 10

• Upright posture and bipedal locomotion
• Larger brains
• Language capabilities
• Better vision
• Symbolic thought
• The manufacture and use of complex tools
• Shortened jaw
• Long childhood
  Based on this traits, what is being described?

Answer 10

Humans

Question 11

In the human family, they were the discovered about 6.5 million years ago.

Answer 11

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Question 12

In the human family, this was discovered in 2000 and is estimated to be 6.1 to 5.7 million years old.

Answer 12

Orrorin tugenensis

Question 13

In the human family, they are thought to be the oldest definite hominin/hominid and was discovered in 2009.

Answer 13

Ardipithecus ramidus

Question 14

In the human family, they were described as having large chewing teeth and were inhabitants of the Pan-Africa range.

Answer 14

Australopithecus anamensis

Question 15

In the human family, the most complete specimen of this species was “Lucy”.

Answer 15

Australopithecus afarensis

Question 16

In the human family, these were other species found in the Pan-Africa range

Answer 16

Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus aethiopicus

Question 17

In the human family, they are hominids that resided in East Africa around 2 million years ago.

Answer 17

Homo habilis
Australopithecus boisei

Question 18

In the human family, these were discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1908

Answer 18

Homo heidelbergensis

Question 19

In the human family, these are both similar anatomically and are described by being two forms that represent two subsepecies.

Answer 19

Homo sapiens
Homo neanderthalensis

Question 20

Based on evolution, arrange the following:
- hominoids
- prosimians
- anthropoids

Answer 20

1. prosimians
2. anthropoids
3. hominoids