Quiz 1 - Anthropology

Question 1

What kingdom is man?

Answer 1

Animalia

Question 2

What phylum is man?

Answer 2

Chordata

Question 3

What subphylum is man?

Answer 3

Vertebratia

Question 4

What class is man?

Answer 4

Mammalia

Question 5

What subclass is man?

Answer 5

Theria

Question 6

What Infraclass is man?

Answer 6

Eutheria

Question 7

What order is man?

Answer 7

Primatia

Question 8

What suborder is man?

Answer 8

Anthropoidea

Question 9

What superfamily is man?

Answer 9

Hominoidea

Question 10

What family is man?

Answer 10

Hominidae

Question 11

What genus is man?

Answer 11

Homo

Question 12

What species is man?

Answer 12

Sapiens

Question 13

What are the levels of the classification of man?

Answer 13

Kingdom, Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Subclass, Infraclass, Order, Suborder, Superfamily, Family, Genus, Species

Question 14

Aristotle

Answer 14

Greek philosopher; simple & imperfect to complex & perfect

Question 15

Rene Descartes

Answer 15

French philosopher; evolution might happen

Question 16

Jean Baptiste de LaMarck

Answer 16

French scientist; first theory: •Desire to change •use and disuse
•acquire characteristics
Proven wrong

Question 17

Charles Darwin

Answer 17

Origin of species through natural selection

1. Organisms have an over abundance of young
2. Young show variation
3. Variation leads to competition
4. Competition leads to winners and losers
5. Winners-mate-offspring

Question 18

Gregor Mendel

Answer 18

Austrian monk; theory of dominance and law of separation of gametes

Question 19

Hugo Marie DeVries

Answer 19

Duction botanist; gene theory – concept genes, mutation theory of evolution

Question 20

List eight characteristics of Neanderthal man

Answer 20

1. 5’5
2. 175 pounds
3. Big nose
4. Strong sense of smell
5. Loose family groups
6. Large face
7. Big brain
8. Good hunters

Question 21

Why didn’t Darwin discuss man’s origin?

Answer 21

He said it was too controversial and left it up to other people

Question 22

Pithecanthropus erectus is also called what?

Answer 22

Homo erectus

Question 23

List five characteristics of P. erectus

Answer 23

1. Walks up right
2. 6 feet tall
3. 165 pounds
4. Two thirds the size of the modern brain
5. Les body hair

Question 24

Who found Piltdown man?

Answer 24

Charles Dawson in Britain

Question 25

Who found australiopithecus africanus?

Answer 25

Raymond dart

Question 26

What does A. africanus mean?

Answer 26

Southern ape of Africa also called taung child

Question 27

Which ancestor of man was proved to be a hoax?

Answer 27

Piltdown man

Question 28

Who discovered Zinjanthropus in east Africa?

Answer 28

Louis leaky

Question 29

Who actually found Zinjanthropus?

Answer 29

Mary Leakey

Question 30

List for characteristics of Zinjanthropus

Answer 30

1. Small brain
2. Massive teeth
3. Big muscles
4. Simple tools

Question 31

What does Homo habilis mean?

Answer 31

Handyman

Question 32

How many differences of DNA are there in two humans?

Answer 32

8

Question 33

How many differences were found in Neanderthal Man from modern man?

Answer 33

Almost 4 times as many

Question 34

What is binoculars vision?

Answer 34

Better depth perception, loss of peripheral vision, helps predators take protective action, helps hand eye coordination

Question 35

What is anthropology?

Answer 35

The study of humankind

Question 36

What is paleontology?

Answer 36

The study of fossils

Question 37

List six characteristics of Australiopithecus/taung child

Answer 37

1. 3’6”
2. 75 pounds
3. 440 cc brain
4. Home: Savannah
5. Human looking teeth
6. Hairy body