Trashketball Exam #5

1. As primates evolved, their diet changed from…

A. Insects to animals

B. Plants to animals

C. Insects to plants

D. Plants to vertebrates

2. The common ancestor of apes and hominids is thought to have lived…

A. In a forest and climbed trees

B. On the ground in a forest

C. On the ground in a savannah

D. On the ground in a chaparral

3. The first use of fire by hominids is associated with…

A. Australopithecus afarensis

B. Homo habilis

C. Homo erectus

D. Homo sapiens

4. Which evolved first in hominids?

A. Large brains

B. Bipedalism

C. Both A and B

D. Neither

5. The first animals to have opposable, grasping digits were…

A. Australopithecus

B. Apes

C. Tree shrews

D. Arconta

6. The average brain size of a modern human is ___________ cubic centimeters.

A. 100-200

B. 400-500

C. 800-1000

D. 1300-1400

7. Which of the following species migrated out of Africa?

A. Homo sapiens

B. Homo erectus

C. Homo habilis

D. A and B

8. The biggest physical difference between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens is…

A. The size of the brain

B. Their overall height

C. How straight their legs are

D. The size of their hands

9. The species thought to be the base of the hominid family tree is:

A. Australopithecus boisei

B. Australopithecus robustus

C. Australopithecus africanus

D. Australopithecus anamensis

10. Mitochondrial DNA points to _______ as the origin of today’s human races.

A. Asia

B. Africa

C. Europe

D. North America

11. Mitochondrial DNA is passed from…

A. Father to son

B. Mother to child

C. Both parents to child

D. Mother to daughter