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What are key words?
And
Are there any
absolutes?
– True/False
____1. Humans and their closest
fossil relatives are known as
hominids.
____2. Chimpanzees and
humans have very similar DNA.
____3. Based on an examination
of fossils, Australopithecines
were taller than modern
humans.
____4. All known hominids are
direct ancestors of modern
humans.
Human Evolution
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What are key words?
And
Are there any
absolutes?
– True/False
_true_1. Humans and their
closest fossil relatives are known
as hominids.
_true_2. Chimpanzees and
humans have very similar DNA.
_false_3. Based on an
examination of fossils,
Australopithecines were taller
than modern humans.
_false_4. All known hominids are
direct ancestors of modern
humans.
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What physical
evidence is seen in
fossils?
DNA similar so...
____5. Examination of some
hominid fossils and their
surroundings can reveal the fossil
organism’s
a. diet.
c. brain size.
b. age.
d. All of above
____ 6. Because DNA sequences in
humans and chimpanzees are very
similar,
a. humans must have evolved
from chimpanzees.
b. chimpanzees must have singlestranded DNA.
c. humans and chimpanzees
probably shared a recent a common
ancestor.
d. humans and chimpanzees are
the same species.
Human Evolution
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What physical
evidence is seen in
fossils?
DNA similar so...
__D_5. Examination of some
hominid fossils and their
surroundings can reveal the fossil
organism’s
a. diet.
c. brain size.
b. age.
d. All of above
__C_ 6. Because DNA sequences in
humans and chimpanzees are very
similar,
a. humans must have evolved
from chimpanzees.
b. chimpanzees must have singlestranded DNA.
c. humans and chimpanzees
probably shared a recent a common
ancestor.
d. humans and chimpanzees are
the same species.
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Read the graph and
draw on it:
____7. Refer to the illustration
above. According to the diagram,
gorillas evolved
a. about 7 million years ago.
b. more than 10 million years ago.
c. about the same time as
orangutans did.
d. after chimpanzees did.
____8. Refer to the illustration
above. According to the diagram,
a. humans evolved from gibbons.
b. humans evolved from
chimpanzees.
c. humans and chimpanzees share
a common ancestor.
d. humans evolved long before
chimpanzees did.
Human Evolution
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Read the graph and
draw on it:
__A_7. Refer to the illustration
above. According to the diagram,
gorillas evolved
a. about 7 million years ago.
b. more than 10 million years ago.
c. about the same time as
orangutans did.
d. after chimpanzees did.
_C__8. Refer to the illustration
above. According to the diagram,
a. humans evolved from gibbons.
b. humans evolved from
chimpanzees.
c. humans and chimpanzees share
a common ancestor.
d. humans evolved long before
chimpanzees did.
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What bones were
talked about for
walking upright?
____9. Refer to the illustration
above. The bone labeled “A”
on both primates is the
a. pelvis.
c. fibula.
b. femur.
d. spine.
____ 10. Refer to the
illustration above. Diagram “2”
shows the skeleton of a
a. chimpanzee. c. prosimian.
b. gorilla.
d. hominid.
Human Evolution
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What bones were
talked about for
walking upright?
__A_9. Refer to the illustration
above. The bone labeled “A”
on both primates is the
a. pelvis.
c. fibula.
b. femur.
d. spine.
__D_ 10. Refer to the
illustration above. Diagram “2”
shows the skeleton of a
a. chimpanzee. c. prosimian.
b. gorilla.
d. hominid.
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____11. Refer to the
illustration above. The teeth
labeled “A” in the diagram are
a. molars.
c. canines.
b. premolars. d. incisors.
____12. Refer to the
illustration above. Diagram “2”
is probably the jaw of a
a. chimpanzee. c. prosimian.
b. gorilla.
d. hominid.
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_C__11. Refer to the
illustration above. The teeth
labeled “A” in the diagram are
a. molars.
c. canines.
b. premolars. d. incisors.
_D__12. Refer to the
illustration above. Diagram “2”
is probably the jaw of a
a. chimpanzee. c. prosimian.
b. gorilla.
d. hominid.
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____13. Which of the following
characteristics is most easily inferred
from the measurement of a fossil
skull’s cranial capacity?
a. Intelligence c. cultural development
b. brain size d. evolutionary position
____ 14. Lucy’s skeleton revealed that
she was bipedal. This means that she
a. walked using all four limbs.
b. lived in trees.
c. walked on two legs.
d. crawled along the jungle floor.
____ 15. All australopithecine fossils
have been found in
a. South America.
c.Australia.
b. Africa.
d. Asia.
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__B_13. Which of the following
characteristics is most easily inferred
from the measurement of a fossil
skull’s cranial capacity?
a. Intelligence c. cultural development
b. brain size d. evolutionary position
__C_ 14. Lucy’s skeleton revealed that
she was bipedal. This means that she
a. walked using all four limbs.
b. lived in trees.
c. walked on two legs.
d. crawled along the jungle floor.
_B__ 15. All australopithecine fossils
have been found in
a. South America.
c.Australia.
b. Africa.
d. Asia.
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____ 16. The first member of the
genus Homo was
a. Homo sapiens. c. Homo habilis.
b. Homo erectus. d.Homo hominid.
____ 17. Homo erectus
a. had a large brain.
b. walked erect.
c. was larger than Homo habilis.
d. All of the above
____18. Modern Homo sapiens
appeared in Africa about
a. 10 million years ago.
b. 1 million years ago.
c. 100,000 years ago.
d. 10,000 years ago.
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__C_ 16. The first member of the
genus Homo was
a. Homo sapiens. c. Homo habilis.
b. Homo erectus. d.Homo hominid.
__D_ 17. Homo erectus
a. had a large brain.
b. walked erect.
c. was larger than Homo habilis.
d. All of the above
__C_18. Modern Homo sapiens
appeared in Africa about
a. 10 million years ago.
b. 1 million years ago.
c. 100,000 years ago.
d. 10,000 years ago.
Human Evolution
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19. Most primate characteristics
probably are adaptations to life
in ____________________.
TREES
20. The group of animals known
as ____________________
includes humans, apes, monkeys,
and marmosets.
HOMO ERECTUS
21. Humans and apes share a
common __________________.
ANCESTOR
PRIMATES
22. The appearance of the
species ____________________
marked the beginnings of an
expansion of hominid
populations across the globe.
Human Evolution
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19. Most primate characteristics
probably are adaptations to life
in _____trees___.
TREES
20. The group of animals known
as ___primates______ includes
humans, apes, monkeys, and
marmosets.
HOMO ERECTUS
21. Humans and apes share a
common ____ancestor_____.
ANCESTOR
PRIMATES
22. The appearance of the
species __Homo erectus______
marked the beginnings of an
expansion of hominid
populations across the globe.
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23.If you were looking
for early hominid fossils,
on what continent
would you search?
Why? Write your answer
in the space below.
24.Describe adaptations
of the human skeleton
for bipedalism. Write
your answer in the
space below.
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A: australopithecines B: hominids
Unique to A
Common to both
Unique to B
About 4 mya
Common ancestor
About 2 mya
Jaw sticks out
more
Bipedalism
Flat jaw
Reproduce
Bigger brain
(frontal lobe)
Smaller brain
Africa origin
extinct
Extant (Homo
sapiens)
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H.erectus
A.afarensis
A.africanus
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H.erectus
chimps
H. sapiens
H. neanderthalensis
A.afarensis
A. boisei
A.robustus
A.africanus
H. habilis
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