BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 20: Human Evolution

Human Origins and Populations

1.
The skeleton shown here, of a species known as____, was only about one meter tall and had a brain the size of a chimpanzee.
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A)Homo habilis
B)Australopithecus afarensis
C)Homo robustus
D)Australopithecus anamensis
2.
Which early forerunner of modern man made stone hand axes and possibly used fire?
A)Homo ergaster
B)Homo habilis
C)Homo erectus
D)Homo sapiens
3.
Early modern Homo sapiens appeared about ____ years ago, probably in Africa.
A)28,000
B)1,000,000
C)300,000
D)130,000
4.
By 11,000 years ago, humans had developed ____ and were no longer dependent on hunting and gathering.
A)fire
B)clothing
C)agriculture
D)language
5.
Allele frequencies are an improtant tool in determining genetic relationships between _________.
A)species
B)populations
C)gene pools
D)clads
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