First hominins - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the name of the stone tool technology created by early hominins during the Lower Paleolithic that was the first bifacial and high standardized tool in early human history? (Hint: the Swiss Army knife of the Paleolithic) - Acheulean If a core is being worked by hitting an implement of wood, antler, bone, or stone with a hammerstone, what technique is being used? - Indirect Percussion Which of the following is not a step in the process of domestication? - All of the above. Match t...

ANT 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Culture can NOT be "used up" - Answer- All traits are not adaptations, but all adaptations are traits Anthropology has four aspects: - Answer- Interdisciplinary, Cross-Cultural, Holistic, Evolutionary What four things make Anthropology different from other humanities and sciences? - Answer- Holistic, Comparative, Field-based, Evolutionary Anthropology has been called the most ___________ of the humanities and the most __________ of the scien...

ANT 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Culture can NOT be "used up" - Answer- All traits are not adaptations, but all adaptations are traits Anthropology has four aspects: - Answer- Interdisciplinary, Cross-Cultural, Holistic, Evolutionary What four things make Anthropology different from other humanities and sciences? - Answer- Holistic, Comparative, Field-based, Evolutionary Anthropology has been called the most ___________ of the humanities and the most __________ of the scien...

ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 3 WVU QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. What makes us human? - answerBipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism - answerstresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls - answerEarly hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency - answerCompared with the young o...

About when did the first limbs evolve in tetrapods (land-dwelling vertebrates)? - ️️-365 million years ago. According to the figure in the text, about how large will the world human population be in 2050 if the current average fertility rate does not change? - ️️10.8 billion. Are sponges monophyletic or paraphyletic? - ️️Paraphyletic. Are the vertebrates monophyletic? - ️️Yes--they all derive from a common ancestor where the cranium and vertebrae evolved. As a principle in lo...

ARC Exam 2 2024 Questions & Answers 100% CORRECT Where and when did Neanderthals first evolve? - ANSWERSEurope, c. 400,000 ya Which of these hominins is known mostly from genetic evidence ratherthan extensive fossil or archaeological evidence? - ANSWERSDenisovans Homo floresiensis: - ANSWERSis likely a side branch of hominid evolution derived from H. erectus in Indonesia Newly recovered DNA from a Denisovan jawbone recovered in Tibet shows genes for high altitude adaptations, some ...

AFST 235 Final Exam Actual Questions and Answers Graded A+ The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents? -South America - Asia - North America - Africa - answerAfrica Where were the first fossils discovered (1856) - paving the way for the greater search for the "missing link" - East Africa - Java - Germany - Southern Africa - answerGermany Which of the following early humans were the first to make simple stone tools? - Australopithecus - Homo erectus - Homo ...

CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest 1 Reading Language and Literature LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - answerAlmost every human child succeeds in learning language. The most complex skill that a human being will ever master. Nearly all people succeed in learning this complex skill demonstrates how well language has adapted to human nature. Language is the complete expression of what it means to be human. Basic Components of Human Language - answer1.Phonology 2.Semantics 3.Grammar: 4.Pragmatics: 5.Mor...

AFST 235 Final Exam Actual Questions and Answers Graded A+ The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents? - answerAfrica Where were the first fossils discovered(1856)- paving the way for the greater search for the "missing link"? - answerGermany Which of the following early humans were the first to make simple stone tools? - answerHomo habilis Fully modern humans appear to have evolved from where? - answerAfrica Which of the following were the first specimen to be r...

AFST 235 Final Exam Questions and Answers The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents? - Answer ️️ -Africa Where were the first fossils discovered(1856)- paving the way for the greater search for the "missing link"? - Answer ️️ -Germany Which of the following early humans were the first to make simple stone tools? - Answer ️️ - Homo habilis Fully modern humans appear to have evolved from where? - Answer ️️ -Africa Which of the following were the firs...