Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 26, Problem 9SQ
A prominent chin is typical of _______.
- a. Homo sapiens
- b. Homo habilis
- c. Homo erectus
- d. Homo floresiensis
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b. lsrge teeth, bipedal locomotion and large brain
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According to "The Complex Evolution of Homo sapiens", there is NO archaeological evidence to suggest that Homo sapiens left Africa any sooner than genetic evidence suggests.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 26 - New World monkeys _____. a. lack a tail b. are...Ch. 26 - The closest relatives of bonobos are ________. a....Ch. 26 - Prob. 3SQCh. 26 - Neanderthal Hair Color The MC1R gene regulates...Ch. 26 - Neanderthal Hair Color The MCIR gene regulates...Ch. 26 - Neanderthal Hair Color The MCIR gene regulates...Ch. 26 - Like most mammals, a(n) __________ has a wet nose....Ch. 26 - The 3.6-million-year-old footprints left by...Ch. 26 - The position where a spinal cord enters the skull...Ch. 26 - Australopiths are__________ a. extinct b....
Ch. 26 - The oldest Homo fossils found outside of Africa...Ch. 26 - A prominent chin is typical of _______. a. Homo...Ch. 26 - Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals had a...Ch. 26 - The oldest Homo sapiens fossils were found in...Ch. 26 - __________ probably had a spoken language. a....Ch. 26 - Modem people native to __________ have a higher...Ch. 26 - Match each group with its description. ___...Ch. 26 - Place the events in order. ___ 1 (earliest) a....Ch. 26 - Male aggression is rare in bonobo society and...Ch. 26 - Think about the pattern of human dispersal. Given...
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- 33. _____ include all species in the direct ancestral/evolutionary lineage of modern humans. a. platamines b.hominins c.strepsirrhines d.hominidsarrow_forwardThe 3.6-million-year-old footprints left by bipedal walkers in Tanzania were probably made by_____ . a. australopiths c. modern humans b. Neanderthals d. Homo erectusarrow_forward______ lived in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. a. Ardipithecus ramidus c. Australopithecus sediba b. Homo habilis d. Homo neanderthalensisarrow_forward
- The first hominin thought to migrate out of Africa was____. a. P. boisei b. Homo habilus c. Homo erectus d. Homo sapiensarrow_forwardAccording to "The Complex Evolution of Homo sapiens", all early Homo sapiens looked the same. They did not have any archaic traits. A. True B.Falsearrow_forwardAfrican Homo erectus cranial features include A. Thick cranial bones. B. Small browridges. C. A rounded skull. D. A sagittal crest.arrow_forward
- DNA sequencing of a fossil finger revealed the existence of____ . a. Neanderthals c. Australopiticus sediba b. Homo habilis d. Dennisovansarrow_forwardCompared to the other living apes, modern humans have_____ . a. a smaller brain b. shorter, finer body hairs c. greater sexual dimorphism in body size d. shorter, weaker thumbsarrow_forward.The skeletons of early fossil Homo and archaic Homo sapiens are marked by very ____ skeletons; this pattern demonstrates a dramatic ____ with the origin of modern humans. a. well designed; increase b. robustly built; decrease c. gracile; increase d. sturdy; increasearrow_forward
- Ardipithecus ramidus is distinct from members of the species Australopithicus afarensis because of its ____. a. convergent toothrow b. smaller and less molar-like premolars c. large canines d. larger molars e. b and carrow_forwardCranial and post cranial primary characteristics of archival Homo include____. a. Large browridges b. Less prognathic faces c. greater skeletal robusticity than in modern Homo d. both a and c e. all of the abovearrow_forwardHomo floresiensis fossils were discovered in_____ . a. Australia c. Indonesia b. China d. South Africaarrow_forward
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