Gr 12 Human evolution

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Class Test 1

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Mrs Clulow

Mrs Vissian

Ms Viljoen

1. Referring to the skulls below, which organism(s) are/were quadrupeds? *

A and B

B and C

A only

C only

2. Ardipithecus was discovered at: *

Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa

Aramis in Ethiopia

Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania

Lake Turkana in Kenya

3. Refer to the image below. Which descriptive statement is INCORRECT? *

Modern humans have a reduced brow ridge and sagittal crest compared to predecessors

Early hominids had a pronounced brow ridge

Both specimen skulls show individuals with stereoscopic vision

Early hominids had smaller jaws with no diastema

4. Modern humans belong to which of the following species? *

Homo erectus

Homo africanus

Homo sapiens

Homo habilis

5. Refer to the image below. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE regarding the anatomical skull structural differences between these organisms. *

The prognathous is steeper in modern humans

Modern humans have larger brain boxes

Chimpanzees and orangutans have pronounced brow ridges

All of the above

6. Study the cladogram provided below. Which species is most distantly related to humans? *

Gibbons

Orangutans

Chimpanzees

Gorillas

7. What is significant about the map below?

A World Heritage Site is a place officially declared by the United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation as a critical cultural or natural site that must be protected for its unique value to the world.

Hominid fossils in South Africa are found in Breccia

Many important hominid fossils have been discovered in South Africa.

All of the above

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8. Sterkfontein Caves contain evidence that Australopithecus africanus was the ancestor of which two species? *

Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus sediba

Ardipithecus ramidus and Homo habilis

Homo ergaster and Homo habilis

Paranthropus robustus and Homo habilis

9. Refer to the images below. Which statement best describes the evidence presented? *

Across the three specimens (left to right) it is noted that the pelvis has widened and there has been reduction of the opposable thumb.

The Homo sapien specimen has the largest hand.

Across the three specimens (left to right) it is noted that the pelvis has gotten narrower and the hands are similar.

The Australopithecus africanus specimen has the narrowest pelvis.

10. What evidence supports the Out of Africa hypothesis? *

Ardipithecus and Australopithecus fossils were found in Africa only

Mitochondrial DNA serves as genetic evidence in support of the Out of Africa hypothesis

The oldest fossils of Homo erectus are found in Africa

All of the above

11. Who was the scientist who found the Taung skull in 1924 and named it Austalopithecus africanus? *

Raymond Dart

Philip Tobais

Robert Broom

Mary Leakey

12. The image below illustrates a representation of the evolution of cultural advancements. Roughly how long ago is it estimated that language use evolved? *

300 thousand years ago

1 million years ago

3 million years ago

200 thousand years ago

13. Refer to the image below with information on tool-making. Which statement is FALSE? *

The oldest known stone tools date to nearly 3mya

Homo erectus used both stone and wooden tools

Australopithecus africanus used wooden spears

Fossils of Homo neanderthalensis are younger than fossils of early Homo sapiens

14. The images below show reconstruction of 'Turkana boy', a famous complete skeleton of a young boy, discovered by Kamoya Kimeu and Richard Leakey. Where was this fossil found? *

Kenya

Blombos Cave

Tanzania

Limpopo

15. What key discovery (s) was/were made at the Swartkrans Cave *

That Paranthropus and Homo species occurred at the same time and in the same area.

Evidence of early controlled fire use.

Evidence of bone tools.

All of the above

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