Chapter 20:
Human Evolution
Practice Test
1.
DNA from extinct hominids known as Neanderthals indicates that Neanderthals are _________________________ .
a.
probably not our direct ancestors
b.
probably the direct ancestors of chimpanzees
c.
the ancestors of other hominids
d.
probably our direct ancestors
Hint
2.
Into what order of the animal kingdom are humans classified?
a.
Primates
b.
Carnivora
c.
Rodentia
d.
Lagomorpha
Hint
3.
What are scientists who study human evolution and culture?
a.
geologists
b.
archaeologists
c.
chemists
d.
anthropologists
Hint
4.
When did early modern Homo sapiens first appear in Africa?
a.
about 35,000 years ago
b.
about 130,000 years ago
c.
about 28,000 years ago
d.
about 150,000 years ago
Hint
5.
When did humans develop agriculture?
a.
about 11,000 years ago
b.
about 5,000 years ago
c.
about 150,000 years ago
d.
about 28,000 years ago
Hint
6.
What hominid species appeared in southeastern and eastern Asia by about 1 million years ago?
a.
Homo sapiens
b.
Homo erectus
c.
Homo habilis
d.
Homo ergaster
Hint
7.
The oldest human fossils have been found in a cave in Spain. What species of human are these fossils?
a.
Homo erectus
b.
Homo heidelbergensis
c.
Homo ergaster
d.
Homo habilis
Hint
8.
What is an animal that is capable of walking upright on two legs?
a.
dipedal
b.
bipedal
c.
tricycle
d.
bicycle
Hint
9.
What are bipedal, humanlike animals that belong to the same family as modern humans?
a.
humanoids
b.
homonoids
c.
anthropoids
d.
hominids
Hint
10.
Which of these isotopes could be used to date a fossil that is in a layer of rock estimated to be about 40,000 years old?
a.
carbon-14
b.
uranium-238
c.
uranium-235
d.
potassium-40
Hint
