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eet from South Africa believe? They indicate they spend time in trees & they are adapted for bipedalism. 2.Which of these hominins was discovered in East Africa? Only Zinj and Lucy. 3.The oldest POSSIBLE hominin found to date has been given the genus name? Sahelanthropus. 4.Sahelanthropus was discovered in? Central Africa. 5.Sahelanthropus has an unusual combination of characteristics, including: A small braincase and huge browridges. 6.Recently discovered remains from the Tugen Hills, dated to about 6 million years ago have been placed in the genus? Orrorin. 7.Homo erectus differs most distinctly from modern humans in? Cranial shape. 8.In general, the cranium of Homo erectus? None of these 9.Who made the first discovery of what we now call Homo erectus fossil remains? Eugene Dubois 10.The date for the Homo erectus fossil from the six sites in eastern Java? Has been difficult to establish, and shows that the fossils belong from the Early to the Middle Pleistocene. 11.The date for the Homo erectus specimen from Ngandong, Java? Has recently been reported to be as young as 50,000 to 25,000 years old. 12.The genetic evidence from Neandertal remains is in the form of? mtDNA. 13.The technique most often used in studying most Neandertal fossils includes? All of the above 14.One interpretation of the genetic evidence is that the split of the Neandertal lineage from the modern human lineage? Occurred between 440,000 and 270,000 years ago. 15.The Middle Pleistocene humans are? Morphologically diverse and broadly dispersed throughout time and space. 16.Additional species of Middle Pleistocene humans suggested by some experts (and mentioned in the text) include? all of these 17.The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet? Date to about 35,000 y.a. 18.Upper Paleolithic cave paintings? All of these. 19.Early rock art from Africa may be as old as ________ years? 28,000 20.If the early dates for bone tools found at Katanda are correct, then? Africa may rival many European Upper Paleolithic innovations, and the technology dates to 100,000 years ago. 21.The Upper Paleolithic? Was an age of extraordinary innovation in technology and art that led the way for more complex cultural accomplishments. 22.The rate of cultural and technological change? A: Increased dramatically during the Upper Paleolithic. 23.Endogamy refers to? E: none of these 24.A group of interbreeding individuals that shares a common gene pool is a? B: population. 25.Population geneticists use the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation to determine? B: Whether evolution is occurring at a given locus. 26.The Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium formula assumes that? A: the population under study is infinitely large. 27.If the observed allele frequencies in a population differ significantly from those predicted by the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium theory, then? E: evolution is occurring. 28.Sweating? D: permits cooling through evaporation. 29.Mechanisms for radiating body heat include? B: vasodilation.
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30.Vasodilation? D: all of these 31.Bergmann's rule? C: states that bodies with increased mass or volume to surface area are optimal for cold climates. 32.Physiological methods of either producing or retaining body heat include : E: all of these 33.Hypoxia? A: is the reduced availability of oxygen. 34.Which gland(s) is/are some of the most important organs related to hormone action organs related to hormone action? B: pituitary 35.A female's first menstruation is known as? B: menarche. 36.Chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and women in foraging societies nurse their infants for approximately how many years? D: 3-4 37.Childhood is? E: All of the above 38.The age of onset of menarche is determined by? E: all of these 39.Paleodemographic studies indicate a mortality rate of at least _______ in subadults in preindustrial populations? C: 50% 40.The period following the last menstrual cycle in human women is known as? B: menopause.

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