Hominins Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When was the major migration out of Africa? - -60ka -modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world When did modern humans evolve? - 200,000 years ago modern Homo sapien derived characteristics: - -small, flat face with portruding chin -rounded skull -cranial capacity of at least 1,350cc -less robust post-cranial skeleton -relatively long limbs and shorter trunks why was the modern human less robust? - -relied more on elaborate tools and technological a...

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

UCLA ANTHRO 1 FINAL EXAM / 60+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+. 2 / 6 1. When was the major migration out of Africa?: -60ka -modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world 2. When did modern humans evolve?: 200,000 years ago 3. modern Homo sapien derived characteristics:: -small, flat face with portrudingchin -rounded skull -cranial capacity of at least 1,350cc -less robust post-cranial skeleton -relatively long limbs and shorter trunks ...

Four Fields of Anthropology correct answers- Cultural Anthropology -Archaeology -Linguistic Anthropology -Physical or Biological Anthropology Paleoanthropology correct answersA subfield of Physical Anthropology. interdisciplinary approach to the study of earlier hominins--their chronology, physical structure, archaeological remains, habitats, and so on Osteology correct answersThe study of skeletal material Human osteology focuses on the interpretation of skeletal remains from arc...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Midterm with answers rated A+Anthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past present and future; biology, science, language and culture." Surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? False - correct answer Humans evolved from chimpanzees. True - correct answer Fo...

Anthropology 101 2024 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Ethnography is: - Answer-the firsthand, personal study of local settings. How are cultural rights different from human rights? - Answer-Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the Afr...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 FINAL 1 well answeredanthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past, present and future; biology, science, language and culture." surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? Humans evolved from chimpanzees. - correct answer False Fossils are found where sedimen...

Complete Test Bank for Biological Anthropology, 4th Edition by Craig Stanford,John S. Allen,Susan C. Anton ; ISBN13: 9780135570647. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 17)....1. Origins of Evolutionary Thought 2. Genetics: Cells and Molecules 3. Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype 4. The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species 5. Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability 6. The Primates 7. Primate Behavior 8. Fossils in Geological Context 9. Origin of Primates ...

Angiosperm - Answer -flowering plant -has seeds with casing -has endosperm in seeds -fruit -most diverse Radiometric methods of dating - Answer -K/Ar (lava, 500K+ years) -C14 (conversion to N14, 40K yrs) -Thermoluminescence (burning) -Electron spin (teeth) -Uranium Lead (mineral deposits) Relative methods of dating - Answer -magnetic reversals -extinct and distinct species Primate - Answer -climbing/locomotion adaptations -big brain -opposable thumbs and prehensile tails -na...

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 of other primates, human children have a long period of chil...