ASB 222 Module 2 study
Core - answera nodule of stone which has had flakes or blades removed from it
Biface - answera flaked-stone implement flaked on both sides
Flake - answerthe portion of a rock removed from a core to make a tool
Blade - answera narrow flake with at least a 2:1 length-to-width ratio
Burin - answera flake with a chisel-like edge used for engraving or carving wood or
bone
natural selection - answerthe differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to
differences in phenotype
Which of the following environmental conditions DOES NOT slow the decomposition
rate of organic matter and has NOT preserved perishable artifacts for thousands of
years?
-UV Exposure
-Low Oxygen levels
-Low moisture levels
-Freezing - answerUV exposure
Which best summarizes Neanderthals and their relationship, if any, to anatomically
modern humans? - answerNeanderthals were archaic humans, a closely related genetic
cousin to Homo sapiens. Neanderthal DNA entered the gene pool of non-Sub Saharan
African Homo sapiens populations as anatomically modern humans populated regions
where Neanderthals had previously inhabited.
The Laetoli footprints, preserved in volcanic ash, show that Australopithecus was
bipedal by at least 3.6 mya. - answerTrue
Arrange the general sequence of human migration of the Old World based on climatic
and geographic regions in chronological order (1 = earliest region inhabited - 5 = last
region inhabited). - answer1. Warm mainland regions
2. Close warm island regions
3. Cold mainland regions
4. Close cold island regions
5. Remote regions
Core - answera nodule of stone which has had flakes or blades removed from it
Biface - answera flaked-stone implement flaked on both sides
Flake - answerthe portion of a rock removed from a core to make a tool
Blade - answera narrow flake with at least a 2:1 length-to-width ratio
Burin - answera flake with a chisel-like edge used for engraving or carving wood or
bone
natural selection - answerthe differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to
differences in phenotype
Which of the following environmental conditions DOES NOT slow the decomposition
rate of organic matter and has NOT preserved perishable artifacts for thousands of
years?
-UV Exposure
-Low Oxygen levels
-Low moisture levels
-Freezing - answerUV exposure
Which best summarizes Neanderthals and their relationship, if any, to anatomically
modern humans? - answerNeanderthals were archaic humans, a closely related genetic
cousin to Homo sapiens. Neanderthal DNA entered the gene pool of non-Sub Saharan
African Homo sapiens populations as anatomically modern humans populated regions
where Neanderthals had previously inhabited.
The Laetoli footprints, preserved in volcanic ash, show that Australopithecus was
bipedal by at least 3.6 mya. - answerTrue
Arrange the general sequence of human migration of the Old World based on climatic
and geographic regions in chronological order (1 = earliest region inhabited - 5 = last
region inhabited). - answer1. Warm mainland regions
2. Close warm island regions
3. Cold mainland regions
4. Close cold island regions
5. Remote regions
