In: Biology
1. It is thought that all Homo sapiens originated from a breeding population of __________________ individuals.
a. 600
b. 2000
c. 5000
d. 10000
2. What is the "pit of bones" in Northern Spain?
a. Where 30 complete skeletons of H. heidelbergensis were found.
b. A 50' vertical shaft.
c. A primitive burial site.
d. All of the above.
3. Teeth can tell us how fast Neanderthal children were growing.
True
False
4. Humans take _____________ as chimpanzees to reach adulthood.
the same amount of time
twice as long as
three-times as long
5. Homo neanderthalensis brains were larger than Homo sapien brains. Because of this, Neanderthal mothers must have been relatively old when they gave birth, so that they could support infants with such big, fast-growing (metabolically-demanding) brains.
True or False