Question

1. The hominin H. heidelbergensis represents

1. a hominin believed to have become extinct about 10,000 years ago.
2. a species found only in Asia.
3. a sister group of H. habilis.
4. archaic H. sapiens of the early Middle Pleistocene.

2. Homo naledi

1. is the best candidate for an intermediary between H. erectus and H. sapiens, given the large brain size.
2. dates to about 2 million years ago, and the remains were likely accumulated by carnivores.
3. is the most widely ranging Pleistocene hominin, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe.
4. dates to about 250,000 years ago, and the excavator proposes the remains are those of dead intentionally buried or deposited there.

3. The lifeways of Neanderthals probably included

1. primarily scavenging for meat, and very little use of plant foods.
2. permanent settlements.
3. burial of the dead and hunting large game.
4. limited planting of crops.

4. During the height of the last glacial period (around 30 ka), which of the following occurred?

1. Sea levels rose.
2. Eurasia teemed with animals like woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, aurochs, musk oxen, and horses.
3. Huge continental glaciers covered much of Southern Europe and North Africa.
4. Forests expanded in Africa.

5.Which of the following correctly describes prepared core tools?

a. They are classified as Mode 2 technology.

b. They include those made by the Acheulean technique.

c. They are associated with all Homo species.

d. They include a variety of different kinds of tools made by modifying the shape of the original core.

6.Which of the following statements can be seen as support for the idea that Homo floresiensis is descended from Homo erectus?

a.Mode 2 tools have been found on Flores and are dated to 500,000 years ago.

b. A rich fossil record documents a long occupation of nearby mainland areas by H. erectus.

c. Adult H. floresiensis look like H. erectus children.

d. The skulls of H. floresiensis share a number of derived characters with H. erectus.

7.Derived features of Homo heidelbergensis include a

a. chin.

b. larger brain.

c. flat back of the skull.

d. prominent occipital bun.

8.Studies of Neanderthal postcrania indicate that Neanderthals

a. were adapted for interglacial periods.

b. did not have a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

c. were robust and heavily muscled.

d. used technology instead of their bodies to deal with the environment.

9.Neanderthals lived in

a. Europe and western Asia.

b. Asia only.

c. Europe only.

d. Africa and eastern Asia.

10.Homo heidelbergensis lived in

a. Africa only.

b. Eurasia only.

c. Africa and Europe.

d. every continent of the world except Antarctica.

Answer 1

Answer 1:- d) archaic H. sapiens of the early Middle Pleistocene

Reason- Homo heidelbergensis is a subspecies of archaic humans, which were present in the Middle Pleistocene from about 700,000 to 300,000 years ago. These were found at southern and eastern Africa & Europe.

Answer 2:- d) dates to about 2 million years ago, and the excavator proposes the remains are those of dead intentionally buried or deposited there.

Reason- Homo Naledi were present in the Middle Pleistocene around 335,000–236,000 years ago.

Answer 3:- c) burial of the dead and hunting large game

Reason - Neanderthals were the first to start burial practice with flowers

Answer 4:-b) Eurasia teemed with animals like woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, aurochs, musk oxen, and horses.

Reason- last glacial period occured at middle parts of Europe and North Africa. There were presence of woolly mammoths, reminders, etc.