Hominin Origins - Human Genetics | Biology+

Course

Genetics

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction to Anthropology

Set 2: Heredity and Evolution

Set 3: The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Set 4: Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Set 5: Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Set 6: An Overview of the Primates

Set 7: Primate Behavior

Set 8: Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Set 9: Hominin Origins

Set 10: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Set 11: Premodern Humans

Set 12: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Set 13: Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Set 14: Food Production

Set 15: The First Civilizations

Set 16: Conclusion

Set 9 Hominin Origins

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Set 9 Hominin Origins

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Where have Miocene hominoid fossils been found?

A) North America
B) Australia
C) Mexico
D) South America
E) Africa, Europe, and Asia

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

When did the initial hominid divergence from the African hominoids most likely occur?

A) during the late Miocene
B) during the early Miocene
C) as late as 1 mya
D) 3 mya
E) 20 to 30 kya

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The Miocene hominoids

A) were distributed over much of the New World
B) were all members of the same species
C) displayed little to no morphological variation
D) were all about the size of a house cat
E) evidenced the "golden age of hominoids"

Answer