Question 1
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Excavation has two goals: to find every scrap of evidence (or a statistically representative sample) about the past that a given site holds, and to __________.


Answers:
a.
find the buried treasure there
b.
find the missing link
c.
prove that evolution is a fact
d.
record the horizontal and vertical location of that evidence with precision


Question 2
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The main process that increases the frequency of adaptive traits through time is called __________.

Answers:
a.
mutual adjustment
b.
natural selection
c.
catastrophism
d.
creationism
Question 3
0 out of 0.25 points
Humans evolved from earlier __________ which are now extinct.

Answers:
a.
primates
b.
monkeys
c.
chimpanzees
d.
orangutans
Question 4
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Absolute dating is also called __________.

Answers:
a.
correct dating
b.
relative dating
c.
chronometric dating
d.
stratigraphy dating
Question 5
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The genetic makeup of a pea plant is called its __________.

Answers:
a.
phenotype
b.
genotype
c.
stereotype
d.
phenotype
Question 6
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests that _____________.

Answers:
a.
inheritance plays no role in evolution
b.
evolution is a myth
c.
acquired characteristics are predominant in evolution
d.
different species develop one from another
Question 7
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The observable appearance of a pea plant is called its __________.

Answers:
a.
phenotype
b.
prototype
c.
stereotype
d.
genotype

Question 8
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The most common artifacts of the past are __________.


Answers:
a.
plastic tools

b.
wooden tools

c.
stone tools
d.
iron tools
Question 9
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The complete analysis of every detail of a site, usually considered very destructive in nature, is called __________.

Answers:
a.
conservation
b.
reconstruction
c.
analysis
d.
excavation
Question 10
0 out of 0.25 points
Old World monkeys have the same _________ as apes and humans

Answers:
a.
bipedalism
b.
number of teeth
c.
brain to body ratio
d.
mating habits
Question 11
0.25 out of 0.25 points
______________ is a change in the DNA sequence that can produce an altered gene.

Answers:
a.
Segregation
b.
Species
c.
RNA
d.
Mutation
Question 12
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Archaeologists and paleoanthropologists rely on all of the following types of evidence to discover the past except __________.

Answers:
a.
features

b.
artifacts
c.
books
d.
ecofacts
Question 13
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Which of the following is not a distinct hominid trait?

Answers:
a.
consistently walks erect
b.
prehensile feet
c.
dish-shaped pelvis
d.
straight lower limbs
Question 14
0.25 out of 0.25 points
Sites are known and suspected locations of human activity in the past that contain __________.

Answers:
a.
none of the above
b.
human buildings
c.
wealth beyond our dreams
d.
a record of that activity
Question 15
0.25 out of 0.25 points
A common primate trait is __________.

Answers:
a.
all of the above
b.
a large brain relative to body size
c.
grasping hands and feet
d.
forward-facing eyes
Question 16
0 out of 0.25 points
The Y-5 pattern of hominids refers to __________.

Answers:
a.
lower cuspids having five cusps with a Y shaped groove
b.
all of the above
c.
expanded cerebral cortex capacity
d.
bipedalism.
Question 17
0 out of 0.25 points
The various random processes that affect gene frequencies in small, relatively isolated populations is called ________.

Answers:
a.
hybridization
b.
genetic drift

c.
gene flow
d.
mutation
Question 18
0 out of 0.25 points
__________ is not a hominoid characteristic

Answers:
a.
Longer and stronger hands than other primates
b.
A tail
c.
Relatively large brains
d.
Fairly large arms
Question 19
0 out of 0.25 points
Compared with other primates, the human dependency period is much ________.

Answers:
a.
Humans have no dependency period
b.
about the same
c.
longer

d.
shorter
Question 20
0.25 out of 0.25 points
The remote sensing technique that is based upon the fact that the earth has a strong magnetic field that varies by what is beneath the ground is called __________.

Answers:
a.
ground penetrating radar
b.
excavation
c.
geomagnetic sensing
d.
soil interface radar


This post was edited by Llove on Dec 11 2013 08:36pm

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should number them and format them

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Question 19
0 out of 0.25 points
Sites are known and suspected locations of human activity in the past that contain __________.

Answers:
a.
human buildings
b.
none of the above
c.
wealth beyond our dreams
d.
a record of that activity

Question 17
0 out of 0.25 points
The genetic makeup of a pea plant is called its __________.

Answers:
a.
stereotype
b.
genotype
c.
phenotype
d.
phenotype

Question 15
0 out of 0.25 points
Compared with other primates, the human dependency period is much ________.

Answers:
a.
longer

b.
shorter
c.
about the same
d.
Humans have no dependency period

Question 11
0 out of 0.25 points
Which of the following is not a distinct hominid trait?

Answers:
a.
consistently walks erect
b.
dish-shaped pelvis
c.
prehensile feet
d.
straight lower limbs

Question 10
0 out of 0.25 points
The Y-5 pattern of hominids refers to __________.

Answers:
a.
bipedalism.
b.
lower cuspids having five cusps with a Y shaped groove
c.
all of the above
d.
expanded cerebral cortex capacity

Question 8
0 out of 0.25 points
__________ is not a hominoid characteristic

Answers:
a.
A tail
b.
Relatively large brains
c.
Fairly large arms
d.
Longer and stronger hands than other primates

Question 7
0 out of 0.25 points
Humans evolved from earlier __________ which are now extinct.

Answers:
a.
orangutans
b.
primates
c.
chimpanzees
d.
monkeys


Question 5
0 out of 0.25 points
The most common artifacts of the past are __________.


Answers:
a.
iron tools
b.
plastic tools

c.
stone tools
d.
wooden tools


Question 2
0 out of 0.25 points
Old World monkeys have the same _________ as apes and humans

Answers:
a.
number of teeth
b.
bipedalism
c.
brain to body ratio
d.
mating habits

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