Question 1

The dating method based on the assumption that artifacts that look alike must have been made at the same time is called

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A)   sequencing
B)   seriation
C)   isotopic dating
D)   relative datingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Some observers attribute human-like feelings and attitudes to nonhuman primates because these primates closely resemble human beings in outward physical appearance. This practice is called

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A)   anthropocentrism.
B)   anthropomorphism.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   ethnocentrism.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Some biological anthropologists object to classifying chimpanzees and humans into the same family, Hominidae, because they believe that using genetics alone to determine taxonomy ignores important evolutionary information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Western Europeans first learned about African apes in the

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A)   seventeenth century.
B)   eighteenth century.
C)   nineteenth century.
D)   twentieth century.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The term used in textbook for physical shape and size of an organism or its body parts is its

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A)   size.
B)   morphology.
C)   shape.
D)   taxonomy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following primate groups uses sexual behavior to manipulate relationships rather than to increase reproductive rates?

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A)   Gibbons
B)   Gorillas
C)   Bonobos
D)   ChimpanzeesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

The Fayum Depression in Egypt is a

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A)   key site for the most complete fossils of plesiadapiforms dating from the Paleocene.
B)   key site for fossils showing the appearance of the first anthropoids during the Miocene.
C)   rich source of prosimian fossils dating from the Oligocene.
D)   rich source of fossil evidence of anthropoidean evolution in the Oligocene.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Chris Stringer states that, thanks to the development of a microscopic technique called "laser ablation," it is now possible to use which of the following dating techniques to directly date a tiny area of fossil tooth enamel?

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A)   thermoluminescence
B)   electron-spin resonance
C)   dendrochronology
D)   radiocarbon datingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Compare and contrast the isotopic methods of dating and nonisotopic methods of dating discussed in the text. Using an example of each from text, describe how you would use each method to understand an aspect of human history.

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Numerical (or "absolute") dating methods...

Question 10

Which dating method is useful for dating the remains of organisms that died as long ago as 30,000 to 40,000 years ago? (A refined version of this method can date organic materials that are up to 55,000 years old.)

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A)   potassium-argon dating
B)   fission-track dating
C)   uranium-series dating
D)   radiocarbon datingE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Analyze the usefulness of climatic data to paleontologists. Describe examples of how climatic data provide data for answering questions about human history.

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Paleontologists have drawn upon climatic...

Question 12

According to the textbook, which of the following attributes is the hallmark of primate adaptations?

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A)   Possession of a tail
B)   Possession of grasping hands
C)   Stereoscopic vision
D)   FlexibilityE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Bilophodont molars are now believed to be

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A)   found among all apes and human beings.
B)   primitive for all Old World anthropoids.
C)   later developments among Old World monkeys.
D)   uniquely derived traits of New World monkeys.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The dating method that uses tree ring patterns to construct a master sequence that can be used to date wood recovered from archaeological sites is called

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A)   thermoluminescence
B)   electron-spin resonance
C)   dendrochronology
D)   radiocarbon datingE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is a criticism of the molecular clock as a dating technique?

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A)   The proportion of carbon14 in the atmosphere may change from one period of prehistory to another.
B)   Contamination by sources of uranium other than water may affect the accuracy of the dating method.
C)   Its accuracy depends on the accuracy of other chronometric methods used to date the fossil ancestors of one of the species being compared.
D)   The molecular clock is unreliable because it dates rocks, NOT organic remains.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Dating methods that identify a particular object as being older or younger in relation to some other object, and that arrange material evidence in a linear sequence, so that we know what came before what, are called

Accepted Answer

A)   numerical dating methods
B)   "layer cake" dating methods
C)   relative dating methods
D)   allometric dating methodsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The first hominoids appeared in

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A)   Africa.
B)   Asia.
C)   South America.
D)   Europe.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Describe three reasons for the significance of Propliopithecus in the evolutionary history of the primates? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Oligocene layers at the Fayum, in Egypt,...

Question 19

Which of the following has NOT been offered as an explanation for the anatomical attributes of the earliest primates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Life in the trees
B)   Feeding at night on insects at the ends of branches in the lower levels of the tropical forest
C)   Switching from insect predation to consumption of edible plant parts
D)   Life on the groundE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which dating method is accurate for dates from the origin of the earth up to about 100,000 years ago, and is used to date layers of volcanic rock?

Accepted Answer

A)   potassium-argon dating
B)   fission-track dating
C)   uranium-series dating
D)   radiocarbon datingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 3: What Can the Study of Primates Tell Us About Human Beings

Describe three reasons for the significance of Propliopithecus in the evolutionary history of the primates? Provide examples.

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The Fayum Depression in Egypt is a

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Compare and contrast the isotopic methods of dating and nonisotopic methods of dating discussed in the text. Using an example of each from text, describe how you would use each method to understand an aspect of human history.

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Bilophodont molars are now believed to be

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The dating method based on the assumption that artifacts that look alike must have been made at the same time is called

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Some biological anthropologists object to classifying chimpanzees and humans into the same family, Hominidae, because they believe that using genetics alone to determine taxonomy ignores important evolutionary information.

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The first hominoids appeared in

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The dating method that uses tree ring patterns to construct a master sequence that can be used to date wood recovered from archaeological sites is called

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Which dating method is accurate for dates from the origin of the earth up to about 100,000 years ago, and is used to date layers of volcanic rock?

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Chris Stringer states that, thanks to the development of a microscopic technique called "laser ablation," it is now possible to use which of the following dating techniques to directly date a tiny area of fossil tooth enamel?

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Analyze the usefulness of climatic data to paleontologists. Describe examples of how climatic data provide data for answering questions about human history.

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The term used in textbook for physical shape and size of an organism or its body parts is its

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Some observers attribute human-like feelings and attitudes to nonhuman primates because these primates closely resemble human beings in outward physical appearance. This practice is called

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Western Europeans first learned about African apes in the

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Which of the following is a criticism of the molecular clock as a dating technique?

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According to the textbook, which of the following attributes is the hallmark of primate adaptations?

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Which of the following has NOT been offered as an explanation for the anatomical attributes of the earliest primates?

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Which of the following primate groups uses sexual behavior to manipulate relationships rather than to increase reproductive rates?

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Dating methods that identify a particular object as being older or younger in relation to some other object, and that arrange material evidence in a linear sequence, so that we know what came before what, are called

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Which dating method is useful for dating the remains of organisms that died as long ago as 30,000 to 40,000 years ago? (A refined version of this method can date organic materials that are up to 55,000 years old.)

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