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What is the significance of the Sima de los Huesos site?
What is the significance of the Sima de los Huesos site?
- It is a site that provides evidence of early human migration out of Africa
- It is a significant site for the study of human evolution due to the large collection of hominin fossils found there (correct)
- It is a location where the first evidence of intentional burial by hominins was found
- It is the site where the earliest evidence of tool use by hominins was discovered
Which tool tradition is associated with Neanderthals?
Which tool tradition is associated with Neanderthals?
- Acheulean
- Châtelperronian (correct)
- Oldowan
- Mustarian
What is the significance of the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in human evolution?
What is the significance of the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in human evolution?
- They are characterized by the appearance of the first bipedal hominins
- They mark periods of significant climate change that influenced human evolution and migration (correct)
- They coincide with the earliest evidence of tool use by hominins
- They are known for the emergence of the first anatomically modern humans
What are hominoids?
What are hominoids?
Which hominin species is associated with the La Chapelle-aux-Saints specimen?
Which hominin species is associated with the La Chapelle-aux-Saints specimen?
Which anatomical terms refer to the parts of the skeleton located above and below the skull, respectively?
Which anatomical terms refer to the parts of the skeleton located above and below the skull, respectively?
Which geological era is characterized by the emergence of early hominins?
Which geological era is characterized by the emergence of early hominins?
Which hominin species is associated with the Dmanisi site?
Which hominin species is associated with the Dmanisi site?
Which tool tradition is associated with the Mousterian industry?
Which tool tradition is associated with the Mousterian industry?
What is the distinguishing feature between robust and gracile Australopithecines?
What is the distinguishing feature between robust and gracile Australopithecines?
Which cave is associated with the discovery of the oldest known human DNA?
Which cave is associated with the discovery of the oldest known human DNA?
What separates Strepsirhines from Haplorhines?
What separates Strepsirhines from Haplorhines?
What is the geographic distribution of platyrrhine primates?
What is the geographic distribution of platyrrhine primates?
What are the three main traditions associated with hominins?
What are the three main traditions associated with hominins?
Who was Gregor Mendel?
Who was Gregor Mendel?
What is the significance of the concept of race in human evolution?
What is the significance of the concept of race in human evolution?
What does the term 'mosaic habitat' refer to in human evolution?
What does the term 'mosaic habitat' refer to in human evolution?
