Human Evolution

Quiz

Which two reasons are given by scientists as explanation for the evolution of a bigger brain in Humans?
1. A big brain allowed early humans to walk upright.
2. A big brain enables humans to solve problems and communicate with each other.
3. The human brain increases in size the more it is used.
4. The size of the human brain has changed randomly as Humans evolved.
Fossil and DNA evidence suggests that...
1. Humans evolved from Gorillas and Chimpanzees.
2. Humans evolved from Chimpanzees.
3. Chimpanzees evolved from Gorillas and Humans evolved from Chimpanzees.
4. Humans evolved from the ancestors of Gorillas and Chimpanzees.
Human DNA is less than 1.7% different from Chimp DNA. It is 2.3% different from Gorilla DNA. It is 5.3% different from Orangutan DNA. Which two ideas are supported by this data?
1. Humans are more closely related to Chimps than the other apes.
2. Gorillas are more closely related to Orangutans than Chimps.
3. Human cells produce some proteins that are different to Chimp or Gorilla proteins.
4. All the genes that allow Humans to walk upright must all be in the DNA that is not shared with other apes.
Which part of the world are the first Humans thought to have come from?
1. Africa
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. North America
Which two features help identify human fossils?
1. Big brain
2. Where skull connects to spine
3. Use of tools
4. Size of jawbone
What are hominids?
1. Human ancestors
2. Humans
3. Early Humans
4. Ape ancestors
What environmental change may have driven human evolution?
1. Development of dry grasslands
2. The ice ages
3. Rising sea levels as the climate warmed
4. The development of tropical forest
What does this diagram suggest about Human evolution?
1. Australopithecines are ancestors of both early humans and modern humans
2. Living apes are ancestors of Australopithecines
3. Australopithecines and Humans have a common ancestor with living Apes
4. Living Apes evolved before Modern Humans