Lucy shows us that hominin features evolved in a _______ pattern, which is to say that different features evolved at different points in time and in different species.

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The taxonomic group of human-like primates, the hominins, is thought to have originated between _______ years ago with a common primate ancestor who gave rise to both the hominin and _______ evolutionary lines.

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Compared to other hominins, are we Homo sapiens regarded as an early evolving or late-evolving species?

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All early and mid-period hominin evolution is believed to have taken place on the _______ continent.

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A common misconception in society is that scientists are hunting for a “missing link” that falls in an evolutionary line between human beings and apes. Why does our current knowledge of human evolution make the concept of a missing link meaningless?

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The first fossils that were recognized as belonging to an extinct hominin species (select all that apply):

a. were found in the nineteenth century in Germany.

b. belonged to the species Australopithecus africanus.

c. were found in the twenty-first century in Indonesia.

d. belonged to the species Homo neanderthalensis.

e. belonged to the species Homo erectus.

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With the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome, some scientists have argued that it is now theoretically possible to produce a Neanderthal through a combination of genetic engineering and cloning. If such a thing were done, how do you think society would treat any Neanderthal that resulted? As a species more akin to chimpanzees, which is to say subject to being kept in zoos? Or as regular, if somewhat different, human beings?

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The taxonomic group Hominini is defined as the group of:

a. modern humans and chimpanzees.

b. modern humans and Homo neanderthalensis.

c. modern humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas.

d. human-like primates.

e. primates lacking a tree-dwelling existence.

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In his 1903 essay “Was the World Made for Man?” Mark Twain wrote, “If the Eiffel tower were now representing the world’s age, the skin of paint on the pinnacle-knob at its summit would represent man’s share of that age; and anybody would perceive that that skin was what the tower was built for. I reckon they would. I dunno.” Evaluate Twain’s words in light of what you have learned about the history of life on Earth.

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The Hominini (select all that apply):

a. originated between 135,000 and 350,000 years ago.

b. includes one living species.

c. originated between 6 and 7 million years ago.

d. includes two living species.

e. shares a common ancestor with the chimpanzee taxonomic group.

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To judge by fossil remains and other evidence, the “Lucy” hominin Australopithecus afarensis appears to (select all that apply):

a. have been bipedal.

b. have been about as intelligent as modern humans.

c. have existed roughly 3.2 million years ago.