Bio Lab 15 Quiz

The tools/tool technology associated with anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens) are known as: ______________

Aurignacian

Archaic ___________ in Africa are most likely to have given rise to anatomically modern Homo sapiens.

Homo sapiens

The scientific name for anatomically modern humans is ______ _________

Homo sapiens

The correct species designations at this time are as follows: Anatomically modern humans: Neanderthals:

Homo sapiens Homo neanderthalensis

Unique features to Homo sapiens:

Unique features to Homo sapiens: (1) high, rounded cranium (2) high, vaulted forehead (3) canine fossa (4) prominent chin

Three hominid/hominin species have shovel‐

incisors: Homo erectus Homo neanderthalensis Homo sapiens

The current term used to refer to Neanderthals is: _________ _________

specialized archaics.

Neanderthals are not a ___________ of ours, and that we are NOT their descendants. They are a separate _______ _______ of hominids/hominins that evolved along side anatomically modern humans

subspecies evolutionary branch

Some forensic experts and paleoanthropologists refer to anatomically modern humans from _______ - _______ years ago as Homo sapiens sapiens and from ________ years forward, as Homo sapiens.

200,000 - 60,000 60,000

Unique features to Homo neanderthalensis:

(1) very high and wide nasal aperture/nose (2) occipital bun (3) midfacial prognathism (4) taurodont molars (5) retromolar space

The average brain size for anatomically modern humans is: _________

1,350 cc

The average brain size for Neanderthals is: _______ cc

1,500 cc

The tools/tool technology associated with Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) are known as: __________

Mousterian