Chapter 5. The Genus Homo and the Emergence of Us

Which region of the brain is associated with speech development?

Broca's area

Which of the following is associated with the Lower Paleolithic?

H. habilis and the Oldowan tool industry

Which of the following does NOT explain the variation of skin pigmentation in humans?

Mendelian heredity

What is the oldest known stone tool industry?

Oldowan

Acheulean tools were modified on both sides, resulting in a symmetrical tool with two faces, also known as _____________.

a biface

The long history humans share with lice is a good example of _____________.

coevolution

What is the name for the period in which human activity has been the dominant influence on Earth's climate and the natural environment?

Anthropocene epoch

Venus figurines, cave art, and artifacts made with bone and antler are largely associated with what time period?

Upper Paleolithic

What is the FOXP2 gene?

a gene that is linked to the ability to understand complex language

Which of these is NOT characteristic of H. erectus?

increasing prognathism

What genetic material found in the mitochondria is passed on only through the mother?

mtDNA

The variations seen in modern humans are largely the result of adaptations to the environment. Which of these is NOT an example of an adaptation?

the prevalence of hemophilia in certain population groups

What best explains the loss of hair in humans, ultimately leading to the wearing of clothes?

thermoregulation

Which species was long regarded as the earliest hominin to use stone tools?

Homo habilis

______________, or brain lateralization, is a cognitive development that can be inferred through right- or left-hand dominance in the construction and use of early hominin tools.

Handedness