Java man is one of the first known specimens of which species of hominin?
Homo erectus
Homohabilis
Homosapiens
All of these
What was the limitation of Darwin's hypothesis explaining the origin of bipedalism that stated "standing upright allowed hominids to carry tools with their hand"?
bipedalism evolved as a means for efficient locomotion in searching for food
bipedalism evolved as a strategy for carrying food back to the group
hominids developed containers to carry tools
bipedalism evolved 3.5 million years before tool use
The teeth of Australopithecus afarensis appear intermediate between ape and human teeth, the reason being:
there is no diastema
they have large, projecting canines
their lower premolars are bicuspid, with one cusp larger than the other
a and c
Name the author of 'Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature' ?
Richard Owen
Thomas Henry Huxley
Alfred Russel Wallace
Charles Darwin
Name the place where the earlierst hominids lived?
Africa, Asia, North America, Europe
Africa, Asia
Africa
North America and Europe
Who is the author of 'Origin of Species'?
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
Hermann Schaafhausen
Salim Ali
The famous Neanderthal fossil was first discovered in which place?
Italy
Germany
America
What is evolution according to Darwin?
A slow, gradual and continuous process.
A sudden but discontinuous process.
A slow and discontinuous process.
A slow, sudden and discontinuous process.
Who are Homo sapiens?
Tool making man
Upright man
Wise or thinking man
Who are Homo erectus?
