Humans share a common ancestor with which of following primates?
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
Monkeys
Orangutans
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
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.
Primates fossils record first appeared in which era?
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Pleistocene
Cenozoic
The fossil specimen nicknamed “Lucy” is an example of what species?
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus aethiopicus
Who is the author of 'Origin of Species'?
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
Charles Darwin
Hermann Schaafhausen
Salim Ali
Who first described a single human tooth ?
Richard Owen
Thomas Henry Huxley
Alfred Russel Wallace
Max Schlosser
The term "Neanderthal Man" was coined in which year?
1856
1859
1860
1863
Who first discovered Paranthropus boisei?
Mary Leakey
Name the author of 'Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature' ?
