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The following information is based on hominin fossils such as their features e.g) their habitat, age, cranial capacity, diet, locomotion and other biological features

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Hominin Evolutionary

Question 1 of 8

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How long ago did Adipithecus ramidus live for?

Select one of the following:

  • 4.4 mya

  • 3.2 mya

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Question 2 of 8

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How long ago did Australopithecus afarensis live for?

Select one of the following:

  • 2.9

  • 3.7 - 2.9 mya

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

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How long ago did Australopithecus africanus live for?

Select one of the following:

  • 3.3 - 2.1 mya

  • 3.3 - 2.3 mya

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

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What was type of habitat did Ardipithecus ramidus live in and what type of diet did it suggest that they followed?

Select one of the following:

  • Wooded-Savannah, meat

  • Humid woodlands, omnivore

  • Trees, omnivore

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Question 5 of 8

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What was the height of A. ramidus and what type of locomotion did it incorporate?

Select one of the following:

  • 1.2m tall, bipedal

  • 1.3m tall, bipedal

  • 1.1m tall, bipedal

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Question 6 of 8

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Who had a cranial capacity of 300-350 cm³ ?

Select one of the following:

  • Australopithecus africanus

  • Ardipithecus ramidus

  • Paranthropus boisei

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Question 7 of 8

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Australopithecus afarensis had a reduced nuchal crest, human like foot that displayed an arch in it and had a non-opposable hallux along with the fact that they displayed a very broad and short pelvic area.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 8 of 8

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What size cranial capacity did A. afarensis have and what type of height did they have?

Select one of the following:

  • 350-600 cm³, 1.05m tall

  • 300-350 cm³, 1.2m tall

  • 475-550 cm³, 1.2m tall

Explanation