Human evolution

What continent did humans evolve from?

• the Americas

• Asia

• Africa

• many places all at once

Who are the closest living relatives to humans?

• chimpanzees

• gorillas

• lemurs

• kangaroos

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the scientific name for modern day humans?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Erectus

• Neanderthal

How long did it take for humans to split from chimpanzees and become our current species?

• 200,000 years

• 2 million years

• 7 million years

• 1 billion years

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Homo Sapiens are a part of a tribe of primates called hominins. All hominins share the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• reduced canine (teeth) size

• increased brain size

• bipedalism

• making stone tools

Which of our hominin ancestors were likely the first to use stone tools?

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Habilis

• Homo erectus

• Neanderthals

Which of the following is the correct order of human evolution?

• walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, larger brains, language

• language, larger brains, controlling fire, using tools, walking upright

• larger brains, language, using tools, controlling fire, walking upright

• larger brains, walking upright, using tools, controlling fire, language

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A measurement of the volume of the skull, used to estimate brain size.

• cranial capacity

• foramen magnum index

• maxillary angle

• sagittal crest

When did human evolution take place?

• It started 6 million years ago.

• It started 5 million years ago.

• It started 4 million years ago.

• It started 3 million years ago.

Name the Human species:

• Australophitecus.

• Homo Habilis.

• Homo Sapiens.

• Homo Neanderthalensis.