- 1. Which continent is believed to be the origin location of Homo habilis?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) North America
D) Europe
- 2. Homo habilis lived approximately how many million years ago?
A) 500,000 years
B) 2.4 million years
C) 10 million years
D) 5 million years
- 3. What is the primary form of locomotion thought to have been used by Homo habilis?
A) Swimming
B) Climbing
C) Bipedalism
D) Quadrupedalism
- 4. Homo habilis is known as 'handy man' mainly because of their skill in making what?
A) Metal tools
B) Stone tools
C) Wooden tools
D) Bone tools
- 5. Compared to earlier hominins, Homo habilis showed an increase in which of the following?
A) Jaw size
B) Body size
C) Brain size
D) Number of fingers
- 6. Where were the first fossils of Homo habilis discovered?
A) South America
B) China
C) Tanzania
D) Australia
- 7. Which species is considered a possible ancestor to Homo habilis?
A) Chimpanzee
B) Australopithecus
C) Orangutan
D) Gorilla
- 8. Which scientist is credited with the discovery and naming of Homo habilis?
A) Stephen Hawking
B) Louis Leakey
C) Marie Curie
D) Charles Darwin
- 9. Homo habilis is characterized by a combination of ape-like and human-like features, known as what?
A) Parallel evolution
B) Mosaic evolution
C) Convergent evolution
D) Divergent evolution
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