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