5 Written Questions

1. the process of forming new species
2. Layered; termed used to describe archaeological sites where remains lie in layers, one upon another.
3. any object fashioned or altered by humans
4. rapid diversification of an evolving population as it adapts to a variety of available niches
5. incomplete record of human history of past organisms

5 Matching Questions

1. prehistory
2. bipedalism
3. datum point
4. heterochrony
5. yde girl

1. a change in the timing of developmental events that is often responsible for changes in the shape or size of a body part
2. b a body from the netherlands in a peat bog
3. c A conventional term used to refer to the period of time before the appearance of written records; does not deny the existence of history, merely of written history
4. d the mode of locomotion in which an organism walks upright on its two hind legs, characteristics of humans and their ancestors; also called bipedality
5. e the starting point, or reference, for a grid system

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. movement away from the midline of the body or from the center of the hand or foot
   1. flotation
   2. abduction
   3. seriation
   4. speciation
2. any mineralized trace or impression of an organism that has been preserved in the earth's crust from past geologic time.
   1. feature
   2. flotation
   3. ecofact
   4. fossil
3. A technique for amplifying or creating multiple copies of fragments of DNA so that it can be studied
   1. foramen magnum
   2. Fossil record
   3. seriation
   4. polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
4. In archeology and paleoanthropology, designating an event, object, or fossil as being older or younger than another
   1. flourine dating
   2. radiocarbon dating
   3. adaptive radiation
   4. relative dating
5. earth immediately surrounding the fossil when the fossil is removed as a single block
   1. feature
   2. matrix
   3. Sites
   4. fossil

5 True/False Questions

1. sagittal crest → a crest running from front to back on the top of the skull along the midline to provide surface of bone for the attachment of the large temporal muscles for chewing

   True        False

2. grid system → A space between the canines and other teeth allowing the large projecting canines to fit within the jaw

   True        False

3. excavate → dig sites in a controlled manner

   True        False

4. coprolites → preserved fecal material providing evidence of the diet and health of past organisms

   True        False

5. Sites → a refuse or garbage disposal area in an archaeological site

   True        False