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ICSE Class 10 Human Evolution — practice questions

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Which walking pattern is the basic adaptation of hominids?Read the answer and worked solution →What advantage may bipedalism give when gathering food?Read the answer and worked solution →Which spinal change supports an upright human posture?Read the answer and worked solution →How did the human pelvis change with bipedal walking?Read the answer and worked solution →In humans, how is the big toe positioned for walking?Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with the legs, what happened to human arms?Read the answer and worked solution →Which grip adaptation is noted as first occurring in H. erectus?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature is a major anatomical trend in human evolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which species has many fossil individuals represented?Read the answer and worked solution →The fossil nickname Lucy refers to which species?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the name Homo habilis mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What material did Homo habilis make tools from?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the genus name Homo include today?Read the answer and worked solution →What does evidence of archaic-human interbreeding show about evolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which archaic groups did H. sapiens interbreed with in Eurasia?Read the answer and worked solution →On which continent did Homo sapiens emerge?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ancient human group is associated with Europe and Asia?Read the answer and worked solution →What helped Neanderthals retain body heat in cold settings?Read the answer and worked solution →What makes many early fossil relationships uncertain?Read the answer and worked solution →Which data can be compared to infer human genetic relationships?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is human evolution not a simple ancestor-to-descendant ladder?Read the answer and worked solution →Which source of evidence can reveal ancient human tool use?Read the answer and worked solution →What property helps stone tools persist at archaeological sites?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a flintknapper?Read the answer and worked solution →What is one way to start making a knapped stone tool?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the Oldowan industry mainly characterized by?Read the answer and worked solution →From what were many Oldowan cores made?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a hammerstone do in Oldowan knapping?Read the answer and worked solution →What edge could an Oldowan flake create?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tool type is most associated with Acheulean Mode 2?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which walking pattern is the basic adaptation of hominids?

  1. Walking on two legs
  2. Walking on four legs
  3. Moving by brachiation
  4. Swimming with fins
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Correct answer: A. Walking on two legs

Bipedalism means habitual walking on two legs.

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What advantage may bipedalism give when gathering food?

  1. Jaws free to carry loads
  2. Hands free to carry food
  3. Feet free to grasp branches
  4. Tail free to hold food
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Correct answer: B. Hands free to carry food

An upright gait can free the hands for reaching and carrying.

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Which spinal change supports an upright human posture?

  1. A straight rigid spine
  2. A spine without lumbar bones
  3. A coiled vertebral column
  4. An S-shaped vertebral column
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Correct answer: D. An S-shaped vertebral column

The S-shaped column is one skeletal adaptation to upright posture.

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