The peculiar beveled wear (inward from the lips) that tends to characterize the incisors of older Neanderthals may reflect: a   the great power of their temporalis and masseter muscles. b   their congenital lack of premolars. c   their tendency to grind their teeth in their sleep. d   intentional alteration of the face to increase sexual attractiveness. e   the use of the front teeth as tools, e.g. holding animal skins while scraping them

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The peculiar beveled wear (inward from the lips) that tends to characterize the incisors of older Neanderthals may reflect:
a  
the great power of their temporalis and masseter muscles.
b  
their congenital lack of premolars.
c  
their tendency to grind their teeth in their sleep.
d  
intentional alteration of the face to increase sexual attractiveness.
e  
the use of the front teeth as tools, e.g. holding animal skins while scraping them

 

Mitochondrial DNA shows that all humans living today share a common maternal ancestor who lived somewhere in:
a  
in Eurasia about 200,000 years ago.
b  
in Africa about 200,000 years ago.
c  
in Africa and had only male children.
d  
in Eurasia about 2 million years ago.
e  
in Eurasia and gave rise to both Homo sapiens and Homo ergaster.

 

Ancient DNA specialists often focus on mitochondrial (mt) DNA, as opposed to nuclear DNA, because:
a  
it preserves especially well in female bones.
b  
all primates have mtDNA, but only advanced species have nuclear DNA.
c  
each cell has many more copies of mtDNA, so it is easier to detect and extract.
d  
mtDNA is harder than nuclear DNA, which means it is more likely to survive.
e  
the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) works only with mitochondrial DNA.

 

The earliest fossils possibly attributable to the genus Homo appear in the record at:

a  

4.2 Ma.

b  

3.5 Ma.

c  

2.8 Ma.

d  

1.9 Ma.

e  

none of the above

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